Director Market Accounting

Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people - the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, informing our attitudes, actions and culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight to functional department accounting processes including but not limited to the review and communication of financial results, preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, and the processing of partnership distributions
• Oversee the execution of the month-end close process for the department
• Develop a business strategy/vision for implementation within the owned books of business and functional department
• Establish, assess and own key reporting metrics to ensure our continued success of our value proposition
• Present new opportunities to enhance existing processes and relationships within books of business
• Partner with Operators to continue to drive value for our accounting services provided
• Identifies and effectively engage all stakeholders, providing visibility and transparency to functional department partnership so that issue mitigation and decision making can be done in a timely manner
• Engage key stakeholders for feedback and apply feedback regarding accounting support provided for books of business
• Position self as an ambassador for field facing accounting partnership for Support Services and Enterprise awareness
• Actively seek networking opportunities with the organization
• Lead and own IT projects and initiatives that provide value and cost efficiency opportunities for functional department and/or ACE
• Autonomously and creatively solve complex problems, applying seasoned knowledge, skills, and experience to quickly come up with creative value-add solutions
• Anticipate the needs of other Accounting lanes and SCA departments; a proactive approach
• Full knowledge and understanding of overall accounting processes and how investments impact services provided
• Support the forecast and budget process for the functional department
• Be a coaching and mentoring resource to a team of accounting professionals including functional department and ACE
• Own department big rocks and resulting strategic initiatives, supporting managers in the execution

Qualifications

• Total education, vocational training and experience: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA is preferred but not required
• Advanced understanding of U.S. GAAP
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience (healthcare experience is preferred)
• Prior manager experience required

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Interdependent Partnering
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively work with Accounting Leadership, Vice President’s, Support Service Leaders, and Operators
• Ability to work across functions in team environment, specifically ACE, Support Services Departments, and Operators to meet partnership objectives
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of accounting policies and procedures
• Advanced level of proficiency in Word, Power Point, Excel and Outlook software
• Advanced level of proficiency in Office 365 platforms and tools
• Ability to draw insights from unstructured data and understand opportunities for improvement with little to no direction

Other Skills

• Superior organization, attention to detail and analytical skills with emphasis in managing multiple requests, workload prioritization
• Strong track record of project management, stakeholder management, budget management and collaboration skills
• Exceptional problem-solving and results-driven orientation
• Must demonstrate and maintain an extremely high regard for confidential and sensitive information
• Excellent interpersonal skills including a proven ability to successfully interact and foster open dialogue with internal stakeholders, third-party service providers, field operations, and leaders throughout the organization
• Dependable, deadline driven, display good work ethics and a team player

Pay

USD $140,000.00/Yr. USD $170,000.00/Yr.