Director of Financial Services

About Us

Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity. Brookdale is a nationwide company with 589 communities as of November 30, 2025, offering gracious hospitality, a home-like feel, and extensive corporate support including a robust training program. We provide entertaining events, industry-leading clinical care, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Full and part-time benefits eligibility vary by employment status.

• Part And Full Time Benefits Eligibility:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Associate assistance program
  • Employee discounts
  • Referral program
  • Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
  • Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
• Full Time Only Benefits Eligibility:
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays
  • Company provided life insurance
  • Adoption benefit
  • Disability (short and long term)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account
  • Optional life and dependent life insurance
  • Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan
  • Tuition reimbursement

Full-time associates are eligible for an annual bonus incentive and sales referral bonuses. Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, for qualified associates who have been with the company for at least a year.

Responsibilities

• Manages the community’s budget and financial operations under administrative direction.
• Manages forecasting, analysis, and reconciliation of the annual budget process for assigned community(s).
• Distributes and communicates corporate templates and information requests to department heads, and meets to obtain and discuss budget proposals.
• Applies financial models, evaluates forecasted numbers, and obtains explanations from department heads for significant variances.
• Partners with department heads to scrutinize planning based on prior activity, occupancy levels, and financial models.
• Conducts cost/benefit analysis for proposed spending and incorporates corporate NOI expectations into budget planning.
• Identifies and discusses potential enhancements and obstacles in meeting expected financial targets.
• Meets with Executive Director (ED) to resolve budget issues and organizes meetings to formulate analysis and confirm facts.
• Critically reviews capital expense requests (CER), discusses justifications and priorities, and follows corporate purchasing guidelines.
• Finalizes budget numbers with ED and prepares a PowerPoint presentation for Business Plan Review.
• Communicates finalized budget numbers to department heads and educates them on their meaning.
• Monitors budget expenses throughout the year, distributes reports, and meets with department heads to discuss financial performance.
• Reconciles plan variances and provides solutions or suggests corrective actions to department heads and ED.
• Prepares and supervises the preparation of routine and specially requested statistical and financial reports for ED.
• Submits monthly and quarterly food service, central supply, and housekeeping inventory reports to the corporate office.
• Monitors inventories of supplies, conducts cost/benefit analysis, and analyzes buy versus lease decisions for equipment.
• Audits cash handling and purchasing/bid processes to ensure compliance and assess vendor credibility.
• Supervises Business Office staff and operations, ensuring compliance with corporate policies for cash, accounting, collections, purchasing, budget, and payroll.
• Proactively manages DSO rates, follows collection procedures, reconciles resident accounts, and informs ED of residents behind in payments.
• Reviews aging of accounts receivables and recommends bad debt write-offs.
• Prepares and posts notifications to residents regarding rate increases and calculates interest payments for security deposits.
• Requests security deposit refunds for departing residents and reviews other resident credits for approval.
• Provides financial information for community expansion and renovations, assists with financial studies, and coordinates construction phases with operational requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, management, business, or related field; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum of five years of progressive accounting experience for an operations center within a large multi-facility corporation.
• Prior experience in the health care industry and professional certifications are preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience is a plus.
• Additional Requirements for Communities With Skilled Nursing Facilities: 2 years of accounting experience that includes Medicare processing and rules and regulations.
• Additional Requirements for Communities With Entry Fees: Prior experience that includes extensive knowledge of the financial implications and state insurance rules governing Entry Fee communities.

Skills

• Extensive knowledge of accounting principles and practices, including financial modeling, budget preparation, administration, and cash handling procedures.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Windows environment computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.).
• Effective organizational skills.
• Applies existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within a department.
• Uses sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems based on precedent or reasonableness.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Standing, walking, and sitting.
• Use of hands and fingers to handle or feel, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Ability to talk or hear and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents, or vendors.
• Occasional weekend, evening, or night work to ensure shift coverage.
• Occasional travel required.