State Controller (On-Site)
Northwest Cancer Centers NWI · Hammond, IN · 2 days ago
On-siteAccountingFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all finance activities for the regions, including budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting.
- Develop and implement advanced analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
- Design and maintain dashboards and decision support tools to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and drive data-driven decision making.
- Partner with operations, physician leadership, and business units to support strategic initiatives and growth plans.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to regional and practice leadership, translating financial data into business insights.
- Drive finance transformation projects, including process standardization, automation, and adoption of digital tools and AI for enhanced analytics.
- Present financial analysis and recommendations at Board, Finance Committee, and physician meetings, tailoring messaging for diverse audiences.
- Collaborate with practice leadership to follow the day-to-day accounting and financial duties.
- Confirm accuracy of AP invoicing.
- Lead financial analysis for capital expenditures, new projects, and business cases.
- Support business development activities, including product line analysis, physician recruitment, and acquisitions.
- Oversee financial statement management, reconciliations, and internal controls, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Focus on integrating accounting processes with analytics for holistic financial oversight.
- Oversight of revenue cycle and reconciliation of key accounts (AR, cash clearing, credit balances, reserves for contractual, bad debt and denials).
- Ensure information systems capture financial information required by third party payers, practice management, physicians, company and required external sources.
- Coordinate payroll functions and related reporting.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; Master’s degree and/or CPA preferred.
- 12+ years of professional experience, including 8+ years in management roles.
- Demonstrated expertise in FP&A, financial analytics, and business partnership within healthcare or multi-site organizations.
- Experience leading finance transformation initiatives, including automation and digital analytics.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI (or similar analytics tools), and presentation software.
- Strong executive presence, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Healthcare industry experience (oncology, hospital administration, multi-site care) highly preferred.
Critical Skills & Attributes
- Intellectual curiosity and a passion for analytics and data-driven decision making.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear business insights.
- Collaborative, adaptable, and able to influence across functional areas.
- Self-starter, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for diverse audiences.
- Digital-first mindset; experience leveraging AI and automation for process improvement.