Vice President - Finance, Mercy Hospital South

About the role

Responsible for financial areas of Mercy Medical Center including Accounting, Payroll, Decision Support and Budgeting.

• Cash management
• Processing and payment of invoices
• Accumulation of compensated time-related payroll processing
• Budget coordination and consolidation
• Reporting of productivity and labor utilization
• Reporting of statistics
• Reporting of financial results

Responsibilities

Direct supervision over decision support including cost accounting, service line analysis, building tools to track volume trends.

• Oversees preparation of Medicare and Medicaid cost report
• Oversees IRS filings
• Oversees and systems of internal control
• Provides financial analysis for special projects

Requirements

Position Details

Vice President - Finance, Mercy Hospital South

This position reports to the East Communities CFO and is responsible for the direction and leadership of the finance function of the Community including internal/external departmental and consolidated financial reporting, audits, financial planning and analysis, and direct support to the SVP of Financial Operations, Hospital CEO and other senior leaders of the organization.

• Annual financial and capital plan preparation and consolidation for the community
• Successful completion of the annual external audit
• Support of Mercy-wide finance functions to ensure tax and other regulatory compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (required)
• CPA (preferred)
• MBA or master’s in finance/healthcare administration (preferred)

Skills

• Executive-level leadership in healthcare finance (Director level or above)
• Strong operational finance background with ability to drive performance metrics
• Strategic partner to clinical and operational teams
• Skilled in presenting financial insights to executive stakeholders
• Knowledge of healthcare reimbursement, payer contracting, and compliance

Benefits

What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?

• Compassion and professionalism
• Positive outlook and strong sense of advocacy
• Collaborative and willing to go above and beyond

Why Mercy?

• Outstanding benefits - medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans
• Opportunity to grow with the organization