Director Accounting - Accounting

Summary:

The Director Accounting will supervise the activities of 4-6 functional accounting teams, each led by an Accounting Manager or a Program Director who will report directly to the Director Accounting. This Job will report to the System Director of Accounting. Each accounting team is responsible for timely completion of month-end close activities, including preparing all journal entries in accordance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), proper review of journal entries to ensure the operating effectiveness of internal controls, and financial statement analysis relevant to their assigned functional and/or regional responsibilities.

Functional Accounting Teams are as follows:
Cash Accounting
Fixed Assets Accounting
Corporate Accounting
Payroll Accounting
Investments and Foundation Accounting
Prepaid Asset, Deferred Revenue, and Notes Payable Accounting
Inventory and Supplies Accounting
Physician Guarantees and Physician Fees Accounting
Purchased Services and Non-Patient Accounts Receivable Accounting
Contract Labor and Utilities
Joint Venture Accounting
Intercompany Accounting, Allocations, and Eliminations
Lease Accounting
Technical Accounting
Health Plan Accounting
Physician Group Accounting
Grant Accounting

The Director Accounting is responsible for supervision and training of Accounting Managers and Program Directors. The Director Accounting is expected to function at a high level of accounting knowledge coupled with ability to direct others and give feedback for improvement. The Director Accounting is responsible for holding their teams accountable to department goals and deadlines. The Director Accounting is responsible for overall performance evaluation of their direct reports and is expected to provide specific and documented feedback on the work of the associates.

In addition to supervising functional accounting teams, the Director Accounting is expected to be highly involved in implementing department-wide initiatives as determined by the Corporate Controller and System Director of Accounting. This Job is responsible for leading transition efforts for new entities coming onto CHRISTUS systems, as it relates to their functional areas. This can include, but is not limited to, sub-ledger/module set up (ex. Cash and Fixed Assets), working with the ERP team to create entities/locations/departments/etc., assisting with accounts payable set up, transitioning the general ledger accounting to corporate associates, including assigning the relevant work to the functional teams. The Director Accounting is expected to review and/or prepare financial analysis and provide explanations for fluctuations to regional leadership and accounting executives.

This Job requires a strong understanding of US GAAP and CHRISTUS Health’s policies and procedures. The Director Accounting must understand the healthcare business and how changes in the business affect operations to provide meaningful and comprehensive variance analysis for executives. The Director Accounting must also be able to work well with other finance teams and be a champion for effective communication, teamwork and collaboration, and change management. This Job also requires an extensive understanding of our ERP system and key accounting applications.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Supervise the activities of 4 to 6 functional accounting teams
• Develop, share and learn from other teams’ best practices that can enhance efficiency in the month-end close or account reconciliation processes
• Lead transition efforts for new entities coming onto CHRISTUS systems
• Review and/or prepare, as necessary, variance and other financial analysis for regional leadership and accounting executives
• Execute department initiatives as determined by department executives
• Champion teamwork and process improvement throughout the department and effectively encourage and manage change, particularly the impact to associates’ day to day responsibilities

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting degree is preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 10-15 years of general ledger accounting experience, with at least 4 years of accounting management experience.
• Experience in healthcare is highly preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• CPA license is preferred; some assistance available for those seeking licensing.

Work Schedule:

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type:

Full Time