CONTROLLER
Company: Acuity Eye Group
Location: Arcadia
Posted on: September 30, 2024
Job Description:
SUMMARY:
The Controller maximizes return on financial assets by establishing
financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems.
The Controller position is accountable for the accounting
operations of the company, to include the production of periodic
financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting
records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed
to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported
financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with
generally accepted accounting principles. The Controller will
assume a strategic and practical role in the finance department to
include day-to-day responsibilities of the Accounting processes and
strategies, planning, management and analysis, and policy
development.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:To perform this job successfully, an individual
must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily with
or without accommodation. The requirements listed below are
representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skill,
and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job
functions.
- Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and
enforcing policies and procedures.
- Analyzes the financial details of past, present, and expected
operations to identify development opportunities and areas where
improvement is needed.
- Works with the finance department to prepare budgets by
establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating
financial data; recommending plans.
- Oversees Accounts Payable function and Accounting team.
- Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures;
analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
- Provides status of financial condition by collecting,
interpreting, and reporting financial data on a monthly, quarterly,
and yearly basis.
- Performs ad hoc reporting by collecting, analyzing, and
summarizing information and trends as needed for reporting to
executives.
- Makes sure company complies with federal, state, and local
governments for the timely filing of various taxes such as sales,
property, use, etc.
- Develops, leads and drives strategy for accounting
department.
- Prepares or directs preparation of financial statements,
business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual
budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.
- Maintains financial staff job results by coaching, counseling,
and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising
job results.
- Provides direction and assistance to other departments
regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and
efficient control and utilization of financial resources
- Protects confidentiality within the parameters of federal
guidelines and established policy and process as well as compliance
with government agencies.
- Leads in development and implementation of policies/procedures
to assure compliance with new regulatory standards affecting
Accounting.
- Prepares, examines, or analyzes accounting records, financial
statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy,
completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural
standards
- Manages, trains and coaches individual team members, including
creating personnel development and succession plans and partnering
with HR as needed to maintain an engaged and productive team
- Summarizes and communicates Accounting successes, challenges,
and trends to the executive team.
- Monitors financial activities and details, such as cash flow
and reserve levels.
- Creates and implements metrics for productivity and
quality.
- Creates, develops, and implements Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP), streamlines processes.
- Collaborates with the Finance team to manage the month-end
close and coordinate the annual audit processes.
Requirements
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES/TALENTS:
- Results driven; aligns and allocates time and energy on key
drivers.
- Understands key metrics, revenue drivers, and ROI expense
analytics.
- Strong research and auditing skills. Can analyze financial
information and determine impact on the business
- Ability to identify and resolve issues in a timely and
proactive manner
- Developer of Staff o Clearly communicates vision and aligns
team members around it o Identifies, develops and promotes
potential leads, and ensures that direct reports similarly develop
their employees. o Provides continual, direct feedback; coaching
vs. directing. o Appropriately delegates authority and
responsibility and holds accountable. o Recognizes and celebrates
success.
- Influencer of professionals o Ability to develop trusting,
mutually-respectful relationships with professionals. o Tailors
coaching style to the individual's needs and appropriate
professional boundaries (e.g., clinicians). o Active
listener/observer of behavior. o Creates a win/win need for change.
- Strategic Planner o Sets realistic monthly, quarterly, and
annual objectives. o Measures and communicates monthly results. o
Prioritizes work and time/schedule to achieve business objectives.
o Plans ahead (6-12months) to anticipate and overcome potential
obstacles to success.
- Effective Collaborator with Peers and Support Resources o
Oriented towards team success. o Effectively communicates needs and
expectations. o Shares best practices. o Innovates to improve
operational processes. o Resourceful; optimistic; humble.
- Detail oriented, organized, process focused, problem solver,
self-motivated proactive, customer service focused.
- Displays independent judgment by willingness to make timely and
accurate decisions based on available information that is sometimes
vague or limited in nature.
- Ability to multitask effectively and work in a fast paced and
sometimes ambiguous environment, without compromising quality of
work.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and projects with limited
direction, while understanding and contributing to the success of
the organization
QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES:
REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting,
Healthcare Administration or equivalent and 7 or more years of
accounting experience with 3 years of management experience.
Experience with working in an integrated health care system
required. Demonstrated knowledge of all Insurance companies, HMO's,
PPO's, Medicare, third party payers. Facilitating communication
between and extracting relevant information from a variety of
stakeholders to comprehensively identify problems and subsequently
create sustainable and scalable solutions. Excellent written and
oral communication skills. Experience managing subordinates and
teams. DESIRABLE: Master's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting
or Healthcare Administration. Considerable prior coursework or
on-the-job training in ophthalmology, insurance, and management.
Knowledge of WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, QuickBooks, Care Cloud.
CERTIFICATES/LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS:
- None required
WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job.
- This is primarily a sedentary office classification but may
require field visits and driving.
- Temperature conditions are controlled with limited direct
exposure to hazardous physical substances. The noise level in the
work environment is usually low to moderate.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly required to sit, stand, walk, handle, or feel, reach with
hands and arms, see, talk and hear. The employee will frequently
lift and/or carry reports, records and other materials that
typically weigh less than 20 pounds. The employee is occasionally
required to stoop, kneel, bend, or crouch.
- Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data
using a computer keyboard, calculator, and other standard office
equipment.
All the information contained herein reflect general details as
necessary to describe the principal functions of this
classification, the level of knowledge and skill typically required
and the scope of responsibility but should not be considered an
all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Management reserves the
rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the duties and/or work
assignments of all positions, without advanced notice, and to make
reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform
the essential functions of the job.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing described job
responsibilities, employee shall not engage in activities that
constitute the practice of ophthalmology as prohibited under
applicable law. Employee shall neither exercise control over nor
interfere with the clinician-patient relationship. Clinicians shall
have sole responsibility for all professional services provided to
patients.
Keywords: Acuity Eye Group, Arcadia , CONTROLLER, Accounting, Auditing , Arcadia, California
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