Assistant Financial Controller

Position Summary

Maintains accurate financial records and supports close activities, reconciliations, reporting, bank audit readiness, and location-level analysis. The Assistant Controller converts vendor interactions and EMR activity into reliable general ledger and management reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements under the direction of the Controller
• Manage payroll processing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and bank reconciliations
• Assist with the annual budget process including data collection, variance analysis, and reporting
• Monitor and analyze financial performance and provide data summaries to the Controller
• Ensure compliance with all applicable financial regulations and organizational financial policies
• Support external audit preparation and respond to auditor requests under the Controllers direction
• Assist with financial system implementations and transitions; serve as a key user for financial management software
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes through automation and standardization
• Record accruals, prepaids, allocations, and reclasses.
• Execute assigned close checklist activities and maintain reconciliation status.
• Validate location, department, class, and account coding.
• Reconcile billing and cash information to the general ledger with Revenue Cycle.
• Prepare financial statements, schedules, and ad-hoc reports.
• Support lender and compliance requests.
• Identify and escalate unusual balances, trends, stale items, and control exceptions.
• Monitor finance and AP inboxes and route requests to the proper owner.
• Prepare payment batches and retain complete audit trails; do not approve or release payments beyond assigned authority.
• Track missing approvals, disputed invoices, recurring obligations, and due dates.
• Assist with deposits, payment logs, employee reimbursements, and payroll documentation.
• Organize electronic records for close, audit, tax, and compliance requests.
• Support clinic leaders with routine finance questions and reinforce submission standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA or CMA preferred
• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Healthcare accounting experience preferred
• Proficiency in QuickBooks; experience with Microsoft Dynamics or comparable ERP preferred
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
• Clearance of all required background checks and OIG/SAM.gov exclusion screens