Assistant Controller

Join the Southwest Healthcare Team!

About Us:

Creating Health and Harmony, Southwest Healthcare is a comprehensive network of care with convenient hospital and ambulatory care/outpatient locations here to serve the Southern California community.  With over 6,000 passionate providers and healthcare employees, our shared goal is to provide convenient access to a wide range of healthcare services in a way that benefits you, your family, and the entire community.  

Southwest Healthcare is comprised of five acute care hospitals and several non-hospital access points, including:  Corona Regional Medical Center, Palmdale Regional Medical Center, Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital, Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital and Temecula Valley Hospital, Temecula Valley Day Surgery, A Urgent Care Centers, Riverside Medical Clinics, and APEX Heart Specialists. For more information on how to join our dynamic team, please visit our website at www.swhealthcaresystem.com.

Job Summary:

The Southwest Healthcare Regional office in Temecula, CA is seeking an  Assistant Controller who will be responsible for the accounting functions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Duties to include but not limited to:

• Assist with budget preparation for assigned department(s).
• Effectively controls department costs and prepares for fluctuations and unexpected costs.
• Identifies cost reduction opportunities on a regular basis, and recommends implementation when necessary.
• Monitors and assists leadership with adjusting FTE levels to achieve budgeted staffing based on volumes, organizational goals,accepted staffing models within the industry, and patient care needs defined by law, physician orders and/or a standardized nursing workload measurement system.
• Audits Processing of Daily Deposits by Cashier. 
• Responsible for development, review and revision of departmental written policies and procedures.
• Prepare audit schedules for interim period and fiscal year end on a timely basis as established by the auditors and Corporate Office.
• Assists and reviews quarterly and annual tax returns.  Insures reports are filed by established deadlines.
• Prepares and updates schedules relating to Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis, such as: Depository Cash, General Checking, and Payroll Checking bank reconciliations.
• Completes month-end closing journal entries; write-off prepaid amounts for current month; book various accruals for A/P, Property taxes, Payroll Liabilities, Professional Fees, other miscellaneous accruals.
• Assist Controller with any special projects or tasks as needed.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/ EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited College or University in Accounting required.
• Master's degree from an accredited College or University in Accounting preferred.
• Minimum Five (5) years of experience in Accounting required.  Healthcare experience preferred.
• Minimum 2 years leadership experience in related field required.  Healthcare care experience preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

• N/A

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Demonstrates knowledge and ensures compliance with The Joint Commission and Title 22 standards and guidelines.
• Demonstrates compliance with healthcare policies and procedures at all times.
• Demonstrates strong leadership, organization, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates ability to relate to clinical personnel and medical staff, as well as ability to interact well with the public.
• Must have knowledge of PC and applications.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, able to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with employees and management. 
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, regulatory or accreditation requirements.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and percentages.

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Tuition, CEU, Certification, Licenses Reimbursement program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!

Southwest Healthcare is owned and operated by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), a King of Prussia, PA-based company, that is one of the largest healthcare management companies in the nation.

UHS is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or e-mails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at UHS; via e-mail, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for the above-listed position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.

EEO Statement:

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice:

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