Assistant Vice President of Finance - Full-time / Part-time

Physician Services Group (PSG) is a part of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) the world's largest for-profit healthcare provider. Our mission at PSG is to practice the best medicine, produce superior patient experiences, achieve operational excellence and collaborate with other health care partners, so that the communities we serve reap the benefits of high-quality, cost-effective care.

Physician Services Group consists of 1,000 Physician Practices, 110 Urgent Care Centers, 5,100 providers employed or contracted (plus 5,500 in Joint Venture arrangements) and over 12M patient encounters.

The Assistant Vice President of Finance will lead efforts to assist the management of our consolidated Accounting operations for PSG. This is a critical role with a responsibility over a team of 250 accountants/financial team members. Qualified candidates will have healthcare/hospital experience to continue the connectedness between PSG and the Hospitals/Divisions.

Job summary:

The Assistant Vice President of Finance provides leadership and direction for the HCA Physician Services' Accounting Department. Takes a lead role in developing, implementing and monitoring compliance with new and existing department policies and procedures and internal controls as well as those of HCA, Inc. that the department must follow. Take an active role in continual process improvement to drive operational efficiency of the department while maintaining and improving work quality, data integrity, the underlying control environment, etc. Key liaison with HCA Physician Services operations personnel as well as HCA, Inc. operations and accounting personnel in a complex matrix organizational environment HCA deploys. Provides oversight and leadership for acquisition accounting matters. Implements initiatives rolled out by HCA Corporate/Physician Services. Provides leadership and direction to practice and overhead accounting departments. Assists Physician Services Group Vice Presidents, Group CFOs of Financial Operations with accounting guidelines and policies and procedures. Monitors, interprets, and analyzes financial performance in realizing established plans and objectives. Reviews and analyzes monthly financial statements to ensure they are properly stated. Position does require working some weekends and some holidays to meet deadlines.

Job relationships:

• Reports to Vice President of Financial Services.
• Positions Supervised: Director of Accounting for each Group (American, National, Urgent Care, and Overhead).
• Provides leadership and direction to practice and overhead accounting staff.
• Interactions with: Physician Services leadership, Group leadership, Directors, Managers, Staff, Corporate personnel, Group personnel, Division personnel, and Hospital personnel.

Additional duties include:

• Assesses continual process and performance improvement for the areas of control to ensure most efficient use of assets and resources are achieved while maintaining and improving quality of service to various customers, adherence to controls, and certain regulatory requirements, etc.
• Develop, implement, and maintain tools and systems that will be used to achieve the process and performance improvements previously noted.
• Engages the VP of Finance and CFO and other "business owners", as applicable, of issues, trends, and changes impacting their areas of responsibility.
• Participates in key decisions pertaining to strategic initiatives, operating model and operational execution as it pertains to their areas of responsibility.
• Drives all tasks necessary to achieve the organization's mission and execute growth plans as required by their areas of responsibility.
• Recruits, trains, mentors, supervises, and evaluates staff while building an effective team dynamic.

Qualifications:

• Expert in finance, accounting, risk assessment, operational and financial controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and execution.
• Knowledge of change management.
• Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.
• Knowledge financial regulations and standards.
• Ability to analyze financial data, reports, statements, and projections.
• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
• Expert at facilitating group meetings.
• Must have the following behavioral competencies:
• Adaptability – maintaining effectiveness when experiencing changes in work tasks or work environment.
• Build Customer Loyalty – effectively meeting customer needs; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Build Strategic Working Relationships – developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Coaching – providing timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
• Communication – clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals and groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Continuous Learning – actively identifying new areas of learning.
• Decision Making – identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions.
• Follow Up – monitoring the results of delegations, assignments, or projects, considering the skills, knowledge, and experience of the assigned individuals and the characteristics of the assignment or project.
• Impact – creating a good first impression; commanding attention or respect.
• Information Monitoring – setting up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage ongoing activities within the organization.
• Stress Tolerance – maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition; handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
• Technical/Professional Knowledge – keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Valuing Diversity – accepting and leveraging the capabilities, insights, and ideas of all individuals.

Education:

• Bachelors degree in accounting, finance or related field required.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Masters degree in Finance / Accounting / MBA strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Ten years of experience in senior-level finance or accounting position preferred.
• Extensive and progressive management/leadership experience preferred.

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