Controller - Acadia Healthcare : Job Details

Responsible for the direction of the facility's financial services including general accounting, payroll, budgeting and all other aspects of the facility's accounting department.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and implement financial systems, processes, controls and procedures for accounting functions.
• Coordinate and supervise activities of the accounting department.
• Prepare employees for greater responsibility by involving them in different areas of the department.
• Provide financial information to operating management in a routine and timely manner.
• Serve as a backup for the Payroll Accountant when needed.
• Develop and submit requested reports in a timely fashion that assists in the analysis of the business.
• Prepare and distribute daily revenue, cash and census reports.
• Assume responsibility for developing and achieving budget targets for the department and the facility.
• Monitor the expenditures of the facility to maintain compliance with the budget.
• Operate within the confines of the annual budget as adjusted for volume.
• Monitor daily deposits and reconcile with G/L posting to assure accuracy of daily reporting and facilitates month end processing and reconciliation.
• Organize and coordinate activities of the accounting departments as they pertain to the preparation of monthly financial statements and month end close.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or MBA required
• CPA preferred.
• Five years of job-related experience preferably in a health care setting.

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