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JOB DESCRIPTION:
SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Regional Finance Officer reports to the Centerstone America (parent company) Vice President of Finance, is a senior member of the Centerstone regional SBU leadership team, and provides and presents reports to the SBU finance committee of the board of directors. The Regional Finance Officer position is the senior finance officer in the SBU/region. He/she is directly accountable for the administrative and financial management operations of Centerstone SBU/region, to include the development of financial and operational strategies in collaboration with the company’s CEO and senior operations leadership, metrics tied to those strategies and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report financial results.
The Regional Finance Officer oversees the local accounting/finance and revenue cycle teams. The Regional Finance Officer also works closely with the Centerstone America finance staff, as well as his/her colleagues in the other Centerstone operating companies.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning
Assist in formulating the company’s future direction and supporting tactical initiatives, working closely with the CEO, COO, CAO as well as Vice Presidents and Directors. Assist in the development and implementation of strategic business plans. Manage the capital request and budgeting processes. Develop performance measures that support the company’s strategic direction. Maintain advance knowledge and awareness of healthcare and behavioral healthcare industries, through trade publications, financial market reports, and conferences and seminars.
Operations
Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team. Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team. Work in cooperation with other management staff to assure smooth continuum of services within the organization. This includes, but is not limited to, participation in management team meetings, financial strategic planning, and assessment of financial risk management initiatives and maintenance of financial policy compliance. Ensures that the organization remains focused on performance against approved budgets, and works closely with the CEO, COO and CAO to develop performance improvement plans when needed Analyzes operations to identify opportunities and areas or programs that need to be reorganized, down-sized or eliminated. Manage the accounting department, including all contract, grant and other receivables. Coordinate with the enterprise Vice President for Revenue Cycle regarding the management of the fee-for service accounts receivables function; monitor results and identify issues needing attention. Meet with management staff, as needed, to provide fiscal analysis of programmatic operations including concerns about possible remedies. Assist executive leadership in evaluating and performing financial analysis of new business opportunities or enhancements of existing programs. Coordinate with human resources, information technology, analytics, legal and treasury departments. Oversee the financial operations of Centerstone SBU/region and its subsidiaries. Manage any third parties to whom finance functions have been outsourced. Implement operational best practices. Assist or supervise affiliation/merger due diligence and assist in the negotiation of such transactions. Maintain an outstanding customer service, cooperative working relationship with funding agencies; meet with representatives as needed to discuss budgets and general financial operations. Maintain a system of internal accounting controls and…