Regional Accounting Manager, Remote

Accountable for managing Health Ministry (“HM”) &Market Record to Report (“R2R”) shared services responsibilities within area of assignment. Directs the overall management of financial systems and processes to ensure credible & timely accounting information is generated during the monthly financial close process & the production of monthly, quarterly, & annual financial statements for the HM and Market is supported. Interacts directly with senior management & department directors to ensure that accounting services are available and reliable.  Produces credible, timely and accurate financial information. Responsible for financial internal controls management, verifying the integrity & accuracy of financial information, safeguarding organizational assets, & developing efficient business processes to support accounting operations. Provides functional expertise & ensures fulfillment of performance & service standards. Identifies, defines, and solves complex problems that impact the management of the R2R function. Maintains awareness of new industry developments & standards.  Leads and manages a diverse staff in a matrix environment, where growth and development are encouraged. Recognizes necessary changes in priority of tasks &allocation of resources and acts upon them as required to meet workload demands.

Addendum

Provides guidance to staff on technical accounting questions and compliance. Develops, implements, & monitors internal controls relating to the financial statement close processes. Recruits, interviews, & selects staff in collaboration with Regional Controller.

Supports Centers of Expertise (COE) functions for areas such as asset management, leases, contributions, grants, joint ventures, & debt compliance/reporting, including the preparation of financial reports for donors and grantors.

Utilizes measurements of quality & productivity to evaluate systems and staffing.

Reviews and approves monthly accounting entries for input into the PeopleSoft G/L system (or current general ledger system) for entities & accounts assigned in accordance with established timelines. Keeps Regional Controller informed of any significant changes or decisions required. Implements financial and managerial reporting best practice processes to ensure timely and insightful analysis of financial and business performance for HM a & Markets supported.

Assesses quality of financial reporting and analysis, provides feedback to staff & implements process improvements.

Supports Regional Controller in identifying opportunities to improve accuracy & timeliness of accounting and reporting.

Assists Regional Controller in coordinating work relating to internal and external audits in the periodic review of financial records & financial statements including Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (grants; “Uniform Guidance” or “Single Audit”) & other HM specific audit requirements.

Completes the federal, state & local tax reporting requirements and other reports as required by government regulation. Accumulates annual 990 & other tax returns and financial information to support the community benefit reporting.

Proactively works to streamline accounting & reporting processes, improve organizational capability, &enhance financial stewardship to support System, HM & Market objectives.

Works in collaboration with Regional Controller, HM & Market senior leadership to improve consistency & capabilities relative to accounting & managerial reporting, financial controls, & other non-revenue finance processing for which they each have accountability.

Completes year-end financial reporting package & preparation of year-end audit work papers.

Demonstrates strong project management skills with proven success in managing large-scale projects through to completion with limited supervision, tightened time limits, & strategic perspective.

Provides and/or reviews financial analytics including but not limited to:

• Researching & interpreting accounting implications for various business relationships & transactions
• Developing operational processes to appropriately record financial transactions in accordance with established policy & generally accepted accounting principles, “GAAP”
• Performing various analyses, developing correlations between actual results, prior month, prior year, & annual plan
• Completing routine management reports

Manager Accounting - Regional: (additional criteria in addition to what is noted above)

The Regional Accounting Manager role has significantly greater scope & / or complexities, such as:

• Regional Scope – responsibilities cover multiple HMs, often a region covering several states, or a single state with multiple large-sized complex facilities & / or ministries.
• Span of control includes significant number of complex responsibilities over multiple business / organizational units & joint ventures, multi-state tax & reporting requirements, additional audits, or other significant technical accounting management.  Significant span of control typically results in larger teams of accounting staff. 
• Complicated federal & state regulations & compliance.
• Additional audits requirements may include Health Ministry preparation of financial statements &applicable accounting footnote preparation (in accordance with GAAP).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field of study.
• Equivalent combination of education & / or experience, such as a long tenure in health care accounting and / or HFMA certifications accepted in lieu of degree requirement.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of accounting experience.
• Leadership experience

Additional Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting, preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent combination of education and experience such as a long tenure in health care accounting & / or HFMA certifications, is preferred.
• Experience in a significant sized, complex, & matrixed organization is preferred, with $100 million or more in annual revenue and consolidated financial statements.
• Previous managerial experience is preferred.

Our Trinity Health Culture: Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions. 

Leadership: Providing advice, guidance and leadership to RHM and ministry leaders in developing strategies and in the achievement of performance goals. Enable collaboration across & within service area, RHM, and ministries to ensure consistency and integration of strategy and operations.

Direction and Growth: Providing advice, guidance, and leadership to RHM and ministries. Leading standardization / systemness and optimization of policy, process, methodology, establishing a national community of practice. Oversee Vendor / Contract Labor Management including centralizing strategy & optimizing spend.

Strategic Support and Accountability: Collaborates in system-wide strategy development and deployment of functional area priorities and initiatives. Responsible for supporting regional efforts to comply with functional area priorities. Accountable for the selection, evaluation, & overall success of the functional leadership teams. Organization-wide focal point for establishing functional strategies & governance over financials and staffing. Accountable for communication between RHM & ministry leaders

Operational Delivery: Responsible for measuring and reporting KPIs / metrics and value delivery Providing advice, guidance & leadership for the colleague life cycle.

Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, state & local laws / regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures & guidelines to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices. 

Hourly Pay Range: $50.80 - $83.81

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this classification.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties so assigned.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.