Controller & VP of Accounting

The Health Management Academy (THMA) brings together health system leaders and innovators to collectively address the industry’s biggest challenges and opportunities. By assisting executives in cultivating peer networks, understanding key strategic trends, establishing pragmatic partnerships, and developing next-generation leaders, our members are better positioned to lead industry transformation.  

The Health Management Academy offers a dynamic atmosphere with significant opportunities for employees. If you are interested in contributing to a member-centric, creative, and collaborative workforce while deeply influencing top leaders and institutions in healthcare, THMA could be the right place for you!

Reporting to the CFO, the Controller & Vice President, Accounting has overall responsibility for accounting management, financial reporting, tax matters, ongoing development and monitoring of control systems, and regulatory compliance for the organization.

The Controller is a member of the management team, reports directly to the CFO, and manages the accounting staff. The Controller works closely with all the Academy staff, Academy leadership, and external partners. The individual in this position customarily and regular exercises discretionary authority, independent judgement, and strong individual accountability.

Primary Job Duties:

• Direct the day to day management of the Academy’s accounting function
• Ensure the timely and accurate reporting of financial data, in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and provide that information regularly to the CFO and other stakeholders as required
• Provide routine guidance and financial reports to mangers to gain an understanding of major variances and provide direction
• Provide oversight of bank accounts, and credit card accounts including monthly review of reconciliation of these accounts
• Provide ongoing review of cash management
• Maintain the general ledger and manage the monthly closing process in a timely manner including journal entries
• Assist in the annual budget process (preparation, monitoring and forecasting)
• Work in coordination with Human Resources to manage the Academy’s employee benefits administration
• Provide supervision over the Accounting Manager, occasional outside temporary consultants, and seasonal interns
• Provide oversight of tax planning, preparation, and filing in partnership with tax partners
• Provide ongoing review of company business insurance policies and ensure continuation of coverage
• Assist in supporting lender relationship and reporting needs
• Collaborate with staff to develop and implement sound accounting and financial systems, processes, and policies designed to forward the Academy’s strategic objectives; review and ensure that the organization’s policies and procedures are being followed
• Performs other job duties, as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance field
• Minimum of 10 years directly related full-time work experience
• Supervisory experience required
• CPA required

Interpersonal Skills & Attributes:

• Collaborative
• Customer-focused
• Strategic mindset
• Team approach to working with others, ability to perform a variety of duties within any work-day and organizational skills from planning to execution of tasks and projects
• Process oriented with the ability to drive a project to completion
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Self-directed and resourceful
• Excellent communication and client facing skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Technical and Financial aptitude

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, and distance vision, and the ability to work with screens or monitors for prolonged periods of time. This position is primarily a sedentary job where the team member will be seated for the majority of the day.

Notice of Equal Opportunity Employment:

The Academy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, The Academy will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. The Academy’s goal is for our people to reflect the communities in which we live and serve and to ensure representation of women, people of color, veterans and individuals with disabilities in our organization.