Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center ยท 18 hours ago
Controller
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expThe Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center (BSFHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center that has been serving the community for over 40 years. They are seeking a Controller to oversee the Finance department and manage accounting activities, ensuring adherence to financial standards and practices while supporting the organization's operational goals.
Health Wellness & Fitness
Responsibilities
Oversee all accounting activities, reporting, and planning
Assist with closing of accounting books on a monthly basis and make appropriate journal entries. Reconcile various accounts including payroll, employee fringe benefits, etc
Prepare timely monthly financial statements; Support month-end and year-end closing and audit processes
Perform various account analyses for various balance sheet accounts and income and expense accounts
Evaluate and lead the accounting, cost accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable processes
In concert with the Chief Financial Officer and Management, communicate departmental goals and priorities. Assists in developing staff competence in new and existing areas. Assist staff, when needed, with complex or difficult issues
Routinely informs Chief Financial of work progress; provides timely updates on all critical matters; identifies problems and implements solutions
Recommend techniques to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, cut costs, and maintain optimum business practices
Identify and implement new procedures to streamline accounting activities
Develop and implement all appropriate control and risk management procedures
Provide oversight for the preparation, control and review of payroll process
Manage vital relationships with individuals such as auditors, state agencies, and industry based experts
Represent the finance department as needed in meetings and presentations
Evaluate and implement appropriate policies to ensure financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and to ensure books are maintained based on a strong internal control environment
Demonstrable success in initiating cooperative working relationships, resolving customer concerns, and making timely and effective decisions
Coordinate annual budget process; ensure timely distribution of budget guidelines and review, analyze and interpret budgetary input
Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly rolling twelve-month forecast
Evaluate the Company's day-to-day operations to recommend efficiencies to enable the organization to meet its operational and profitability objectives
Evaluate the Company's tax strategy and manage tax compliance reporting, including property, income, sales, etc
Develop and maintain a cost accounting and inventory control process to scale with the operational objectives of the Company
Gain accounting records/Chart of Accounts, including inventory, fixed assets, general ledger, payroll and taxes
Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner and accounts receivable are collected promptly
Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
Issue timely and complete financial statements on a monthly and annual basis ensuring that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles
Prepare cash flow statement and ensure proper funding by parent company
Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
Comply with local, state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
Maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies, procedures, and controls
Maintain and enhances adequate accounting systems
Oversee one accountant, develop talent, and hire additional staff in line with the growth of the company
Identify areas for process improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance
Minimum five (5) years of accounting and financial reporting work experience including some management level accounting experience within a hospital or health system setting
Solid understanding of GAAP reporting
Candidate must have a deep understanding and strong technical skills in accounting and finance including: general ledger; accounts payable; payroll; cash flow; cost/benefit analysis; revenue management; operating budget and reporting and forecasting
Candidate must have the ability to build highly collaborative relationships across functions and levels of the organization
He/she must be considered accessible and approachable
Advanced knowledge of accounting software
Strong computer/technical and analytical skills
Preferred
Master's degree (business, finance or accounting) is preferred
CPA certification is preferred
Experience with labor management and productivity is strongly desired
Benefits
Medical
401k Retirement Plan with discretionary Match
Free Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
Transportation Plan
FSAs
Generous Paid Vacations and Holidays
Company
Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center
Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center (BSFHC) is a Primary Care Health Facility, offering a broad range of integrative primary and specialty health care services, with an emphasis on prevention, patient education and supportive programs and services, located at 1456 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase