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Surgery Partners, Inc · 12 hours ago

Controller

Nashville Metro

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Surgery Partners, Inc is a healthcare company seeking a Controller to oversee all external GAAP financial reporting and serve as a key advisor to the organization. The role involves strategic leadership and interaction with executive leaders, ensuring compliance with SEC regulations and managing investor relations.

Health CareHospitalMedicalMedical DeviceWellness

Hiring Manager

Toneisha Covington, MA

Responsibilities

Create value for the entire Company by contributing as a strategic, technical, and pragmatic partner to the leadership team

Potentially will lead investor relations activities, supporting investor and sell-side analyst inbound and outbound calls, earnings and other press releases, analyst/investor conferences – supporting CFO, CEO and Executive Chairman. Will develop annual investor calendar and long-term investor strategy covering both equity and capital markets

Oversight responsibility for SEC filings, including forms 10-Q, 10-K, proxy disclosures and quarterly earnings releases

Experience managing investor relations function at publicly traded Fortune 1000 company

Lead the company’s technical accounting research team to ensure that key positions under U.S. GAAP are documented, tracked, and reported appropriately

Assist the Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer in coordinating the company’s disclosure committee process

Prepare and support presentations of significant accounting and reporting matters to the Audit Committee

Provide support to the monthly financial close process, with respect to certain technical accounting matters at delegated financial reporting teams for 165+ facilities

Lead the financial aspects of acquisitions and disposals, including due-diligence, pre-acquisition integration plans and post-acquisition implementation of such plans

Oversee Corporate Tax functions to ensure ongoing compliance with state and federal filing requirements

Assist in strategic planning and cash flow forecasting

Responsible for successful management of external audit, with the expectation of timely and high quality audit results (i.e., clean audit opinions completed well before SEC deadlines)

Evaluate the effectiveness and adequacy of policies, procedures and controls for financial reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) and technical accounting processes

Responsible for implementing all new GAAP accounting principles and ensuring that proper financial systems are in place

Provide administrative oversight of internal audit function (which department reports directly to the Company’s Audit Committee

Set measurable objectives and goals for the financial reporting staff in its support of the company’s strategic priorities

Develop future financial talent through training and mentoring of individuals, as well as staffing and recruiting of necessary skillsets

Lead, in partnership with Human Resources, the development of team and colleagues related to performance management, succession planning, talent development, engagement and retention

Engage with Human Resources and leadership team regarding the engagement and retention of colleagues, creating inner department abilities as well as stretch assignments to build cross functional knowledge

Effectively demonstrate Surgery Partners leadership competencies of capability building, interpersonal impact and strategic vision

Qualification

SEC reportingGAAP accountingSOX complianceCPA designationFinancial reportingInvestor relationsMulti-site healthcareLeadership skillsAnalytical skillsTeam orientationCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skills

Required

15+ years of combined public accounting and corporate accounting experience including working for one of the Big 4 accounting firms and CPA designation

Must have strong working knowledge of SEC regulations & reporting, and strong knowledge of SOX compliance requirements. Prior SEC accounting and reporting experience required

Deep experience with GAAP accounting standards, including complex revenue recognition standards / revenue cycle

Multi-site healthcare experience

Record of accomplishment of successfully managing external financial reporting disciplines within the Controller function and adding value to the growth and development of a business

Strong leadership and management experience and a proven ability to attract, recruit, motivate and retain the best talent. Evidence of creating a strong reporting team, with clear accountabilities and a team orientation

Demonstrated ability to stay current with emerging trends and relevant legislation that impacts accounting and financial reporting

Large-scale change management skills

Familiarity with key functions of Tax and Internal Audit

Possesses self-confidence and conviction yet be equally humble and team oriented

This individual will be a natural leader, have strong business acumen and be comfortable demanding superb performance from him/her as well as the entire team. An accomplished and persuasive communicator by nature, this individual will influence rather than dictate, will be persevering and possess unquestioned integrity. He/she will have sophisticated executive presence, and the highest level of emotional maturity, professional seasoning and discretion

The ability to drive results in a productive and highly collaborative culture

Comfortable in a high-performance environment that is open, honest and ethical, where teamwork and hard work is expected, and individual achievements are rewarded

A natural ability to 'read the room' and adapt delivery and message to the audience

Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical capabilities as well as strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences

Experience managing investor relations function at publicly traded Fortune 1000 company

Excellent understanding of emerging trends and able to determine which concepts, approaches and methods would add the greatest value to the organization in the most cost-effective manner

Highly self-motivated with a strong work ethic. A self-starter with a 'does whatever it takes to get the job done' proactive style and creative approach to work

Willing to 'roll up the sleeves' and become deeply involved with all aspects of the business and its operations. Able to cut through multiple sources of data to discern actionable information

An undergraduate degree is required

CPA is required