Director of Reimbursement - Remote

Position Summary

The Director of Reimbursement is responsible for planning, implementing, and coordinating the accounting needs of the Foundation. The Director must be familiar with the functions of the various departments, separate business units, third party reimbursement, budgeting, and IRS regulations as they relate to the Foundation. The director must have a mastery of generally accepted accounting principles, strong analytical skills, and accomplished at presentations of complex financial data.

Qualifications

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting
  
  

Experience Requirements

• Accounting - Six (6) years
• Healthcare - Four (4) years
• Management - Six (6) years
• Accounting either with a large multi-company corporation or within a public accounting firm
  
  

Skills And Knowledge

• Requires detailed knowledge of accounting theory and application
• Basic PC based spreadsheet and word processing applications
• Exposure to server-based systems.
  
  

Essential Functions

• Plans, directs, organizes, coordinates, leads, and controls activities of department.
• Assigns backup responsibility for areas
• Monitors areas for internal control
• Performs problem resolution
• Performs performance appraisals for direct reports
• Provides input in the hiring process
• Ensures subordinates have information necessary to complete jobs
• Prepares and monitors departmental budget.
• Provides liaison for Accounting department with other Foundation departments as well as external agencies.
• Ensures managers receive appropriate information to manage, identify, and investigate significant variances or performance changes and alerts senior leadership to same.
• Keeps Administration informed as to financial performance progress and material changes in financial impact.
• Hires, trains and retains competent accounting staff and development of future financial leaders.
• Manages the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary
• Ensures accurate accounting of consolidated business results.
• Directs and oversees the preparation of internal and external financial statements within the framework of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Manages the development and preparation of the annual operating budget.
• Directs and coordinates the Medicare and Medicaid cost reports and related compliance filings.
• Directs and coordinates the payroll and accounts payable processes and financial system support.
• Evaluates and improves accounting and internal controls to appropriately mitigate risk.
• Assess ongoing accounting operations
• Provides continuous improvement and best practice opportunities with appropriate recommendation and implementation.
• Develops, reviews, and revises department policies and procedures.
• Directs and coordinates designated regulatory reporting including but not limited to Federal and State 990 and 1120 filings, real estate exemption applications and sale tax exemption applications.
• Plans and coordinates activities with the external auditors.
  
  

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Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.