Controller

Job role: ControllerLocation - Escondido, CASalary: Depends Upon experienceMust-Haves1 Bachelors in Business, Healthcare Administration, Accounting, Finance or similar required.2 Must have Healthcare Experience.3 Excellent knowledge of accounting software packages and spreadsheets.Nice-To-Haves1 Prior management experience preferred.2 Hospital experience preferred.Job DescriptionPalomar Health Rehabilitation Institute - acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital, a two-story, 58,000-square-foot facility feature 52 inpatient beds and is located on the campus of Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California. The hospital offers treatment services to a variety of rehabilitation patient types, including brain injury and stroke patients.Our culture of caring for our patients and residents begins with our core values - our employees. We are committed to fostering professional growth and dedicated healthcare teams that make us the provider of choice. We embrace a diverse workforce and understand that hiring outstanding people is the key to providing quality care - and quality care is what we do every day!ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Job Specific:Directs and participates in the development of accounting and internal control policies and systems.Coordinates and controls the facility's cash and investment management activities.Provides advice and assistance to department heads and managers in analyzing and interpreting financial data and reports and in presenting that information to their departments.Defines and communicates new/revised position responsibilities and/or reporting relationships and determines necessary staffing changes.Ensures that accurate information is provided on a timely basis and assists, as needed, in facilitating the efficient conduct of external audits, examinations and related financial projects.Ensures that a monthly time schedule is established for the processing of computer reports necessary for the preparation of monthly financial statements; implements corrective action as necessary to meet established deadlines.Consistently develops a detailed plan of action prior to implementation of a new procedure.Regularly examines alternative methods of providing required accounting services in order to reduce departmental operating costs.Promotes good staffing practices by maximizing the utilization of human resources; forecasts and anticipates the personnel needs of the department with regard to fluctuations in the projected workload; holds staffing at a functional minimum.Consistently demonstrates the ability to establish appropriate departmental priorities.Consistently completes all assignment in a timely manner, thorough and appropriately detailed.Demonstrates effectiveness in pulling together all the necessary information needed to compare revenue and expenses and determine the facility's actual financial position.Effectively maintains all required records for the department; demonstrates good organizational skills.Monitors the implementation of checks and balances which continually evaluate accounting practices, reporting procedures and record keeping.Other duties as assigned.QualificationsBachelors in Business, Healthcare Administration, Accounting, Finance or similar required.Prior management experience preferred.Excellent computer knowledge.Advanced Excel user.Excellent knowledge of accounting software packages and spreadsheets.