Market Controller - #262237

Details

• Department: Accounting
• Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
• Location: Remote but must reside near Indianapolis, IN
  
  

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

The Market Controller serves as the primary accounting business partner for Market CFOs and Market Operational Finance, acting as an integral member of the Market Finance Leadership team. This role ensures alignment between accounting teams and the market while driving judgmental accounting decisions, compliance, and financial integrity.

• Serve as the lead accounting resource and business partner for Market CFOs and Market Operational Finance, ensuring strong engagement and alignment with the Market Finance Leadership team.
• Own and drive judgmental accounting decisions, including accruals, non-subsystem-driven accounting, and compliance with Ascension Accounting Guidance and GAAP.
• Direct and coordinate the Market-level close process, financial statement preparation, review, analysis, and consolidation for designated Market entities, including Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows.
• Lead and collaborate on accounting standardization projects across horizontal/service line teams, market teams, and functional areas to ensure centralized and consistent accounting processes.
• Coordinate quarter close activities including HFM consolidation, revenue valuation, community benefit reporting, and footnote template preparation in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Co-lead Quarterly Financial Integrity Meetings with Market CFO and senior leadership, focusing on strategic, operational, legal, and regulatory risks that could impact financial statements.
• Ensure high financial integrity by maintaining internal controls over designated market entities and transactions, adhering to close calendars and deadlines for timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Act as liaison and collaborate with Accounting & Reporting COE teams, Operational and Strategic Finance, Treasury, Market Operations, Real Estate, Revenue Cycle, Tax, Legal, Insurance, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment and integration of financial processes.
• Manage and direct Accounting & Reporting COE staff and coordinate with extended teams responsible for market-specific accounting processes including journal entries, account reconciliations, financial reporting, HFM consolidation, footnotes, liability calculations, and variance analysis.
• Support acquisition, divestiture, and joint venture accounting activities by coordinating with Market Finance, Operations, and system-level accounting teams.
  
  

Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
  
  

Additional Preferences

• Proven experience in accounting leadership within healthcare or a related industry, preferably with exposure to market-level financial management.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience managing financial close processes, consolidations, and compliance activities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across multiple teams and organizational levels.
• Ability to lead teams and projects while managing complex accounting issues and standardization initiatives.
  
  

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