Controller, Accounting, Financial Compliance

The Role:

SPARC Behavioral Health is seeking an experienced Controller to lead full back office accounting operations, including treasury management, and drive process improvement across a growing, multi-entity healthcare organization.

The organization is a private equity backed portfolio company, and this role should expect the reporting cadence, lender covenant requirements, and diligence rigor that come with that ownership structure.

• Own the monthly close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of financial statements
• Lead treasury and cash management, including cash positioning and bank relationships
• Own payroll end to end, including processing, compliance, and recordkeeping
• Lead and mentor a Senior Accountant and a Payroll Specialist, providing review and development support
• Serve as the organization's Net Suite subject matter expert, maintaining data integrity and troubleshooting system issues
• Support an active Net Suite systems stabilization effort, including entity structure cleanup and intercompany elimination processes
• Lead audit preparation and serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase close efficiency and reporting accuracy, with a goal of driving toward a 10 business day close
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls across accounting functions
• Support intercompany accounting and reconciliations across multiple entities
• Support tax compliance and reporting, including coordination with external tax preparers on income tax provisions, multi-state filings, and any sales/use tax obligations across entities
• Partner with the CFO on ad hoc financial analysis, technical accounting questions, lender and investor reporting, and special projects
• Assist with policy documentation and standardization of accounting procedures

• BA and CPA required
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a Controller or Assistant Controller capacity
• Hands on Net Suite experience strongly preferred
• Experience owning or closely overseeing payroll processing, including compliance, recordkeeping, and payroll tax knowledge
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (GAAP) with demonstrated experience preparing financial statements
• Experience managing or mentoring staff
• Prior experience supporting external audits and preparing audit ready documentation
• Experience in a private equity backed or investor reported environment strongly preferred
• Healthcare, behavioral health, or multi site services industry experience a plus, including familiarity with multi payer, multi state revenue considerations
• Track record of improving or building accounting processes, not just executing existing ones
• Strong communication skills and comfort operating with some ambiguity in a lean finance team