Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Location:

Downtown Chicago, Hybrid Tue/Thurs

Health Bridge Financial is seeking a highly technical, hands-on Controller to lead accounting operations while continuously improving the efficiency, scalability, and accuracy of the monthly close. This is not a traditional Controller role: the successful candidate will be expected to build better processes, leverage technology, and work closely with finance and operations to support a growing healthcare receivables finance platform. The ideal candidate has meaningful healthcare finance or receivables purchasing experience, is strong in systems, and consistently looks for opportunities to automate and simplify work.

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process and drive continuous improvement in close speed, accuracy, and scalability.
• Ensuretimelyandaccuratefinancial reporting, including general ledger integrity, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
• Maintain strong internal controls, accounting policies, and documentation.
• Partner with external auditors, tax advisors, and other third-party providers as needed.

• Own andmaintaina rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, including scenario analysis and ongoing forecast-to-actual assessment.
• Monitor daily cash position and liquidity needs and proactively identify funding requirements.
• Partner with FP&A and executive leadershiponcash planning, capital needs, and liquidity management.

• Continuouslyidentifyopportunities to automate accounting processes, reduce manual work, and shorten the close cycle.
• Build scalable workflows and reporting using Sage Intacct, Brex, Amazon Quick Sight , and advanced Excel.
• Improve integrations and data flows across accounting, treasury, and operational systems.
• Create a culture of process ownership in which recurring work is routinely challenged, simplified, and automated.

• Apply a strong understanding of healthcare receivables purchasing, specialty finance, factoring, or related asset-backed finance models.
• Oversee accounting considerations associated with purchased receivables, cash collections, portfolio activity, and related financing structures.
• Partner closely with operations and FP&A to ensure transaction and portfolio activity is reflected accurately in financial reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPAstronglypreferred.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful ownership of close and financial reporting.
• Healthcare finance, receivables purchasing, factoring, specialty finance, or lending experience required.
• Advanced Excel skills and demonstratedability to work with large, complex datasets.
• Strong Sage Intacct experience; experience with Brex and Amazon Quick Sight strongly  preferred.
• Experience building and managing a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast.
• Proven track recordof automating accounting workflows and creating measurable process efficiencies.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and audit readiness.

• The month-end close becomes faster, more reliable, and more automated over time.
• Cash forecasting is accurate, actionable, and embedded in day-to-day decision-making.
• Accounting processes scale with company growth without unnecessary increases in manual effort.
• Finance systems are used effectively to reduce recurring work and improve data quality.
• Leadership has high confidence in financial reporting, liquidity visibility, and accounting controls.