Controller or Senior Healthcare Financial Consultant CFO Consultant – Healthcare

Job Description

We’reseekingan experienced,financial leader to support a high-performing CFOOfficerwho serves on theJFS Leadership Team andmultiplehospitalboards.

Depending on experience, this role will be hired as either a Controller or Senior Consultant on our CFO Services Team

• At JFS, we do things differently.
• No red tape:If you see a better way—we want you to run with it.
• Remote flexibility:Lead and grow your team without being stuck in a traditional office grind.
• Purposeful leadership:Shape systems, coach & mentor your team, and make a real impact on client success.

Founded in 2018, JFS Consulting is a management consulting firm specializing in rural healthcare and service-based organizations. We deliver financial consulting, tax strategy, long-term planning, operational efficiencies and financial transformation, and Fractional and Advisory CFO services to clients navigating complex environments with limited resources.

This role supports our Fractional CFO Services Team, working primarily with rural hospitals. You will ensureaccuratefinancial reporting, oversee accounting operations, and help healthcare clients strengthen financial performance, internal controls, and long-term sustainability.

You’llwork closely with CFOs, Boards, and hospital leadership to bring clarity, structure, and strategic insight to complex healthcare finance environments.

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations GL, A/P, A/R, payroll, and cash flow)
• Prepare GAAP-compliant monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Consolidatefinancials across multiple entities and track key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Assist with long-range financial planning

• Support Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and cost reporting
• Assist with grant reporting, capital planning, and cash flow projections
• Coordinate audit readiness and liaise with external auditors
• Maintain internal controls appropriate for small, resource-constrained hospitals
• Partner with Fractional CFOs to deliver high-impact financial insight
• Mentor hospital finance teams and support process improvement
• Improve systems, reduce inefficiencies, and strengthen client outcomes
• Occasional travel to rural client sites

• Greater ownership of complex, multi-entity client portfolios
• Lead and review work of other consultants/accounting staff
• Serve as primary escalation point for technical accounting issues
• Play a key role in standardizing processes and scaling the CFO Services practice

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
• CPA (preferred or required depending on organizational structure)
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience,
• 3+ years in healthcare finance
• Experiencewithrural hospitals or community healthcare strongly preferred
• Comfortablesupportingmultiple clients in a consulting environment

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Clear, confident communicator with clients and teams
• Detail-oriented withhigh standards for accuracy
• Tech-savvy and experienced with healthcare accounting systems
• Mission-aligned with community-based healthcare

• Fractional CFO or outsourced accounting experience
• Rural healthcare or community hospital background
• Grant compliance or Single Audit experience

We value impact over ego, process over chaos, and people over politics.

You’llthrive in this role if you:

• Want to grow with a scaling firm
• Enjoy seeing the ripple effects of financial decisions
• Align with our Core Values:
  We Coach, We Think, We Communicate,We’re Accountable,We’reKind,We’rea Team(read more at )
• We believe there is no task too small regardless of our role, always willing to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.

Full-time

• Controller
  :
• $83,000 – $115,000 (dependent on experience and geographic location)
• $115,000 – $140,000 (dependent on experience and geographic location)

Final title and compensation will bedeterminedbased on qualifications, scope, and readiness for responsibility

• Health insurance through Aetna(premiums partially covered by…