Controller, Accounting, Financial Controller

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Full Time Clerical Admin, Little Rock, AR, US

3 days ago Requisition

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Ortho Arkansas' core values

K
INDNESS

People are happier after interactions with you because you are kind and pleasant.

I
NTEGRITY

Always doing the right thing, especially when no one is looking.

C
ONSCIENTIOUSNESS

Strive for excellence in all that you do, paying special attention to the details that make a difference in patient care and teamwork.

K
NOWLEDGE

Be a lifelong learner.

Position Overview:

The Controller at Ortho Arkansas is a hands-on accounting leader who owns the multi-entity ledger, the monthly close, physician financial mechanics, and the small team responsible for accounting, accounts payable, and cash. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, who leads the organization's financial strategy, the Controller ensures accurate, timely financial statements and a strong control environment across all entities. Over time, and with dedicated training and support from Ortho Arkansas' in-house AI developers, the Controller will learn to build AI agents into every facet of the accounting function, then oversee them: reviewing what they produce, catching what they miss, and making them better.

This role is built for a great accountant who is curious about AI and excited to become the person who does this for Ortho Arkansas.

Key Responsibilities:

Monthly Close & Financial Reporting

• Own the monthly close across all entities, including intercompany activity, balance sheet reconciliations, and entity financial statements.
• Prepare the monthly financial package for the CEO and boards.
• Remain hands-on with the ledger, preparing and booking entries in addition to reviewing the work of the team.

Accounting Automation & AI

• Learn to build with AI tools through structured, hands-on training and side-by-side work with Ortho Arkansas' in-house AI developers, beginning in the first weeks.
• Build the automated close step by step: map each process, decide what an agent can do and what stays with a person, build and test the agents, run them in parallel with the manual close until they are proven, then cut over.
• Automate reconciliations, accruals, intercompany, journal entry preparation, and first-draft variance commentary, with people serving as reviewers and approvers.
• Oversee the automated close once live: review agent output every cycle, handle exceptions, tune instructions when results drift, and extend automation to the next process.
• Present what has been built to leadership and peers.
• Prepare monthly physician statements and calculate productivity bonuses.
• Administer physician distributions and bonus payouts in coordination with payroll.
• Support physician buy-in and buy-out transactions.
• Maintain the calendar behind all physician financial activity.

Cash & Disbursements

• Oversee the daily cash position and provide the payroll funding recommendation.
• Manage distribution runs and approve accounts payable within delegated limits.
• Resolve positive pay exceptions.

Year-End, Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate the outside CPA review, tax packages, and K-1 support.
• Prepare and file 1099s.
• Prepare the profit-sharing plan audit package.
• Complete lender certifications and borrowing base reporting.

Internal Controls

• Maintain strong governance without bureaucracy, including financial policies, procedures, and internal controls that safeguard organizational assets.
• Ensure every AI agent has an audit trail, a documented process, appropriate separation of duties, and a human approval point where one belongs.
• Supervise, train, and develop three direct reports: staff accountant, accounts payable, and cash and deposits.
• Help the CEO explain financial results to the physician-owners, including unwelcome news, plainly and early.
• Serve as a key contact for banking partners and the outside CPA firm.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or the person who did everything at a small company.
• Multi-entity and intercompany accounting experience required.
• People management experience required, with a desire to keep leading a team.
• Healthcare experience is not required; we will teach you our…