Finance Director

JOB SUMMARY

The Finance Director is responsible for the financial management and reporting for Columbia Eye Clinic, P.A. (CEC) and Columbia Eye Surgery Center, Inc. (CESC). They are responsible for the planning, implementation and managing of all financial activities, including the establishment of financial policies and procedures, controls, and reporting systems. This position ensures legal and regulatory compliance for accounting and financial reporting while overseeing cost and general accounting, as well as all accounts payable functions.

• Responsible for the overall financial leadership of the organization including accounting, financing, reporting, and decision support.
• Accountable for all aspects of financial reporting including the timely and accurate preparation financial statements, internal and external reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, preparing Board packages, and facilitating monthly meetings with the Finance Committee.
• Oversees CEC and CESC financial and internal controls, ensuring the company’s policies, procedures, and controls are sufficient, well-designed, and properly followed.
• Identifies, implements, and reports key metrics that drive performance in an effort to develop opportunities for improved financial and business performance.
• Manages CEC and CESC’s relationships with the Board and auditors, ensuring strong working relationships.
• Oversees all tax compliance, audit, and financial risk management activities.
• Works in collaboration with the Human Resources Manager on payroll and employee benefits administration.
• Responsible for capital structure and treasury activities, including cash management, forecasting, funding and debt management.
• Develops and maintains data and financial models to support investment decisions and cost savings initiatives.
• Contributes to negotiating, managing, and closing all major financial agreements; assist in overseeing the legal function, reviewing, and negotiating of various contracts.
• Manages CEC and CESC’s relationships with bankers and auditors, ensuring strong working relationships to include fostering new streams of funding for strategic initiatives.
• Provides leadership to the finance team, focusing on continual performance improvement, change management, team development, coaching, and succession planning.
• Plays a key role in monitoring the competitive environment to identify key trends and strategic business opportunities.
• As a key member of the leadership team, provide overall organizational and business leadership to the growing company, and plays a leadership role in sustaining and evolving the culture.
• Supports and collaborates with other Department Managers to support the Operational and Financial objectives of the Company.
• Manages the commercial insurance policies.
• Works with Human Resources on personnel matters by facilitating the work and documentation on matters including, but not limited to, hiring, staff orientation, progressive discipline, performance improvement, and clinical competencies.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. To meet the business needs of the company duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Minimum of a B.A. in accounting, finance or other related field. CPA preferred.
• 3 - 5 years related experience preferably in a healthcare setting.
• 2+ years of management/supervisory experience required.

• Experience using data management software to manage data and files, calculate and analyze numbers, communicate information and produce documents and reports.
• Solid and consistent demonstration of good judgment and discretion regarding highly confidential information.
• Must be accurate and detail oriented; possess strong organizational and time management skills; and have the ability to prioritize competing priorities in a complex and fast paced environment.
• Competencies include ethical conduct, business acumen, organizational development,…