Assistant Controller

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Blanding, UT, US

Culture Statement:
At Blue Mountain Hospital, we are committed to a culture of excellence, empowerment, accountability, and affirmative communication.

Value Statement:
Excellence, Integrity, Respect, Cultural Sensitivity, Compassion, Accountability, Stewardship and Collaboration.

Vision Statement:
Blue Mountain Hospital vision is to be the standard for rural hospitals.

Mission Statement:
Blue Mountain Hospital is committed to providing an atmosphere of excellence in healing, quality physician care and inspired employees.

Occupational

Title:

Assistant Controller

Department:
Finance

Reports To:

Finance Director

Facility

Location:

Blue Mountain Hospital

Position:
Full-time/Part-time

Description:

Blue Mountain Hospital seeks an experienced accounting professional with strong general ledger and reconciliation skills to support its Finance Department.

The Assistant Controller is a Blue Mountain Hospital employee, supervised by the BMH Controller. The position focuses on BMH accounting operations and also provides accounting support to Utah Navajo Health System, working closely with both organizations’ Controllers.

Hospital accounting experience is preferred but is not required. Candidates with strong technical accounting experience in other industries are encouraged to apply.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or Business Administration or a closely related business field with substantial accounting coursework.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible general ledger accounting experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in general ledger accounting, journal entry preparation, and account reconciliation, verified through the required standardized accounting skills assessment.
• Experience completing month-end and year-end close responsibilities and preparing financial reports and supporting schedules.
• Experience preparing reconciliations and schedules for external audits and responding to auditor requests.
• Experience preparing budgets, monitoring actual results against budget, and investigating and explaining significant differences.
• Experience maintaining fixed asset records, calculating depreciation, tracking capital purchases and project costs, and reconciling construction-in-progress (CIP) accounts.
• Strong working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, accrual accounting, and internal controls.
• Strong Excel proficiency and data analysis skills, including the ability to use formulas, lookup functions, pivot tables, and large datasets to reconcile accounts, identify discrepancies, and prepare financial analyses.
• Ability to research accounting questions, learn unfamiliar reporting requirements, and complete assignments accurately with minimal direction.
• Ability to work on-site at Blue Mountain Hospital in Blanding, Utah. This is not a remote position.

• Critical access hospital accounting experience preferred. Other hospital or healthcare accounting experience is also desirable.
• Experience supporting Medicare cost reports, Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) surveys, or other healthcare reimbursement reporting.
• Experience with Sage Intacct, Hybrent, ADP Payroll, BILL, or Data Blend.
• Experience with intercompany accounting or grant accounting.
• MBA, master's degree in accounting, or CPA designation.

• Perform general ledger accounting, prepare complex journal entries, and reconcile accounts.
• Complete month-end and year-end close responsibilities and prepare financial…