Finance Director jobs in Bearcreek, MT

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About Us
Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.

Your Benefits
We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all permanent full-time employees (minimum of 24 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more.

Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence
Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years.

Pre-Employment Requirements
All new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting.

Director of Accounting and Finance Reporting
FINANCE (BILLINGS CLINIC CLINIC)
req6739

Shift: Day
Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours (Exempt)
Starting Salary DOE

The Director of Finance is responsible to provide the leadership and direction for the Finance Department and to ensure continuity and consistency across and throughout departments within the business unit. Ensures the delivery of quality, cost-effective health care services in line with the Billings Clinic mission, vision, values, and goals. Accountabilities include program/business development, quality of services, short and long range planning directly related to the business unit, to achieve goals and objectives, fiscal control and responsibility to manage revenue and costs, physician and interdepartmental and intradepartmental relations, and personnel management.

Essential Job Functions

• Develops and oversees business unit to ensure adherence to organizational mission, vision, values, strategic goals, and business objectives. Interprets and supports the mission and philosophy of Billings Clinic. Responsible for the promotion of, and adherence to, the elements of Billings Clinic’s Code of Business Conduct and corporate compliance program as it relates to the business unit.
• In collaboration with Senior Leadership, physician leadership, other medical staff, and other health care providers, leads, develops, and revises programs which enhance the business unit. Decisions specify the business unit and departmental priorities to be accomplished by the Manager and/or Supervisor/Coordinator and how resources will be allocated. Acts as a recognized area expert within Billings Clinic and to other health care providers regarding healthcare accounting and financial issues.
• Leads Accounting and Decision Support teams in the overall marketing, program development, and service priorities that support a quality-focused environment and the financial objectives of the organization/business unit/department. Coordinates with Senior Leadership and physicians to assure continuity in pursuing business unit/system goals and synergy in implementing plans and problem resolution.
• Oversees Managers, Supervisors/Coordinators, and other direct reports with preparation of business unit budget, staffing, objectives, standards, and staff education programs.
• Assists in development of strong internal controls regarding financial processes at Billings Clinic. Acts as lead staff person for the Billings Clinic Audit Committee. Maintains primary responsibility for the preparation of audited financial statements and acts as the primary contact to the external audit firm with relationship to the annual audit.
• Responsible for coordinating the annual Form 990 Tax Return.
• Develops/maintains financial and budgetary goals/objectives and assists with the development of departmental business plans which support Billings Clinic goals and objectives. Communicates and coordinates corporate and administrative information for use by Billings Clinic leadership and governing bodies, including feasibilities, projections, and results reporting. Leads the operating and capital budgeting processes as well as the long range financial planning process and serves as a role model for the entire organization in financial stewardship. Participates in the monthly review of organizational financial statements and assists Senior Leadership with financial analysis at the departmental level.
• Responsible for coordinating the preparation of monthly financial statements in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ensures the success and credibility of Billings Clinic by assisting operational leadership by providing data and educating operating leadership on how best to understand the data which in turn assist the operational leadership in the delivery of innovative, quality, cost efficient programs. Assures the highest standard of quality data and customer satisfaction to all those who use data provided by the decision support department.
• Practices process improvement principles to assess and improve the quality of the service/care provided within business unit. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental, and outside agency safety standards relevant to job performance for business unit and ensures business unit and staff compliance.
• Develops, retains, recruits, and leads a talented management team committed to accomplishing the organizational/business unit goals, objectives and corporate compliance. Recommends, implements, and evaluates plans and systems that assures sufficient number of qualified and competent staff to provide care/services. Adheres to administrative policy/procedures relating to human resource management.
• Demonstrates and encourages an ethic of open communication and teamwork throughout the organization. Builds an environment of shared commitment to Billings Clinic’s goals and responsibility to achieve quality outcomes.
• Leads evaluation, selection, and integration of health care technology and information management systems within the business unit that supports quality of care/financial needs and
  the efficient use of resources.
• Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or as needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Minimum Qualifications
Education

• Bachelors degree in accounting, finance or other related field
• Masters degree in accounting, finance or other related field, preferred

Experience

• Three (3) to five (5) years management/leadership and program management experience
• Prior lean six sigma experience/certification, desirable

Certifications and Licenses

• Current Montana license as a Certified Public Accountant at hire

Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more at www.billingsclinic.com/aboutus

Billings Clinic is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. All policies and processes are designed toward achieving fair and equitable treatment of all employees and job applicants. Employees are encouraged to discuss any concerns they have in this regard with their immediate supervisor and/or the Vice President People Resources. All employees and job applicants will be provided the same treatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, genetic information or disability.