Controller

What makes UW Health Rehab Hospital a great place to work?   Our PEOPLE, of course!

We answer the call because we have a fundamental need to help people. In return, we get to work in an environment with leaders who strive to optimize job effectiveness, assure positive experiences and job satisfaction.

Your career growth begins when you join an interdisciplinary team, where doctors, nurses, therapists and other experts work together to form individualized care plans for our patients. Opportunities through our continuing education programs, apprenticeship programs, and tuition reimbursement programs, not only allow for continual career growth but emphasize our commitment to investing in our employees and developing future healthcare leaders.

UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a free-standing, 50-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation facility located on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin.Our hospital offers specialized rehab programs for people who have experienced stroke, brain and spinal-cord injuries, amputations, complex orthopedic injuries and many other conditions. We create individualized plans of care that address both intense rehab and acute medical needs.Our goal is to help patients achieve their highest level of function and return home as soon as possible. The UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a partnership between UW Health, Unity Point-Meriter and Kindred Healthcare.

 JOB SUMMARY:

Directs financial activities of the organization. Establishes, or recommends to management, major economic objectives and policies for company. Prepares reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses and earnings based on past, present and expected operations. Responsible for preparation of annual hospital budget. Advises management on desirable operational adjustments due to budget constraints and changes in hospital reimbursement. Supervises preparation of schedules and other documentation for audits of company's accounts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Directs and participates in the development of accounting and internal control policies and systems.
• Coordinates and controls the facility's cash and investment management activities.
• Provides advice and assistance to department heads and managers in analyzing and interpreting financial data and reports and in presenting that information to their departments.
• Defines and communicates new/revised position responsibilities and/or reporting relationships and determines necessary staffing changes.
• Ensures that accurate information is provided on a timely basis and assists, as needed, in facilitating the efficient conduct of external audits, examinations and related financial projects.
• Ensures that a monthly time schedule is established for the processing of computer reports necessary for the preparation of monthly financial statements; implements corrective action as necessary to meet established deadlines.
• Consistently develops a detailed plan of action prior to implementation of a new procedure.
• Regularly examines alternative methods of providing required accounting services in order to reduce departmental operating costs.
• Promotes good staffing practices by maximizing the utilization of human resources; forecasts and anticipates the personnel needs of the department with regard to fluctuations in the projected workload; holds staffing at a functional minimum.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to establish appropriate departmental priorities.
• Consistently completes all assignment in a timely manner, thorough and appropriately detailed.
• Demonstrates effectiveness in pulling together all the necessary information needed to compare revenue and expenses and determine the facility's actual financial position.
• Effectively maintains all required records for the department; demonstrates good organizational skills.
• Monitors the implementation of checks and balances which continually evaluate accounting practices, reporting procedures and record keeping.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelors in Business, Healthcare Administration, Accounting, Finance or similar required.
• Prior management experience preferred.
• Excellent computer knowledge.
• Advanced Excel user.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting software packages and spreadsheets.