Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Lifepoint Health has an opportunity for a Chief Financial Officer. The CFO will have oversight of Frye Regional Medical Center located in Hickory North Carolina.

• Administers the general accounting patient business services including third party reimbursement financial and statistical reporting functions of the hospital in accordance with established policies and accounting procedures.
• Provides formal or informal direction in data processing distributed systems material management and medical records functions.
• Trains subordinates on the above areas and monitors performance to ensure fiscal responsibilities are fulfilled.
• Assists the CEO in the development of long and short-range hospital operations plans that may include service demand analyses resources availability analyses and cost benefit analyses of proposed capital and staff expansions.
• Develops long and short-range operational and capital budgets which are supported by the hospitals long and short range plans and objectives.
• Prepares cash flow analyses and budget variance analyses.
• Recommends budget modifications as required. Assists managers in the development of departmental budgets.
• Monitors interprets and analyzes hospital financial performance in realizing established plans and objectives of the hospital.
• Identifies and reports undesirable trends and potential business opportunities and makes recommendations for action.
• Directs the preparation of internal financial reports including work papers for annual financial audit.
• Assures the timely and accurate preparation of financial reports and assures that the reports reliably reflect the financial position of the hospital.
• Assumes a lead role in analyzing and exploring means of reducing hospital operating costs and increasing revenues based on knowledge of market trends financial reports and operating procedures.
• Responsible for direction and submission on a timely basis all financial data associated reports required by government and other regulated agencies including payroll tax reports public disclosure reports and third party payor cost reports.

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance and the knowledgeof generally accepted accounting principles and verbal interpersonal and quantitative skills normally acquired through completion ofthis degree is required.
• CPA or Masters Degree strongly preferred.

• A minimum of3 years of experience working at the CFO level in an acute-care hospital is required.
• Minimum of three years of progressive management experience in an investor-owned healthcare organization required.
• Must be a strong hands-on and approachable leader who understands the value of being a team-player and havean outgoing and friendly personality.
• Must understand how to motivate and inspire staff to achieve optimal results while keeping employee satisfaction high.