Chief Accounting Officer, Sutter Health

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. 

• Certified Public Accountant active license preferred. 

Experience: 

• Experience in accounting and financial reporting has typically acquired over 20 years of progressively responsible leadership positions within an integrated not-for-profit healthcare system or consultative organization required with annual revenues in excess of $10 billion. 

• Seasoned professional with experience in all aspects of healthcare accounting, financial reporting, and financial management, including board, finance committee, and senior staff leadership. Experience with Medical Group finance and multi-entity healthcare system environment preferred. 

• Proven experience delivering positive executive-level results in budgeting, financial forecasting, and organizational development. 

• Demonstrated history of identifying the problems root causes and considering a range of options before deciding on a course of action. 

• Demonstrated experience in building teams and talent, as well as effectively managing and communicating change. 

Knowledge: 

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting, particularly related to not-for-profit healthcare, required. 

• Knowledge of accounting, healthcare reimbursement, financial forecasting, operations analysis, managed care contracting, capitation management, general finance, and all other aspects of healthcare financial management. 

• Thorough knowledge regarding major industry trends and issues.  

• The ability to translate current knowledge of healthcare trends, industry’s best practices, regulatory laws, and standards into actionable plans. 

Skills:  

• Strategic thinking, with the ability to effectively create and facilitate collaboration and cooperation among diverse groups and professional disciplines that achieve maximum results. 

• Advanced leadership skills and business acumen.  

• Excellent problem identification, analysis (quantitative and statistical), evaluation and resolution skills with the ability to translate relevant research, primary and secondary data, and statistical information into lay terms and clear, concise, presentations. 

• Entrepreneurial attitude and demonstrated creativity in problem solving.  

• Creative problem identification, conceptualization, and contingency thinking skills. 

• Excellent analytical skills with strong interpersonal, negotiation and persuasion skills. 

• Effective and engaging oral/written communication and presentation skills at the Board-level, with the ability to translate complex business concepts into lay terms and to articulately describe opportunities. 

• Strong competency in financial management, including quantitative and modeling skills, with the ability to plan, organize and manage resources prudently and effectively. 

• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, and financial and statistical analysis tools.