Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller - Join Our Big-Hearted Team

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant, compassionate community? Join our exceptional team at our Administration Offices in Surprise, AZ
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Your Mission: The Assistant Controller will support the Controller in leading and managing the accounting and financial reporting functions of the Finance Department, including leading the corporate finance and accounting teams. The successful individual will have a combination of superb accounting knowledge and technical skills in accounting and analysis, a customer service orientation that supports internal and external stakeholders, and management savvy that focuses on balancing personal productivity with flexibility.

Why Choose Us?

• Great Place to Work: Sun Health has been certified as a Great Place to Work in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
• National Recognition: We secured a top 10 spot on the Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ list in 2020 and 2021.
• Platinum Award Winner: Our dedication to health and safety earned us Platinum awards from the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in implementing and maintaining appropriate internal controls, processes, and procedures to ensure the security of company assets.
• Assist with managing key financial, accounting, and reporting processes and systems ensuring compliance with existing company systems, fiscal policies and procedures, internal controls, as well as applicable professional standards, and GAAP.
• Train accounting staff in financial reporting standards, work paper documentation, and month-end processes.
• Assist Controller to ensure the following Financial Reporting related duties and responsibilities are fulfilled:
• Lead and ensure the proper completion of financial reports for month-end, quarterly, and year-end closing and as needed for compliance with regulatory reporting requirements.
• Lead the Finance team that performs the month-end close for Sun Health Affiliated Organizations, including general accounting, accounts payable, payroll, and accounts receivable.
• Ensure that bond reporting and consolidated financial statements are done for an "Obligated Group" and "Affiliated Organizations" as well as all inter-company eliminations.
• Work closely with operations management to provide financial information for use in planning and budgeting and other operational decision making.
• Establish and report financial performance metrics for operations management.
• Prepare financial information and trends for stakeholders including administrators, senior management and board committees.
• Oversee financial reporting to federal or state agencies and ensure compliance in all aspects of financial operations.
• Review and approve journal entries and account reconciliations prepared by accountants.
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for the month end and financial statement preparation process.
• Research accounting and/or tax issues as needed and staying current on federal and state updates.
• Participate in the review, analysis and implementation of corporate procedures and methodologies to improve efficiencies and ensure compliance.
• Aid in preparation of yearly audits and various tax returns and state/federal compliance filings by providing accurate schedules timely.
• Manage large data sets efficiently and proactively communicating foreseeable issues to management; adapting to data mining with new systems and applications as they come on-line.
• Participate in hiring and training of team members; assisting in training or coaching others regarding fiscal theory, practice, and accounting systems as needed.
• Establish and maintain effective communication and coordination with team members, coworkers, and management.
• Provide all Sun Health customers with excellent service experience.

• Thorough knowledge of GAAP; able to apply to all aspects of duties.
• Must have excellent analytical and mathematical abilities and skills.
• Must have highly developed organizational, written communication, oral communication and customer service skills.
• Must be able to work independently with internal and external professional contacts,…