Valencia County Hospital is seeking a Hospital Controller for our new hospital currently under construction in Los Lunas, NM. Owned by Valencia County and operated through a joint venture between Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) and Lovelace Health System, this startup facility represents a vital investment in rural healthcare.

The Hospital Controller oversees all accounting operations of the hospital, including financial reporting, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, fixed assets, cash management, internal controls, and financial compliance. The Controller ensures financial statements are prepared accurately and timely in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), healthcare regulations, and organizational policies.
Major Responsibilities
Financial Management

• Direct all hospital accounting operations.
• Maintain the general ledger.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Prepare accurate financial statements.
• Ensure timely reporting to executive leadership and the Board.
• Analyze financial performance and identify trends.
• Maintain chart of accounts.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare:
• Balance Sheet
• Income Statement
• Statement of Cash Flows
• Budget-to-Actual reports
• Departmental financial reports
• Productivity reports
• Capital expenditure reports
• Ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Prepare supporting schedules for audits.

General Accounting
Oversee:

• Revenue and Expense Accounting
• Accounts Payable
• Payroll Accounting
• Budget Support
• Internal Controls
• Audit Coordination
• Regulatory Compliance
• Fixed Assets
• Financial Systems
• Leadership Responsibilities
• Performance Improvement

Requirements

Education And Experience

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Master's degree in Accounting, MBA or Master of Finance preferred

Technical Skills

Proficiency with:

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Oracle, Workday, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics)
• Healthcare financial systems
• Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas, PivotTables, Power Query)
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Financial reporting software
• Budgeting software
• Business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
• Document management systems

Knowledge

• GAAP
• Healthcare reimbursement
• Medicare cost reporting
• Medicaid reimbursement
• Hospital finance
• Internal controls
• Budget development
• Financial analysis
• Fixed asset accounting
• Treasury management
• Payroll accounting
• Tax reporting for healthcare organizations
• Financial statement preparation
• Audit standards

Salary Range: 100,000 - 125,000

Valencia County Hospital is a new 15-bed acute care facility currently under construction in Los Lunas, NM. Owned by Valencia County and operated through a joint venture between Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) and Lovelace Health System, this startup represents a vital investment in rural healthcare and a unique opportunity to build clinical excellence from the ground up.

Benefits

As a full time employee, we offer a competitive salary, quality work environment and eligibility to participate in the company benefit programs. These benefits include: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, 401(k) savings with match, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability coverage.

Under the joint venture arrangement, CHC will be the manager with responsibility for day-to-day hospital operations while Lovelace will provide critical support services, including medical group support and access to its electronic health record. As part of Lovelace Health System, the hospital will reflect the Lovelace brand.