Advocate Health Care

Director, Financial Services

Advocate Health Care$131K — $198K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
  • Minimum of 7 years related work experience.
  • Strong ability to read and analyze financial reports and statements.
  • Proficient in spreadsheet and word processing software.
  • Effective problem-solving, detail-oriented, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership and oversight on the Foundation's monthly financial statements and budgets.
  • Complete monthly financial statement package according to FASB and GASB requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with document retention standards.
  • Manage performance and recommend improvements to Foundation policies and procedures.
  • Monitor financial activities for accuracy across all Foundation cost centers.
  • Prepare financial statements and related documentation.
  • Analyze complex transactions for appropriate accounting treatment.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Paid Time Off programs and paid parental leave options.
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match.
  • Educational Assistance Program to support career development.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible expenses.
Full Job Description
Department:

88012 Atrium Foundation Operations - General Op Expenses

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Hybrid and/or remote work schedule

Pay Range:
$63.45 - $95.20

Provides leadership and oversight to ensure completeness and accuracy of the Foundation's monthly financial statements, quarterly consolidation inputs, the adequacy of various pledge receivables and other reserves, and other external reporting or benchmarking requirements associated with the Foundation.

Major Responsibilities

  • Develops and recommends treatment for internal and external financial accounting and reporting issues, long term operating forecasts, and the overall consolidated Foundation annual operating budget. Supervises and reviews direct reports and efficient operation of the finance staff.


  • Completes monthly consolidated financial statement package for Corporate Accounting based on FASB and GASB reporting requirements.


  • Ensures compliance with requisite document retention requirements.


  • Manages performance and maintenance of Foundation procedures and policies as well as recommendations for improvements.


  • Monitors continuous workload and methodologies used to achieve results, making recommendations to improve efficiency and/or achieve cost savings whenever possible.


  • Ensures that the Foundation's internal and external financial statements and records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.


  • Provides facility administrators, physicians, development staff, and donors with various financial analyses as well as insights into understandings of the data.


  • Prepares financial statements and budgets including related supporting documentation.


  • Monitors all financial activity impacting Foundation cost centers to ensure accuracy and proper classification within the appropriate ledgers and funds.


  • Reviews monthly reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and certifying them for submission in the Blackline reconciliation software.


  • Performs reviews, research and other financial analysis independently or as requested by Leadership.


  • Analyzes complex transactions to ensure appropriate accounting treatment both for internal and external reporting, to include in the annual audit and 990 return.


  • Interfaces with vendor for preparation of charitable solicitation registrations.


Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.

Certification / Registration / License

None Required

Work Experience

Minimum of 7 years related work experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Ability to read and analyze reports, analyze financial statements. Knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software is essential. Effective problem solving, methodical, detail-oriented, and analytical, with the ability to manage cross-functional projects and collaborate with different individuals and functions across the organization.

Preferred Job Requirements

Certification / Registration / License

CPA preferred

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation
  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance


Benefits and more
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program


Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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