Work Shifts

9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under direction of the Comptroller, plans, directs and controls the receipt, posting, processing and distribution of invoices and other supporting documents for all accounting transactions and provides systematic and regular reports and analysis to show current status of financial condition of NYC Health + Hospitals or health care setting, and maintains books of accounts to meet the needs of the System. Directs organizational sectors in accounting, fiscal and financial areas such as accounts payable, health care setting management and cost reporting systems, payroll accounts, special accounts, internal and external financial reports, data control, affiliation accounting, asset control, cash receipts, cash disbursements, daily investment of idle cash funds, general accounting and capital accounting. Acts in compliance with all applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations and other applicable external regulatory requirements and/or guidelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Plans, directs and coordinates accounting operations to ensure accurate and timely receipts, disbursements, management and cost reports and other accounting and financial services, including the installation and direction of maintenance of books of accounts.
2. Ensures accurate financial controls over the financial operations and maintains complete and adequate records for recording all financial transactions and the issuance of periodic reports therefrom.
3. Ensures the complete and accurate preparation for accounting machine processing, recording and distribution and provides for accounting machine support for processing all accounting transactions.
4. Develops specific financial reports from accumulated actual data, provides cost analysis and reports for special variable situations using operating statistics.
5. Establishes and administers procedures pertaining to all phases of accounting and provides services pertaining to all areas and departments.
6. Coordinates the efforts of health care setting Controllers with Central Office to ensure efficient and economic financial management.
7. Consults with representatives of government and industry in representing NYC Health + Hospitals to ensure efficient and adequate reimbursement rates and to strengthen relationships as necessary.
8. Controls the reconciliation of the System's Bank Accounts and maintains complete accounting for Capital Budget expenditures.
9. Establishes a system of reports for guidance of NYC Health + Hospitals financial management and health care setting financial officers in the operation of authorized financial and accounting systems. Directs staff in operations relating to financial data books, ledgers, records and reports needed to account for and records the results of operations and assets of the System and its subsidiaries.
10. Performs other related duties, as directed.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline with an emphasis on accounting and financial systems; and four (4) years of responsible-level experience in fiscal management or administration with an emphasis on financial systems, management information and controls, three (3) years of which must have been in responsible administrative or managerial capacity; or
2. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in disciplines, as listed in "1" above; and five (5) years of experience, as described in "1" above, three (3) years of which must have been in a responsible administrative or managerial capacity.

Department Preferences

Knowledge of total accounting and financial management both in systems theory and practice

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

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