Accounting Manager at Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph, MO

The Accounting Manager works with organizational leaders and caregivers to improve workflows, resolve issues, strive for continual process improvements and create a healthy work environment. This leader interacts with leadership and front-line caregivers across the organization to accomplish department goals and assures that department objectives align with Mosaic Life Care's Mission/Vision/Values and Strategic Priorities. This leader works to develop a strong financial process with adequate controls to ensure the financial statements are materially correct and prepared on time. In addition, the Manager ensures adequate internal controls, including reconciliations and reviews, are in place and integrated within the team's approach to accomplishing the departmental and organizational goals. The leader will work with various operational leaders to effectively communicate financial results and the impact of operational decisions on the finances of the organization. The Manager provides leadership to direct report caregivers, and reports to the Director of Accounting who reports to the Controller.

Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with direct report caregivers to articulate a vision for the future direction of the department.
• Knowledgeable of national trends and applies this knowledge to benefit the department; anticipates changes that will be required to realize the vision; and guides transformation in a systematic, inspirational manner. .
• Builds highly effective partnerships with key stakeholders across the organization.
• Creates highly effective, consultative relationships with internal customers in development of financial counseling processes.
• Continually seeks and applies best practice approaches in providing feedback through formal monthly and annual performance reviews and regular informal conversations.
• Administers and improves all aspects related to performance outcomes for the department—assuring best practice processes.
• Advocates to assure services provided to the organization are carried out with the highest attention to quality. The Manager sets priorities and assures department initiatives meet organizational standards. The Manager specifically assures compliance with the Financial Accounting Standard Board, Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Missouri Department of Health other regulatory bodies. The Manager participates on teams to prioritize and resolve stakeholder issues.
• Works with the Vice President/Controller to contribute to and monitor the department operational budgets.
• Information from a variety of sources: customers, caregivers, leaders, and others to identify critical issues and problems and to develop breakthrough solutions.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor's Degree - Required
• MBA - Preferred

Work Experience

• 5 Years - Accounting leadership experience preferably in a health care setting - Required
• The successful candidate will possess a strong financial background with demonstrated analytical thinking and problem solving skills as well as a working knowledge of cost and quality improvement methodologies - Required
• In collaboration with others, develops and meets or exceeds performance metrics for the department in alignment with the strategic priorities of the organization. Works with the Vice President/Controller to monitor results on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. - Required
• Understands and values the use of individual and department metrics to measure, monitor and accomplish goals. Continuously seeks ways to mitigate performance gaps. - Required
• Understands how to create and deploy effective performance improvement strategies—using organizational resources to their best benefit. Understands the disciplines of performance improvement. - Required
• In collaboration with others, creates and deploys plans to assure stakeholder - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - (inactive acceptable) - Required Upon Hire

Travel Requirements

• Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required

Qualifications

Skills and Abilities

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• The Manager will have a thorough knowledge of the leadership and technical skills needed to assure high quality outcomes.
• Experience in a role comparable to the size and scope of Mosaic’s revenue and reimbursement function is valued.

Interpersonal Skills

• Promotes high quality patient care
• Communicates in a positive manner
• Listens and effectively responds to caregiver and customer concerns
• Responds promptly to problem—working on what counts the most
• Can be counted on to do what he or she says will be done—ethical
• Is visionary, and can align the vision to overall MLC strategy
• Takes actions that reflect the mission and values of Mosaic Life Care
• Is a role model for HEART behaviors

Essential Physical Requirements

• Moving, walking, balancing, kneeling, crouching, stooping, reaching, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and restraining.
• Must travel throughout the Mosaic complex to meet with users in their environment.

Essential Mental Abilities

• The incumbent will possess a set of skills including, but not limited to forecasting, analyzing, synthesizing, explaining, adapting, comprehending, interpreting data, negotiating, organizational skills, speaking in front of groups, team leadership, conflict resolution, listening skills, the ability to select and develop a competent team leader staff, and the flexibility to meet the changing needs of the enterprise, and analytical skills.
• The successful incumbent will maintain skills in process improvement and change management.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Must be able to communicate via telephone, email and in person.
• Must be able to review reports and organization goals for quality and accuracy.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of staff and customers.

Exposure to Hazards

• Electrical output of personal computer, eye and neck strain.

Other Skills and Abilities

About the Company

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.

Mosaic has a wide array of benefits to meet each employee’s individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.