Director Budgeting and Cost Accounting

Requisition #: 15594

Name of Location: Park North

Work Schedule: Day

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Days: Monday – Friday

JOB SUMMARY

To lead and maintain an organized and effective annual Budgeting process as well as a Long Range Financial Plan in support of the Children’s mission and values. To proactively support the efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and to promote a safe environment at Children’s.

EDUCATION

College graduate with a BBA with a major or minor in Accounting; or BBA with any business major

CERTIFICATION SUMMARY

No professional certifications required

EXPERIENCE*

Seven years relevant work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*

MBA or Advanced Analytics Degree

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES*

Must be able to manage a team environment, keeping resources motivated and productive
Must possess strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, complete reliability, and intuitive understanding of mathematical/statistical relationships and trends
Must have proven organization skills. Ability to plan time effectively, balances multiple assignments, and meet deadlines
Must be proficient with personal computers and possess advanced skills in spreadsheet analysis (Excel, PowerPoint)
Must show maturity, good judgment, trustworthiness and discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential information. Must possess a positive attitude and have excellent customer service skills

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES*

Leads the annual operating and capital budget development and implementation process. Includes coordinating all responsible parties, provide training to Children’s management staff, prepare budget package, analysis and challenge budget submission, provide analytical and supporting reports and ensure the overall integrity of the process and output.

Lead development of financial targets utilized in the budget process. Monitors progress towards achievement of those targets and communicates status (and problem areas) throughout the budget process, as well as during the fiscal year.

Monitors compliance with the budget during the fiscal year. Assists the accounting department, financial operations, and operating departments in investigating and understanding variances, and recommends possible corrective action.

Administer rolling forecast or projections in conjunction with annual budgets.

Responsible for assuring that data maintained in the budget system is consistent with that in other financial systems.

Implement and administer monthly financial management reporting that will allow access to information on an ongoing basis to others in Finance and Non-Financial departments.

Assist the Senior Director of Financial Operations, VP of Performance Analytics, Senior Vice President of Finance/CFO, and other Children’s personnel as needed.

Provide oversight and guidance to the cost accounting manager to ensure proper system configuration and setup, implementation of processes and procedures to maintain data integrity, development of reports and presentations for senior leadership and board committees regarding annual cost and margin analytics.

Engage with Service Line Leaders and Strategy in delivering cost analytics to support the development of strategic plans and/or business plans to support new/expanded services, affiliations, and annual market assessments.

Lead the development and implementation of advanced costing methodologies to support activity based costing and/or care delivery initiatives focused on controlling cost while improving quality of care.

SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITIES*

Safety: Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.

Compliance: Monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and policies and procedures related to area of responsibility. Identifies potential risk areas within area of responsibility and supports problem resolution process. Maintains records of compliance activities and reports compliance activities to the Compliance Office.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS*

Ability to lift up to 15 lbs independently not to exceed 50 lbs without assistance

Bending/Stooping – Occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of time)

Climbing – Occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of time)

Hearing/Speaking – Effective communication with employees, supervisors/managers and staff. Effective communications with patients and visitors, as required.

Lifting – Occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of time)

Pushing/Pulling – Occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of time)

Sitting – Constantly (activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of time)

Standing – Occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of time)

Walking – Occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of time)

WORKING CONDITIONS*

No potential for exposure to blood and body fluids

Location Address: 1577 North East Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30329

Function: Leadership/Management – Director/Senior Director

Overview:

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent dedicated to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

With 3 hospitals, 27 neighborhood locations and a total of 575 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

Children’s has been ranked on Fortune magazine’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” for eleven consecutive years and named one of the “100 Best Companies” by Working Mother magazine. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of being Dedicated to All Better and impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients and their families each year.