Controller | Healthcare Finance Leadership | Paris, TX

Controller

📍 Paris, Texas (Onsite)
💼 Full-Time | Senior Leadership Opportunity
💰 $100,000 – $125,000 Base Salary
💵 $10,000 Signing Bonus (with 2-Year Commitment)
📦 Relocation Assistance Available
❌ No Visa Sponsorship Available

Lead Financial Operations for a Growing Healthcare Organization

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Controller to oversee financial operations, accounting functions, budgeting, audits, and departmental performance within a critical healthcare environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced healthcare finance professional to step into a highly visible leadership role, working directly alongside executive leadership while helping shape the financial strategy and operational success of the organization.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring financial integrity, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and long-term organizational success while leading a dedicated finance team in a mission-driven environment.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

✅ Direct partnership with the Chief Financial Officer

✅ Leadership role with significant organizational impact

✅ Opportunity to influence financial strategy and operational performance

✅ Stable healthcare environment with strong community presence

✅ $10,000 signing bonus available

✅ Relocation assistance offered

✅ Comprehensive benefits package

✅ Opportunity to build, mentor, and develop finance teams

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership

• Direct and oversee all accounting and financial operations.

• Ensure alignment between departmental objectives and organizational goals.

• Maintain financial integrity, compliance, and reporting accuracy.

• Develop and implement departmental goals, plans, and performance standards.

Budgeting & Financial Management

• Prepare, monitor, and evaluate departmental budgets.

• Ensure operations remain aligned with approved funding and financial objectives.

• Analyze financial performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Support executive leadership with financial planning and decision-making.

Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate and manage internal and external audits.

• Ensure compliance with applicable financial, legal, and regulatory requirements.

• Maintain strong internal controls and financial governance practices.

Team Leadership

• Lead staffing initiatives including:

• Hiring

• Onboarding

• Performance management

• Professional development

• Continuing education

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Create an environment that supports professional growth and leadership development.

Operational Excellence

• Evaluate departmental performance and service delivery.

• Drive quality improvement initiatives.

• Resolve operational challenges and support organizational objectives.

• Partner with leadership across the organization to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

✔ Bachelor's Degree required

✔ Minimum 2+ years of Controller or senior-level finance leadership experience

✔ Healthcare or hospital finance experience required

✔ Strong understanding of:

• Financial reporting

• Budgeting and forecasting

• Audit management

• Compliance and internal controls

• Healthcare finance operations

✔ Proven leadership experience managing teams and departmental performance

✔ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

The Ideal Candidate

You are a hands-on healthcare finance leader who enjoys balancing strategic financial oversight with operational execution.

You have experience working within a hospital or healthcare setting, understand the unique financial challenges facing healthcare organizations, and can effectively partner with executive leadership to drive sound financial decisions.

You are equally comfortable managing audits, overseeing budgets, mentoring staff, and providing financial guidance that supports both organizational growth and patient care objectives.

Benefits

🏥 Medical Insurance

🦷 Dental Insurance

👓 Vision Insurance

❤️ Life Insurance

💰 Retirement Plan

🏖 Paid Time Off

📈 Additional Employee Benefits

📦 Relocation Assistance Available

💵 $10,000 Signing Bonus

Company Culture

This organization believes exceptional patient outcomes begin with exceptional people.

The culture is built around collaboration, accountability, integrity, respect, and continuous improvement. Leaders are approachable, supportive, and committed to creating an environment where employees feel valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow professionally.

Core values include:

• Delivering exceptional patient care

• Doing the right thing

• Embracing diverse perspectives

• Leading with kindness and respect

• Working together to make a meaningful impact

Interview Process

Step 1

Interview with the Chief Financial Officer

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you're a healthcare finance leader looking for an opportunity where your expertise will directly influence organizational success, team development, and financial performance, this is an exceptional opportunity to advance your career while making a meaningful impact in a patient-focused environment.

Controller - Escondido, CA - $90,000 - $125,000

Controller

Escondido, CA

$90,000 - $125,000

Job Description

We are acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital, a two-story, 58,000-square-foot facility feature 52 inpatient beds and is located on the campus of our Medical Center in Escondido, California. The hospital offers treatment services to a variety of rehabilitation patient types, including brain injury and stroke patients.

Our culture of caring for our patients and residents begin with our core values – our employees. We are committed to fostering professional growth and dedicated healthcare teams that make us the provider of choice. We embrace a diverse workforce and understand that hiring outstanding people is the key to providing quality care – and quality care is what we do every day!

JOB SUMMARY:

Directs financial activities of the organization. Establishes, or recommends to management, major economic objectives and policies for company. Prepares reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses and earnings based on past, present and expected operations. Responsible for preparation of annual hospital budget. Advises management on desirable operational adjustments due to budget constraints and changes in hospital reimbursement. Supervises preparation of schedules and other documentation for audits of company’s accounts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

·        Directs and participates in the development of accounting and internal control policies and systems.

·        Coordinates and controls the facility’s cash and investment management activities.

·        Provides advice and assistance to department heads and managers in analyzing and interpreting financial data and reports and in presenting that information to their departments.

·        Defines and communicates new/revised position responsibilities and/or reporting relationships and determines necessary staffing changes.

·        Ensures that accurate information is provided on a timely basis and assists, as needed, in facilitating the efficient conduct of external audits, examinations and related financial projects.

·        Ensures that a monthly time schedule is established for the processing of computer reports necessary for the preparation of monthly financial statements; implements corrective action as necessary to meet established deadlines.

·        Consistently develops a detailed plan of action prior to implementation of a new procedure.

·        Regularly examines alternative methods of providing required accounting services in order to reduce departmental operating costs.

·        Promotes good staffing practices by maximizing the utilization of human resources; forecasts and anticipates the personnel needs of the department with regard to fluctuations in the projected workload; holds staffing at a functional minimum.

·        Consistently demonstrates the ability to establish appropriate departmental priorities.

·        Consistently completes all assignment in a timely manner, thorough and appropriately detailed.

·        Demonstrates effectiveness in pulling together all the necessary information needed to compare revenue and expenses and determine the facility’s actual financial position.

·        Effectively maintains all required records for the department; demonstrates good organizational skills.

·        Monitors the implementation of checks and balances which continually evaluate accounting practices, reporting procedures and record keeping.

·        Other duties as assigned.

We Offer:

·        Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families

·        Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees

·        6 paid holidays for full time employees

·        Tuition reimbursement, continuing education opportunities and apprenticeship programs for eligible employees

·        401(k) retirement plan

·        Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Qualifications

·        Bachelors in Business, Healthcare Administration, Accounting, Finance or similar required.

·        Prior management experience preferred.

·        Excellent computer knowledge.

·        Advanced Excel user.

·        Excellent knowledge of accounting software packages and spreadsheets.