Financial Controller

$150,000 - $150,000/Yr

NTT DATA - Jacksonville, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Jacksonville, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees have been key factors in our company's growth and market presence. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here. For more than 25 years, NTT DATA Services have focused on impacting the core of your business operations with industry-leading outsourcing services and automation. With our industry-specific platforms, we deliver continuous value addition, and innovation that will improve your business outcomes. Outsourcing is not just a method of gaining a one-time cost advantage, but an effective strategy for gaining and maintaining competitive advantages when executed as part of an overall sourcing strategy. NTT DATA Services currently seeks a "Financial Controller" to join our team in "Jacksonville FL". The Financial Controller is responsible for the overall financial integrity and accuracy. This includes, but is not limited to, the integrity of the business unit's balance sheet and profit and loss statement. This role is an integral member of the Finance Leadership Team and will work directly with the President and other senior executives who have oversight of various business units core competencies. This includes an understanding of GAAP and IFRS standards, a strong ability to financially control and partner starting with the balance sheet, strong process and controls mindset, analytical abilities, proven ability to lead a team of professionals and manage change, and self and process improvements in the context of a fast-paced start-up culture.

Responsibilities

• Oversee balance sheet and income statement accounts, general ledgers, cost centers and reporting systems ensuring compliance with policies and GAAP and IFRS requirements.
• Oversee month-end close through completeness and accuracy of journal entry preparation and account reconciliations.
• Work with the executive team and control process owners to ensure the appropriateness and continual improvement of the control environment.
• Closely work with external auditors and local finance management to ensure timely audit completion.
• Responsible for the monthly actual financials and the Managed Care entities, often times working with business unit finance team and working through a matrix organization.
• Oversee and manage a team of financial professionals, including hiring, retention, performance management, employee development, etc.
• Provide analytical support and project management for finance activities and special projects.
• Contribute to the forecasting and budgeting process for Managed Care business units including the allocation of costs to other Managed Care entities; ability to understand and manage different flows of cash, including lines of business relative to the business units.
• Ability to influence and work in a cross-functional and multi-divisional environment, ensuring strong collaboration and high business acumen.
• Monitor internal controls and segregation of financial duties, and recommend changes as needed; ability to work in a matrix organization, which requires financial forecasting and budget submission to group services for funding partner along with managing separate P & L requirements for each business unit with full expectation of understanding the flow of dollars tied to the business model of funding.
• Streamline accounting functions working in concert with financial operations to drive process improvements and efficiencies with strict deadlines and adherence to work with a collaborate with executive team members.
• Work with a detailed mindset, exercising quality hygiene in financial activities and ensuring educating other leaders on their role and responsibility to the budgets - strong attention to detail, understanding each direct line item and working with functional leaders to also understand how to review and understand their budgets.
• Thorough understanding of how a Third-Party Administrator works and manages financials.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with demonstrated success as a member in finance with health care, provider, TPA, health plan, or medical device operational accountability.
• Understanding that this role, in a start-up involves both hands-on tactical work and activities along with strategic drive.
• Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional, interdisciplinary teams to achieve strategic goals and educate, guide, study with team to understand the business model.
• Ability to manage team with a high level of emotional intelligence, keeping team focused on goals and objectives and ensuring professional behavior.
• High degree of initiative, understanding the make-up of a start-up environment being agile and elastic, and ability to work with little supervision.
• Experience managing a diverse, multifaceted business functional area that has heavy demands, and requires strong agility.
• Understanding of the US Managed Care Market and Third-Party Administrator's role including government programs and commercial.
• Provide financial coaching to team in layman's terms to ensure team understand what is required and how to manage their financials of the business units and departments.
• Strong, accelerated mastery of Excel, spreadsheets and formula development.
• Ability to research and interpret regulatory guidance and third-party contracts.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills - phone, in person, for correspondence.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.
• CPA preferred.

Benefits

• Health savings account
• AD&D insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching