Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Angola Financial Controller

In the capital city of Luanda in Angola, CHMS has signed a management contract to staff and oversee the VITAL Luanda Medical and Diagnostic Center. This multi-specialty clinic will provide primary services including primary care, high-end diagnostics and minor day surgeries. This facility will also provide opportunities to build needed health care infrastructure through the training of Angolan doctors. The LMDC will be staffed and equipped to serve 500-600+ patients per day after completion of the $16M equipment investment, tentatively scheduled in 2012 for Phase one. Phase two construction is planned to begin in 2013 to include a separate 155 bed general hospital facility with eight operating theaters.

Financial Controller

Minimum Education Required: Bachelors Degree in accounting, finance or equivalent field of study required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Experience Required: Ten or more years experience serving in a similar role in a health care organization setting. Experience to include providing strategic finance oversight and direction to a multi-million dollar health care organization with an emphasis on financial analysis; cash flow management; budget, reporting and accounting oversight; 10 or more years experience in operational and administrative oversight of various for-profit health care institution departments and functions; knowledge of developing country settings and/or previous cross-cultural or international travel experience.

Responsible to: Executive Administrator

Skills, Characteristics Required for Position: Leadership and management ability; strong communication skills, both oral and written; open and collaborative style of leadership and well-developed interpersonal skills; working knowledge of business principles and financial reporting techniques.

Summary: The position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) carries the responsibility of providing strategic oversight, coordination and management of LMDC financial matters. The CFO will serve on the senior management team working closely with the EA and program managers to assess, support and audit the activities of the LMDC from a financial perspective.

Essential Duties: 1. Establish the processes and protocols necessary to periodically evaluate the financial viability of all existing and future hospital departments and programs.

  1. Oversee the establishment of the systems procedures and policies necessary to accurately monitor and report the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of the Hospital.

  2. Forecast the future financial obligations for the organization for planning and strategic purposes.

  3. Establish policies and procedures to standardize the financial controls of the organization.

  4. Oversee the systems and procedures necessary to accurately monitor and report the revenue and expenses of the hospital and its projects.

  5. Cash flow monitoring and management – The CFO will regularly monitor the cash flow requirements of the organization and ensure proper use of designated funds on hand. This includes providing senior management a 90 day cash flow forecast, updated every week.

  6. Manage and track debt payment efforts to satisfy all loan obligations. Additionally report to financial partners the status of each loan vehicle regularly as well as maintain debt reserves for future payment obligations

  7. Establish various methods of providing monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for board, CHMS management and financial partners.

  8. Design, implement and maintain the budget policy, procedures and methodologies for all domestic and international facilities and departments.

  9. Manage the annual budget process for the hospital for the CHMS US headquarters internal and external purposes.

  10. Oversee the implementation of “actual” and “projected actual” to budget monitoring and reporting to senior management and/or the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis (or as needed).

  11. Retain training, hiring and firing responsibility for the hospital’s finance and accounting staff. Financial staff will include personnel to implement and maintain all aspects of the organization’s finances including budget, general ledger, income tracking, expense monitoring, bank reconciliations, annual audit support, tax preparation support, governmental compliance and other associated tasks.

  12. Ensure annual reviews of performance will be accomplished for each member of the Finance and Accounting team as dictated by corporate personnel policy.

  13. Provide telephonic and on-site guidance and counsel to the hospital Executive Team and CHMS CFO related to financial staff management and policies.

  14. Oversee and complete annual audit and present to board for approval

  15. Develop financial information systems to record, track, & report all financial transactions. Develop appropriate interfaces with other hospital information systems.

How to apply:

To apply please visit www.cure.org/jobs

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