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Primary Health Care (PHC) was founded in 1981 by Dr. Bery Engebretsen in Des Moines, IA. Our mission has remained unchanged since that time, to provide healthcare and supportive services to all, regardless of insurance, immigration status, or ability to pay.

Based on the needs of the communities we serve, PHC offers a spectrum of medical and dental services including family practice, behavioral health, HIV care and services, and pharmacy. PHC’s Homeless Support Services is the entry point for serving people experiencing homelessness in Polk County. Enabling services are available to help patients with benefits enrollment, case management, transportation, translation, and patient education. We currently have locations in Ames, Des Moines, & Marshalltown.

As an Controller, y ou will be responsible for the overall accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of PHC’s financial statements and systems. Provides leadership and direction of the general accounting operations of Primary Health Care, Inc. to include financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company’s reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles. Demonstrates PHC iCare values in daily work.

What's Great About this Position?

+ Earn 4 weeks of PTO throughout your first year of employment and enjoy paid holidays as well.

+ Continue to develop your skills and grow your career through PHC’s training opportunities including: PHC University, Emerging Leaders, and medical and dental assistant training programs.

What You Will Do

+ Leads the accounts payable, payroll administration, general ledger accounting and grant accounting functions and staff including providing training, education and backup. Recruits, selects, helps orient and trains assigned employees. Plans, monitors and appraises job results. Provides coaching & counseling, feedback, skill building, and performance improvement measures to employees to optimize performance achievement and employee engagement.

+ Manages the general ledger system, including efficient use of report writing tools. Prepares monthly financial reports including analysis and recommendations. Develops and implements processes for a timely, complete, accurate, and efficient accounting and month end close process.

+ Assists CFO to prepare budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing and consolidating financial data; recommending plans; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions. Supports the CFO in effective and timely annual and long-term financial planning.

+ Oversees all financial, project/program and grants accounting, ensures that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets through the grant/fund period; collates financial reporting materials for government, corporate, and foundation grants, including proper training and backup.

+ Monitors cash flow on a regular basis and coordinates flow of funds as needed to maintain all programs and operations.

+ Protects assets by recommending, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls. Implements, oversees and documents process improvements.

+ Coordinates independent and government audits, provides information to auditors in an accurate and timely manner. Performs periodic auditing and inspection of various functions within the company, offering recommendations to CFO and stakeholders.

+ Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports; advising management on needed actions.

+ Oversees, manages coordinates and/or prepares multiple reports including but not limited to cost reports, financial status report, reports required by all payer sources and the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Uniform Data System Report financial tables annually, reports from Practice Management Software, the annual tax and 990 tax reports, resolving interim tax issues.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications You Need to Bring

Required:

+ Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, financial management, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

+ Minimum 3 years of management experience in accounting.

+ Minimum 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience.

+ Experience with and extensive knowledge of accounting processes and procedures and accounting database systems.

+ Experience with and working knowledge of tax laws and employee benefit programs.

+ Intermediate computer skills with proficiency using Microsoft Office software, including spreadsheets, word processing applications and financial database systems and HRIS.

+ Leadership and supervisory skills with ability to coach, provide effective feedback and foster team engagement.

+ Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

+ Organization, prioritization and time management skills with ability to multi-task and work under minimal supervision in high-volume environment.

+ Detail orientation with high degree of accuracy.

+ Adheres to the values of integrity, compassion, access, respect, and excellence in carrying out work duties.

Preferred:

+ Master’s degree in business, accounting, financial management or related field.

+ CPA preferred.

+ Experience utilizing Sage financial systems.

+ Community Health Center experience.

We Take Care of Our People

Your experience and skills determine your base pay. PHC also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

+ Generous PTO accrual (equal to 4 weeks at end of 1st year) plus paid holidays

+ License/certification fee reimbursement

+ Paid time off for continuing education & continuing education reimbursement

+ Tuition reimbursement program

+ 401k with company match

+ Medical insurance

+ Dental insurance

+ Vision insurance

+ Life & disability insurance

+ Flexible spending & health savings accounts

+ Supplemental accident & critical illness insurance

+ Discounts on pet insurance

Visit https://phciowa.org/careers for a summary of PHC’s benefits.

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