CFO - ACUTE

CFO Opportunity at George Washington University Hospital

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. With annual revenues of $15.8 billion in 2024, UHS is a Fortune 300 corporation. UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities, an insurance offering, a physician network, and various related services across the U.S., Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

UHS is currently recruiting for a CFO at George Washington University Hospital located in Washington, DC. Since the current hospital building opened in 2002, physicians and nurses have been treating patients in a technologically advanced hospital. GW Hospital is a 395-bed tertiary care, academic medical center located in downtown Washington, DC. Featuring a Level I Trauma Center and a Level III NICU, GW Hospital offers clinical expertise in a variety of areas including cardiac, cancer, neurosciences, women's health, and advanced surgery including robotic and minimally invasive surgery.

CFO Job Responsibilities

The CFO job responsibilities will include:

• Maximize hospital financial performance.
• Analyze the profitability of existing hospital operations, product lines, contractual agreements, etc., making recommendations when appropriate for improvement.
• Act as a change agent to reduce expenses and reduce variation in organization/process/procedures.
• Metric-focused to target overall hospital improvement in operations and finance.
• Participate in the hospital financial reporting process.
• Supervise the preparation of reports outlining hospital's financial position and operating profit and loss statement.
• Participate in the preparation and timely filing of federal, state, hospital association, third party, and other financial reports as required.
• Develop employees through appropriate management practices, creates a hospital climate to motivate employees to highest performance.
• Establish direction, coaches employees, provides feedback, and builds commitment.

This Opportunity Offers

The following:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental vision and prescription plan
• Generous paid time off
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• Relocation benefits

Qualifications

To be considered for this role, you must possess:

• A working knowledge of GAAP, Medicare and Medicaid regulations, and federal and local tax regulations
• Knowledge of all business office and other administrative office operations including all processes from registration (pre-registration) through discharge and terminal resolution of the patient bill
• Knowledge of managed care and other payer processes and agreements, including specific terms for negotiation are required
• Knowledge of all accounting processes including accounts payable, payroll and general accounting and effective ability to prepare financial statements and operating reports that accurately and timely reflect the entity's performance
• Skill in interpreting the abstract pieces of financial analysis and performance; preparing schedules and reports, using source data and compiling reports from others' schedules
• Skill in use of electronic spreadsheets and ability to manipulate data within proprietary and acquired data bases, using ACCESS, ECLYPSIS, or other databases
• Adept at skillfully communicating ideas and facts, packaging information and concepts in a way that increases understanding by others
• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other closely-related field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant progressive financial experience, preferably with a healthcare organization
• A Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other closely-related field is preferred with a minimum of 8 years of progressive financial experience required (healthcare organization strongly preferred)