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Assistant Controller - SCMG Finance - Sharp Corporate - Day Shift - Full Time

Job ID JR181980 Date posted 08/15/2025
San Diego, California
  • Corporate Offices
  • Day
  • Regular
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Responsibilities

Hours:

Shift Start Time:

6 AM

Shift End Time:

6 PM

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Flexible hours between 6 am - 6 pm

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$57.828 - $74.617 - $91.406


The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.



What You Will Do
Reporting to the Controller, the Assistant Controller is responsible for oversight of all finance, accounting, tax, budgeting and related reporting activities for Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG), SharpCare Medical Group, Focus Health Medical Group, Metis Practice Solutions, and any other medical group clients. The Assistant Controller assists in the day-to-day finance operations, ensuring appropriate internal controls and procedures are in place that results in the accurate financial reporting of each medical group client's financial results. The Assistant Controller is responsible for working closely with leaders and their staffs not only to educate them regarding finance and accounting policy and procedures but also to explore how the finance function can support operations. The Assistant Controller is responsible to provide, and present financial statements based on claims by date of service on a monthly basis to medical group's clients.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or other equivalent degree.
  • 4 years management experience.
  • 6 years accounting experience.


Essential Functions

  • FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    Assists Controller in overseeing preparation of each medical group client’s monthly financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
    Reviews and approves all journal entries related to each medical group’s financial statements.
    In collaboration with the Controller and CFO, presents financial statements to each medical group client’s Finance Committee and senior management with necessary explanations for operating results.
    Effectively communicates with SCMG’s partnerships to ensure SCMG financial statements properly reflect its investments in these entities.
    The assistant controller is responsible for providing and presenting the region financial statements based on claims by date-of-service on a monthly basis.
  • BUDGETING
    Assists Controller in preparing specific annual budgets for each medical group client in consultation with medical group’s Finance Committee and senior management.
    Prepares SCMG MSO operations and capital budget in consultation with senior management.
    Reviews and provides inputs to budgets related to SCMG partnership interests.
  • TREASURY MANAGEMENT
    Assists Controller in preparing medical group client’s monthly cash flow forecast and ensures adequate liquidity to cover operations.
    In conjunction with the CFO and Controller, works with medical group client’s investment advisor to ensure compliance with each medical group client’s investment policy.
  • INTERNAL CONTROL
    Ensures proper systems of internal controls are in place to ensure the accuracy of each medical group client’s financial statements.
    Maintains up-to-date policies and procedures for finance department.
    Assists other departments in the development of policies and procedures to allow for accurate operations that impact the financial reporting for each medical group client.
  • COMPLIANCE
    Responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing of the SCMG/Metis annual financial statement audit including interim work.
    Prepares adequate footnote disclosures to be included in the annual audit report.
    Coordinates the filing of annual federal and state tax returns, working with the tax preparers, including calculation of annual deferred tax provision.
    Ensures timely and accurate filing of all regulatory information returns such as with the Department of Managed Health Care.
  • FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
    Prepares and oversees monthly analyses to explain each medical group client’s financial performance.
    Assists SCMG senior management in reviewing and validating variances in operational performance.
    Assists in the selection and maintenance of new accounting systems as administrator.
    Prepares other ad hoc financial analyses as directed by CEO, CMO, COO, CFO, and other senior management.
  • SUPERVISORY
    Provides supervision and guidance to the accounting team in a collaborative manner.
    Ensures staff is adequately trained on the accounting system and SCMG finance policies and procedures.


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all level of the organization including significant interaction with and presentations to Senior Management.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret data, as well as prepare or direct the preparation of concise, accurate and meaningful reports.
  • Knowledge of procedures for preparing financial reports in accordance with GAAP.
  • Ability to effectively administer and manage multiple projects, people and priorities, prioritizing immediate needs independently.
  • Ability to work effectively with employees, management and peers.
  • Highly analytical, focused and dedicated with a strong sense of loyalty and accountability to the organization.
  • Strong customer service orientation and commitment to excellence.
  • Strong professional demeanor and the ability to establish credibility throughout the organization.
  • Good understanding of operations and the ability to relate financial results to operations.
  • Advanced skills in Excel and other analytical tools for organizing and analyzing data.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Bachelor's Degree
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