Director – General Accounting

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Stanford Health Care

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1885

🏥 Healthcare

Healthcare

Stanford Health Care is a major academic medical center and integrated hospital system delivering comprehensive clinical care, specialty services, and patient support. The organization operates hospitals, outpatient clinics and programs, offers clinical trials and telehealth (video visits), and provides patient-facing services such as a MyHealth patient portal, billing/insurance assistance, and resources for referring physicians, nurses and allied health professionals. It also engages with the community through donations, visitor services, and COVID-19 resources.

📋 Description

• Responsible for leading core general accounting functions, financial close activities, and analytics initiatives within the Controller's Office. • Provides strategic and operational leadership over month-end close, capital and fixed asset accounting, prepaids, non-payroll accruals, intercompany and shared services accounting, and post-award grant accounting. • Partners closely with leadership, Technology Digital Solutions (TDS), and operational departments to strengthen internal controls, drive process improvement, and develop scalable reporting and analytics capabilities. • Leads innovation initiatives within general accounting through the identification, implementation, and optimization of analytics, automation, AI, and business intelligence tools that improve close efficiency, reporting accuracy, and operational effectiveness. • Supports annual financial statement audit activities, including audit schedules, supporting documentation, and resolution of audit inquiries. • Resolves accounting and reporting issues in a timely, thoughtful, and customer-focused manner.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, or Accounting • Eight (8) or more years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience, including previous management responsibility • Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, and internal controls • Ability to lead operational accounting functions while driving strategic process improvements and analytics initiatives. • Experience with Microsoft Power Platform tools, including Power BI, Power Automate, and related analytics technologies. • Familiarity with artificial intelligence tools, automation technologies, and large language models (LLMs) and their application within finance and accounting operations. • Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial reporting skills. • Experience with ERP systems and healthcare information systems, including Epic and Workday preferred. • CPA - Certified Public Accountant

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work arrangements • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities