We Are Hiring

Location: Remote

Department: Finance

Salary: The expected compensation range for this position is from the minimum $261,600 to midpoint $359,700 of the pay grade. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as experience, education, and organizational fit.

Eligible for an annual bonus incentive

What You Will Do

Summary:

Serves as a strategic partner to the Chief Accounting Officer and Executive Leadership Team. Responsible for driving financial integrity, championing digital innovation - including AI - integrated workflows and leading high-impact cross-functional workstreams that ensure the organization is positioned for sustainable, long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership & Leadership

Functions as a strategic partner to the Chief Accounting Officer and Executive Leadership Team, ensuring financial frameworks remain meticulously aligned with overarching organizational objectives.
Provides executive leadership or serves as a core participant in multifaceted, cross-functional workstreams to drive strategic goals into successful operational execution and high-impact decision-making.
Acts as a transformative catalyst for the Accounting Center of Excellence, advocating for operational synergy and organizational evolution throughout the ministry.
Serves as Executive Leader for defined teams within the direct reporting structure.

Operational Excellence & Infrastructure

Cultivates fiscal excellence by championing primary objectives and collaborating on the construction and refinement of robust accounting infrastructures.
Ensures high-level guidance for operational transparency and the standardization of accounting practices across the entity.
Oversees core functional domains, including organizational design initiatives, fiscal audit integrity, and the optimization of reporting frameworks.

Compliance, Reporting & Innovation

Maintains the integrity of financial reporting and ensures strict compliance with regulatory requirements while developing strategies for long-term growth.
Directs the preparation of financial statements, membership billing cycles, and the execution of regulatory filings with external agencies.
Drives digital innovation by engineering automated, AI-integrated financial solutions designed to streamline accounting operations and foster cross-functional coordination.

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What You Will Need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

Accountant preferred. Licensure required relevant to state in which work is performed.

Education:

Bachelor's degree required.
Master's degree preferred.

Work Experience:

7 years of experience required.
10 years of experience preferred.
5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.