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JOHN A COUILLaRD
Professional summary
Chief Financial Officer successful at building and
leading a multi-facility hospital organization for
a national healthcare company. Combines
strategic/tactical financial expertise with strong
qualifications in business development, operations
and P&L management. Record of reversing financial
declines and capturing significant cost reductions
through process redesign and performance
enhancement. Skilled at partnering finance with
core operations.
Core Competencies & General Management Strengths
Include:
Financial Modeling/Planning & Risk Management
Strategic & Operational Business Planning,
Capital Expenditure Analysis, Planning & Funding
Education
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
B.A., Business Administration, 1998
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
M.B.A., 2004
Professional experience
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
Senior CFO, Kindred Hospital Boston North Shore
2009-2013
Responsible for all financial operations for
hospital including general accounting, budgeting,
accounts payable, billing and collections and
payroll. Also responsible for overseeing Human
Resources, Plant Operations, Food Service,
Housekeeping, Security, Medical Records and
Purchasing Departments.
Extensive experience with budget preparation,
reimbursement optimization, clinical and financial
strategic planning, development of policies and
procedures, labor cost management, routine
compliance, quality assurance, recruiting and
hiring activities.
Prepare reports and presentation for semi-annual
Governing Board Meetings.
Prepare yearly budgets for hospital and present to
Massachusetts District executive leadership, as
well as Kindred Regional and Corporate leadership
team.
Proficient with Meditech, SAP, and Microsoft Office
programs.
Accomplishments
Successful at turning around hospital operations to
achieve profitable bottom line through
re-organization of clinical staffing models as well
as reducing departmental costs through new process
development.
Exceeded budgeted EBITDARM for hospital.
Internal Audit by Kindred resulted in an
"Excellent" score for Kindred Hospital Boston North
Shore.
Exceeded budgeted collection percentage and total
A/R day goals.
Negotiated contract with outside vendor to provide
housekeeping services, decreasing operational cost
by $32,000 per year.
Senior CFO, Massachusetts Hospital District
2006-2009
Multi-facility oversight of all financial
operations of seven hospitals and one skilled
nursing center in Massachusetts District with
annual revenues of $136m, reporting directly to the
Executive Director of the Massachusetts District.
Work with District leadership team to establish
yearly goals and provide guidance for individual
hospital operational budgets to ensure
achievability of these goals.
Accomplishments
Successfully integrated six new hospitals and one
skilled nursing facility into the Kindred
Healthcare system upon the acquisition of
Commonwealth Communities, Inc.
Incorporated Kindred financial policies and
procedures throughout each new CCM facility.
Established Central Business Office for District
and oversaw daily operations. Integrated former
CCM billing systems and established new policies
and procedures.
Reduced A/R days from 128 to 72 in three year
period.
Internal Audit by Kindred resulted in an
"Excellent" score for Massachusetts District CBO
and two scores of "Very Good" for two District
hospitals that were audited.
Previous Related Positions:
Chief Financial Officer, Kindred Hospital Boston
1999-2006
Assistant Regional Director of Finance, Kindred
North Region 1998-1999
Business Office Manager, Kindred Hospital Boston
1996-1998
Collections Manager, NE Deaconess Hospital Boston,
MA 1988-1996
MILITARY SERVICE
US Army, 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, NC
1982-1984
Interests
Sports - Coach of youth sports to include basketball,
baseball, softball and soccer.
Reading
Cooking
References
References will be furnished upon request.