Controller

Christopher Strick

**** ***** ***** **, ******, MO 65789

Home 727-***-**** E-mail: **********@*****.***

Finance & Accounting Executive

Experience & Career Progression

Controller Nov. 2019 - Present

Ozarks Medical Center – West Plains, Mo

Oversaw Finance, Patient Accounts & Health Information Management departments.

Assisted CFO in development of hospitals new physician compensation structure.

Led revenue cycle team through billing system conversion. Managed legacy vendor to maintain AR valuation and monitor collections.

Sat on Physician Network Operations Council, Director Operations Council and Operational Review Committee to monitor overall process of hospital.

Assisted Patient accounts in setting new metrics for tracking and analysis aligned with hospitals strategic goals.

Lead preparation of financial reports, cost reports, board reporting and overall month end process for Finance and Revenue Cycle.

Senior Director of Finance (Novelle Health) Jan. 2017 – Nov. 2019

Novelle HEALTH (Pediatric Health Care Alliance)– Oldsmar, FL

Senior Director of Finance (Novelle Health) Jan. 2018 – Nov. 2019

Planned & implemented new claims auditing and adjudication process to validate payor contract compliance.

Oversees accounting and financial activities for 6 companies including and 14 locations.

Partners with executive management to research and develop new initiatives for the family of companies.

Validating capital investments to maximize ROI

Developing and maintains key metrics tracking and analysis, and improves depth of existing reporting, assisting the business unit managers and directors in both tactical and strategic planning.

Approved staffing changes, providing guidance to Managers ensuring productivity and financial goals are met.

Directs all facets of Central Billing Office and Revenue Cycle Management, managing insurance payor relations and ensuring collection issues are resolved. Modeling & negotiating commercial and Medicaid contracts.

Proactively identify, evaluate and drive opportunities to reduce costs, renegotiating supplier and vendor contracts on behalf of company and all its subsidiaries.

Works with Auditors at year end to provide supports and necessary documents for auditing Novelle and its 2 subsidiaries.

Director of Finance (Novelle Health) Jan. 2017 – Jan. 2018

Mapped out and implemented a centralized inventory process saving the company $100,000 annually.

Review budget variances: create monthly forecasts, assess monthly revenue & key benchmarks to evaluate company performance, identify key trends impacting revenue, profits and spend for monthly reporting.

Develop and implementation of goals, policies, and procedures relating to financial management, completion of the annual operating budget, accounting, and payroll.

Lead the yearly budgeting process and establish alignment with the respective departments and with Group

Developed dashboards to quickly report key metrics and continued performance for aiding in decision making.

Primary lead on analyzing financial information to support strategic decisions and operational improvement.

Manage the cash flow of the business, working with all departments to ensure working capital is optimized

Accountability for financial and corporate audits and reporting requirements.

Manager of Finance and Accounting (McKesson) Oct. 2010 – Dec. 2016

McKesson - Med3000 (Practice Management Services)– Oldsmar, FL

McKesson is a leading national provider of healthcare management and technology services, one of the oldest and largest health care service companies in the nation.

Manager of Finance and Accounting (Med3000 – PHCA) Jul. 2015 – Dec. 2016

Responsible for overall accounting team management, staff development and planning. Execute staff succession and growth plans.

Oversees cash management, commercial and Medicaid contract auditing and compliance, drafting commercial contract proposals for client’s executive management use in contract negotiations.

Managed all inter-company accounting, cash management/reconciliation, inventory management, balance sheet management and all financial reporting processes including monthly reporting packages for executive management meetings, monthly board meetings and other committee meetings.

Reports to executive management potential impacts to organizational strategies by utilizing financial information, evaluating trends and establishing critical measurements and organizational benchmarks. Utilizing all financial analysis and creating recommendations for strategic thinking and direction.

Provides financial projections by coordinating budget/forecast preparation, collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial information for the company’s clinical sites and all providers.

Senior Financial Analyst & Accountant III (Med3000 – PHCA) Jun. 2013 – Jul. 2015

Automated month end reporting, reducing cycle time. Created workbooks for payment posters to reconcile cash collections from all clinical sites providing quicker reconciliations & greater efficiency in the CBO.

Implemented new software for company and developed training for the accounts receivable staff for employee development.

Senior Financial Analyst - Revenue Cycle Management (Med3000 – Decisions Support) Apr. 2012 – Jun. 2013

Financial Analyst (Med3000 – Practice Resources) Oct. 2010 – Apr. 2012

Accountant & Business Analyst Oct. 2009 – Oct. 2010

Feathersound Surgery Center – Clearwater, FL

Senior Auditor Jul. 2008 – Oct. 2009

B2D Semago – Tampa, FL

Staff Auditor Jan. 2007 – Mar. 2008

Spence, Marston, Bunch, Morris & Co. – Clearwater, FL

Staff Auditor Jan. 2006 -Jan. 2007

Helin, Donovan, Trubee, & Wilkinson LLP – Austin, our clients.”

EDUCATION & TRAINING

M.B.A. – Texas State University – San Marcos, TX, 2005

B.A., Business Administration & Finance – Texas State University – San Marcos, TX, 2002

Lean Six Sigma – Certified

OPERATIONS & COMPLIANCE

Established new Financial procedures for controls & best practices.

Vendor Management & Contract Negotiations

Lease & Property Management

Payroll Oversight

Developed new compensation calculations for physicians.

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Experienced Finance & Accounting Manager with 16 years of progressive experience.

Managing Multiple Entities & 14 physician locations.

Budgeting & Forecasting

Led process of switching from cash to accrual based to prepare entity to be audited.

Banking & Treasury Management

LEADERSHIP

Built an Accounting & HR staff for a $45 million dollar spin off.

Assisted Executive team in launching 2 subsidiaries.

Setup new Accountin & HRIS Systems for startup company.

Established new centralized purchasing & inventory mangement.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Forecasting business for capital needs & growth.

Strategic modeling for over $100 million in practice acquisitions.

Launched 2 new locations in Q2 of 2019.

Researched & implemented new Managed claims software generating +250k in revenue through streamlining new denial management process.

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