Assistant Controller Accounts Payable

Eleanor Samuels, MBA

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Professional Experience:

HCA Healthcare 2000 - Present

HCA Healthcare, a for profit organization, with revenue of $51.53B. One of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services. Owns and operate 182 hospitals and 2,300 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers, home health and hospice agencies, and physician clinics, located in 20 states and the United Kingdom.

Reston Hospital Center, Reston VA

Northern Virginia Market Controller 2016 – Present

Plantation General Hospital, Plantation FL

Controller 2012-2016

Aventura Hospital & Medical Center, Aventura, FL

Assistant Controller 2007– 2012 (Interim Controller 10/2010 – 07/2011)

HCA East Florida Supply Chain Service Center Miramar, FL

Director Accounts Payable and Purchasing 2004-2007

Cedars Medical Center (Univ. of Miami Hospital), Miami, FL

Accounting Manager 2000-2004

Responsible for the consolidation of accounts payable from hospital to a supply chain model. Key participant in the development of AP Policies for the organization. Developed and executed a hiring plan for all AP personnel ensuring staff development. Defining the model within the constraints of the 13 facilities being serviced. Monitor the designated KPI assessing challenges and risk for the Shared Service Center.

Manage the integrity of the consolidated financial reporting, the internal financial statements by entity and variance reports. Support senior and executive leadership in the analysis of the monthly Income statements by entity to determine the key drivers of monthly Net Revenue and EBITDA.

Aid department directors / managers with understanding department standards and the UOS that drives the required number of FTEs for their areas. Assemble and distribute daily productivity reports identifying trends which allows for timely course corrections by respective managers.

Develop, manage and distribute daily executive summary report that identify trends in volume, payor utilization, and staffing.

Prepare weekly forecast in collaboration with senior leadership to predict monthly financial performance. Utilize Microsoft excel to create models that aid in streamlining the forecast.

Calculate monthly discount to state AR at net realizable value for managed care and Medicaid payors, ensuring that the reporting systems are functioning properly. Coordinate with the Reimbursement team in the provision of data needed for filing the Medicare Cost report for three facilities.

Collaborate with senior leadership, executive leadership and department directors in preparing the annual budget of 5 facilities. Projecting volume, expenses and stats utilizing run rate, market trend, legislative mandates as well as strategic initiatives.

Aid senior leadership in identifying cost containment and efficiencies ideas to achieve financial goals and track monthly savings.

Prepare new service line P&L to review trends and viability compared to proforma.

Aid CFO in preparing presentations to senior leadership, board of directors, department directors and facility staff.

Hire, develop, motivate, and train accounting professionals as well as supervising their duties, activities and performance evaluations.

Ensure SOX compliance with System access, calculation of patient days, utilization of rents & leases, proper classification of fixed assets, appropriate payroll approval, inventory and financial disclosures.

Ensure the hospital’s internal controls are operating effectively with respect to marketing ER wait time, cash controls, drugs dispensation and charge master increase.

Work daily with management team, department directors and vendors on financial issues and controls.

Timely completion of SOX requirements and internal controls documentation

Prepare annual filing of VHI Epic data and VHAA documentation

Facilitate internal/external audit requests and completion of annual partnership tax package

Review and approve monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations

Monthly Sales tax filing

Personal / Technical Skills:

Microsoft Office – Excel (V-lookup, H-Lookup, Pivot Tables, formulas), Word and PowerPoint

Sage Fixed Asset Application (FAS)

IBM Content on Demand, Kronos, Lawson Payroll, PLUS, Tableau & Lawson Accounts Payable

Education:

Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 2003

Bernard M. Baruch College NY, NY.

Bachelor’s in Business Administration (Accounting major) 1992

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