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Finance Manager- Behavioral Health

Thousand Branches Wellness Brentwood, TN

Brentwood, TN

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Full time Manager Accounting Behavioral Health

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Job Description

The Finance Manager- Behavioral Health role provides day-to-day financial leadership across new service offerings, supporting financial sustainability and performance improvement in a matrixed healthcare organization. The position includes hands-on ownership of month-end close activities and involvement in annual budgeting.

Role Overview

In this hybrid position in Brentwood, TN, you will collaborate with clinical, operational, and executive leaders to ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance, and effective planning. The scope includes managing close processes, preparing financial statements, supporting forecasting and long-range planning, and translating financial results into actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities

Close multiple sets of books each month in accordance with UHS corporate close guidelines
Lead and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process
Prepare and review key financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow
Ensure the accuracy of journal entries, accruals, allocations, and reconciliations
Maintain compliance with GAAP, healthcare accounting standards, and internal controls
Develop and manage operating and capital budgets, including building realistic budgets
Lead forecasts and long-range financial planning
Monitor variance drivers and deliver monthly variance analysis for budget versus actual (MTD and YTD) and prior period comparisons
Identify cost containment and efficiency opportunities, and evaluate opportunities for volume growth
Analyze healthcare performance metrics, including labor productivity, cost per visit or procedure, contribution margin, and payer mix and reimbursement trends
Provide data-driven recommendations to leadership
Support business cases, ROI analysis, and growth initiatives
Collaborate with clinical and operational leaders to improve financial performance
Support contract modeling, payer negotiations, and reimbursement analysis
Monitor revenue cycle performance in partnership with billing and operations teams
Assist with capital planning and cash flow management
Maintain and improve financial systems (ERP, budgeting tools, and BI dashboards)
Oversee and strengthen internal controls and financial processes, and automate reporting where possible to improve efficiency and accuracy
Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and organizational policies

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred
CPA preferred
5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience
2+ years of experience in a healthcare environment
Demonstrated experience owning month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, and financial modeling and variance analysis
Experience partnering with non-finance leaders strongly preferred
Strong knowledge of GAAP and healthcare financial practices
Experience with healthcare financial systems
Comfort working with large datasets and BI tools

Benefits

Competitive Compensation
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Long and Short-term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account
Life Insurance
Career development opportunities within the company
Tuition Assistance
Rewarding work environment

Work Schedule and Location

Hybrid schedule: 3 days on site and 2 days remote
Work location: In person in Brentwood, TN

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