Assistant Director of Finance

About the role

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler is a certified 815-bed nursing facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on Roosevelt Island, nestled between Manhattan and Queens.  Coler offers long term and subacute care, rehabilitation, and a dedicated memory care unit, comprised of 150 beds featuring an acclaimed music and memory program. The facility features a robust rehabilitation therapy program with expansive gym space for residents.  Coler also offers full time physician staff, psychiatry, dental services, an onsite 8-chair dialysis den for hemodialysis, and on-site medical clinics to meet the clinical needs of its residents. 

From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, Coler ranks #10 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026; earned a high-performance rating for Long-Term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026; and received a 2024 Silver Beacon Award for Memory Care.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

Position Overview:  

The Assistant Director of Finance works under the general supervision of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities, including business planning, budgeting, accounting; forecasting and banking relationships. The Assistant Director of Finance has a robust financial background, strong leadership skills and the ability to manage the financial health of the Post-Acute Care service line.

The Assistant Director of Finance will provide exemplary stewardship through the establishment, monitoring and improvement of the accounting, finance and administrative systems programs and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement financial strategies by forecasting capital, facilities, and staff requirements; identify monetary resources; develop action plans

• Monitor financial performance by measuring and analyzing results; initiate corrective actions, minimize the impact of variances

• Monitors document flow from health care setting financial units for timeliness, completeness and accuracy.

• Manage budget and forecast process, provide financial direction and assist in strategic decisions

• Prepare timely and detailed reports on financial performance

• Review financial reports for ways to reduce costs

• Ensure compliance with legal requirements by researching existing and new legislation, consulting with internal and external advisors, and filing financial reports

• Oversee the organization’s financial systems and procedures; recommend improvements where necessary

• Manage internal and external relationships; interact with various stakeholders

• Lead, guide, support and mentor a team of finance and accounting professionals fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

• Reviews operational procedures in compliance with authorized systems; implements changes necessary to stave off deterioration of their effectiveness, and recommends and guides the installation of improved procedures for efficient operation of current health care setting financial systems.

• Manage the submission of PBJ reports and coordinate audits

• Ensure provider enrollment with Medicaid & Medicare

• Travel within the five (5) PAC sites as needed

Minimum Qualifications

1.Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline with an emphasis on accounting and financial systems; and two (2) years of responsible-level experience in fiscal management or administration with an emphasis on financial
systems, management information and controls, one (1) year of which must have been in a responsible administrative or managerial capacity; or
2.Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in disciplines, as listed in “1” above; and three(3)years of experience, as described in “1” above, one (1) year of which must have been in a responsible administrative or managerial capacity.

Department Preferences

• Strong accounting acumen capable of analyzing vast amounts of data and be able to effectively 

  communicate both orally and written to all department level management

• Experience with the preparation of RCF and ICR; and PBJ reporting

• Adept in Microsoft Office applications specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Knowledge of the PeopleSoft Accounting systems and sub-systems. Capable of utilizing search engines to obtain information as needed. Proficiency with spreadsheet software, database software, and financial/budgeting software

• Strong ability to analyze complex data sets, perform cost-benefit analysis, and identify financial trends
• Excellent verbal and written skills to explain technical financial information to non-financial stakeholders and defend recommendations  

• Strong organizational and time management skills

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program 
• Union Benefits for eligible titles 
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

How To Apply

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