Job Details

OUR MISSION AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

At Sevita, we believe that everyone deserves to live well. For more than 50 years, our team members have provided home and community-based health care for adults, children, and their families across the United States. Our extraordinary team offers innovative, quality services and support that lead to growth and new opportunities for the people we serve and for our employees.

SUMMARY

The Director of Accounting is a strategic financial leader responsible for operational accounting, fixed assets, revenue accounting, and accounts payable across a large, multi-site healthcare organization generating more than $3 billion in annual revenue. Operating in a fully remote environment, this role ensures the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of financial information in a complex, distributed structure. A critical mandate of this position is advancing the organization's digital accounting capabilities—including automation, workflow optimization, data governance, and ERP modernization. The Director leads a team of accounting professionals across the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Asset, and Revenue Accounting functions, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and technical excellence. This leader partners closely with IT, FP&A, Revenue Cycle, and Operations to accelerate close timelines, improve data quality, enhance visibility, and maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP and regulatory requirements.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below.

Financial Close & Reporting

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for assigned areas, ensuring accurate, timely, and well-controlled financial reporting.

• Review, approve, and analyze monthly balance sheet reconciliations and key accounting schedules.

• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, company policies, and healthcare regulatory requirements.

• Serve as a technical expert on revenue recognition (ASC 606), accounts receivable, fixed assets, and complex accounting matters.

Digital Transformation & Process Optimization

• Drive ongoing ERP enhancements, accounting automation, workflow digitization, and reporting standardization to increase efficiency and control.

• Partner with IT and Finance leadership to evaluate, select, and implement financial systems, tools, and integrations.

• Establish and maintain strong data governance standards to support reliable, high-quality financial information.

• Reduce manual work through automation (e.g., RPA, OCR, APIs) and continuous process redesign .

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Design, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and standardized processes across a multi-site environment.

• Monitor and assess key internal controls; ensure compliance with organizational policies, control frameworks, and audit standards.

• Oversee the monthly accounts receivable reserve process and ensure adequacy of financial estimates.

• Responsible for the maintenance of an effective control environment under SOX 404 for the accounting operations overseen. This includes both key and non-key controls and extends to the timely updating and modification of control design where necessary and the oversight of control remediation activities should exceptions be encountered in testing.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, offering insights on the accounting impact of new service lines, system expansions, and strategic initiatives.

• Collaborate with Revenue Cycle, FP&A, Treasury, and Operations to enhance data flow, transparency, and alignment.

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Provide leadership, coaching, mentorship, and professional development to both direct and indirect team members.

• Build a high-performing remote workforce by using modern collaboration tools and structured communication practices.

• Oversee hiring, performance evaluations, career progression, training, and capability building within the accounting team.

• Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, continuous improvement, and digital fluency.

Other Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties, projects, and strategic assignments as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages assigned personnel. Completes performance evaluations, orientation, and training. Makes decisions on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves employee problems within position responsibilities.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills required for the Job

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job.

Education and Experience:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a minimum of 5 years of people leadership.

• Experience working in a large, multi-site organization.

• Demonstrated success implementing or optimizing ERP systems and technology-enabled accounting processes.

• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, healthcare revenue, and operational accounting.

• Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing remote teams in a digital environment.

• Proven ability to drive process improvement, automation, and standardization at scale.

Preferred

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred.

• Experience in organizations with $1B+ in revenue; $3B+ or more ideal.

• Background in accounting transformation, financial automation (e.g., RPA, BlackLine, Trintech), workflow tools, or data analytics.

• Experience with large ERP platforms (e.g., Workday, Oracle, SAP) and modern BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).

Other Requirements:

• Travel as needed

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met .

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.

EEO STATEMENT

Sevita is committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and respects the unique talents, experiences, and perspectives of our employees and the people we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We've made this our mission for more than 50 years. With Corporate operations located in the Boston Seaport, Lawrence, Massachusetts and Edina, Minnesota, today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.