Director of Accounting

Description We are looking for an experienced finance leader to guide accounts payable operations across a growing healthcare organization in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This Long-term Contract position will oversee payment governance, financial controls, and process performance across multiple entities while supporting accurate close activities and disciplined cash management. The role partners with accounting, treasury, procurement, legal, FP& A, and operational teams to build a scalable, audit-ready payables function that supports expansion and rising transaction volume.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the accounts payable function across multiple business entities, setting direction for service delivery, controls, and operational consistency.
• Develop and refine payables policies, workflows, and governance standards to improve accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Oversee vendor payment activity to ensure obligations are processed correctly, approved appropriately, and released on schedule.
• Partner with treasury and finance leadership to support liquidity planning, working capital objectives, and disciplined cash disbursement practices.
• Strengthen internal controls and monitoring procedures to reduce payment risk, maintain clean balances, and support audit readiness.
• Collaborate with accounting teams to resolve reconciling items, support efficient month-end close, and maintain reliable financial reporting.
• Use data and performance metrics to identify process gaps, improve visibility into payables activity, and elevate decision-making.
• Support operational scale by enhancing AP processes for organizational growth, acquisitions, and increasing transaction complexity, including tools such as Coupa where applicable. Requirements
• 1+ years of experience in accounts payable, accounting leadership, or a related finance management role.
• Strong knowledge of accounts payable operations, payment controls, and expense oversight within a multi-entity environment.
• Experience building effective partnerships across finance, legal, procurement, and operational stakeholders.
• Familiarity with control management practices and maintaining audit-ready financial processes.
• Background working in a healthcare environment or broader healthcare industry setting.
• Hands-on experience with Coupa or a comparable payables or procurement platform.
• Ability to analyze processes, solve operational issues, and implement scalable improvements in a growing organization.

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