Director - General Accounting (Remote)

1\.0 FTE Full time Day \- 08 Hour R2658827 Remote USA 108510007 Fixed Asset Accounting Finance \& Revenue Cycle If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Day \- 08 Hour (United States of America)**This is a Stanford Health Care job.** **A Brief Overview** The Director – General Accounting is responsible for leading core general accounting functions, financial close activities, and analytics initiatives within the Controller's Office. This role provides strategic and operational leadership over month\-end close, capital and fixed asset accounting, prepaids, non\-payroll accruals, intercompany and shared services accounting, and post\-award grant accounting. The Director partners closely with leadership, Technology Digital Solutions (TDS), and operational departments to strengthen internal controls, drive process improvement, and develop scalable reporting and analytics capabilities. This role leads the adoption of company approved AI\-enabled technologies, Power BI, Microsoft Power Platform solutions, and approved large language model (LLM) applications within general accounting operations, while supporting analytics and revenue reporting insights in an indirect capacity. **Locations** Stanford Health Care **What you will do** * Accounting, Analysis, Reporting \& Analytics: * Directs and oversees the month\-end close process for assigned functional areas including capital and fixed assets, prepaids, non\-payroll accruals, intercompany and shared services accounting, and post\-award grant accounting, ensuring timely and accurate close execution. * Oversees the preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis across general accounting functional areas, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with close deadlines. * Reviews accounting transactions and reporting deliverables to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), organizational policies, and internal controls. * Leads the preparation and review of complex financial analyses, operational trends, and budget versus actual reporting for senior management. * Develops and maintains accounting analytics, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting tools to improve visibility into general accounting performance and operational metrics; supports analytics and revenue and accounts receivable reporting insights in an indirect and collaborative capacity with the Director of Revenue. * Supports annual financial statement audit activities, including audit schedules, supporting documentation, and resolution of audit inquiries. * Coordinates and supports ad hoc financial analysis and special projects for executive leadership and operational stakeholders. * Innovation, Automation \& Technology: * Leads innovation initiatives within general accounting through the ide