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GAIL D.

BENTON
12512 Fountain Lake Dr
Grandview, MO 64030
Cell 620.217.9005
gb10f5fd8@westpost.net

SUMMARY
Controller and Financial Manager with extensive experience in healthcare organiz
ations, including continuing care retirement communities, stand alone skilled nu
rsing and assisted living facilities, acute and critical access hospitals. Area
s of specialization include accounting, external audit and cost report coordinat
ion, annual budgeting, staff supervision, and project management. Dedicated wor
ker who utilizes effective skills in communication, listening, and relationship
building. Proficient with presentation delivery tools, such as Microsoft Excel,
Word, PowerPoint and other hardware and software. Also hold an active Kansas Li
fe and Health insurance license.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TUTERA HEALTHCARE GROUP, Kansas City, MO 2008 - 2010


Controller
One of two Controllers reporting to the CFO and CEO. Provided accounting and fin
ance management for both the Real Estate division and Health Care division portf
olios, comprised of the ownership of 23 strip malls and office buildings in the
Kansas City area and over 60 long term care, skilled nursing and assisted livin
g facilities in 11 states.
* Created new Cash Flow Management tools utilizing Excel reports that captured
and summarized any changes in monthly and year-to-date cash position for quick a
nalysis and use by the CEO.
* Streamlined and standardized journal entries resulting in quicker turnaround
of monthly financial statements for all divisions.
* Trained accounting staff on balance sheet tie outs instead of only income sta
tement operational review resulting in more accuracy of interim financial statem
ents for management and facilities.
* Established rapport with numerous Federal Government Financing officials and
coordinated receipt of HUD reimbursements for fixed asset purchases.
* Coordinated External Audits related to facilities financed by HUD, resulting
in the second year being the smoothest audit on record and no audit adjustments
to the facilities.
* Effected satisfactory completion of any Audit Findings with HUD eliminating a
ny "red flags".
* Coordinated proper GL coding of all Fixed Asset purchased for all owned homes
and eliminated any duplicate payments.
MERCY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, Manhattan, KS 2006 - 2008
Wamego City Hospital - Interim Controller 2007 - 2008
Net Operating Revenues - $8,000,000
* Provided on-site duties as Interim Controller for Wamego City Hospital (51% o
wned by Mercy Regional Health Center), reducing annual staffing costs of the Wam
ego critical access hospital by 1.5%.
* Supervised total staff of 12 including, business office, materials management
, patient billing, admissions, and medical records departments at Wamego, creati
ng staff cohesiveness.
* Prepared accounting work-papers for annual financial audit and cost report, w
hich provided accuracy to interim and annual financial reporting and reduced los
t time spent by auditors and cost report preparers the prior year by over 20%.
Mercy Regional Health Center - Controller 2006 - 2007
Net operating revenues - $85 million.
* Hands-on preparation of annual operating budgets for all 4 entities for FY08,
including coordination of department head data gathering, scheduling review of
data with CFO and Vice-President of Finance, and consolidating 4 operational ent
ities for distribution to Corporate office. Required extensive time organizatio
n, advanced skills with Excel, achieving acceptable net operating margins while
maintaining adequate cash flow and satisfaction of mission delivery.
* Reviewed notices from CMS (Centers of Medicare and Medicaid) and returned req
uested data to CMS or to 3rd party accounting firms. Approximately 20 notices p
er year required meeting deadlines to maintain hospital Medicare reimbursement e
ligibility.
* Managed 5 direct reports and 2 indirect reports, reduced two staff through ef
ficiencies.
* Supervised and provided accounting duties of accounts payable, payroll proces
sing, general ledger activity, monthly and annual financial statements, and coor
dination of external CPA audit, 990 tax returns, and cost report preparation whi
le maintaining hospital policies and procedures.
MMA (MENNONITE MUTUAL AID), FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC, Hesston, KS 2005 - 2006
Financial Services Counselor
Generated sales of Life and Health Insurance, Annuities and Mutual Funds with pr
oduction totaling over $100,000.
SCHOWALTER VILLA, Hesston, KS 1998 - 2005
Stand-alone Continuing Care Retirement Community - 425 residents, 200 employees.
Vice President of Finance / Chief Financial Officer
* Managed $11 million dollar budget with very tight cash flow due to prior admi
nistration creating over indebtedness while building a $4 million dollar wellnes
s center on the premises.
* Supervised business office, accounting, housekeeping, laundry, and maintenanc
e departments, which accounted for 22% of the facility staffing.
* Coordinated implementation of facilities first IT time clock, email, and inte
grated networks, which improved efficiencies with payroll record keeping and on-
line data availability.
* Provided leadership and participation in fund raising events generating contr
ibutions annually over $100,000.
PRESBYTERIAN MANORS of MID-AMERICA, Wichita, KS 1986 - 1998
Chain of Continuing Care Retirement Communities - 2000 residents, 1800 employees
.
Controller
Corporate office position for 18 long term care, multi state (Kansas and Missour
i) facilities.
* Supervised accounting staff of 7 and indirectly supervised 18 facility bookke
epers that enhanced the mission and provided confidence in corporate office oper
ations by the facilities.
* Prepared, compiled, and managed $50 million dollar operating budget. Improve
d and consolidated banking relationships that reduced facility / corporate staf
f time spent on cash management by 25%.
* Created new project forecasting models with Excel providing financial feasibi
lity studies reflecting probabilities of net operating margins for proposed faci
lity development.
* Issued over $50 million dollars in municipal bonds for financing new developm
ent or refinancing bonds at a lower interest rate providing cash savings over th
e life of the bonds of approximately $30 million dollars.
* Coordinated implementation of UNIX integrated general ledger and AR systems r
esulting in data being able to be daily, weekly, and monthly transmitted between
facilities and corporate office.
EDUCATION
* BS, Business Administration, Emporia State University, 3.45 GPA
Areas of study included general business, accounting, tax, and psychology minor.
* Participated in over 25 State and National Long Term Health Care conventio
ns
* Administrator-in-Training - 480 hours documentation - Cowley Co CC-May 1999
Credentials on file in Topeka, KS
* Certified Kansas Operator - Butler County Community College - October 2008
For Licensed Kansas Assisted Living Administrator

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