Viviana Gutierrez
Nashville
Summary
Results-driven finance and accounting leader with extensive experience in healthcare operations, financial reporting, and month-end close processes. Expertise in general ledger management, P&L analysis, budgeting, compliance, and team leadership. Adept at collaborating with division and hospital leadership to optimize financial performance. Strong background in Oracle (EBS & Cloud), Hyperion, and operational reporting tools. Passionate about driving continuous improvement and financial standardization.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Accounting
Envision Healthcare
01.2022 - Current
- Conduct monthly, quarterly, and yearly balance sheet and income statement analysis using various tools including Oracle and Hyperion
- Record payroll for all business entities and profit centers based off contractual terms while ensuring compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulations
- Review month end journal entries for payroll, revenue cycle management, fixed assets, and leases
- Facilitate preparation and review of annual budgets for assigned centers
- Ensure accuracy in the processing of garnishments, child support, and IRS levies administered by the payroll and accounting team
- Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines are well documented and usable for the team
- Acquired broad payroll and compensation functional and technical knowledge to manage in-scope services, serving as the subject matter expert for all related inquiry support
- Perform the job costing process, partnering with payroll and finance to ensure payroll costs are captured effectively
- Maintain the general ledger interface, produce management reports, and produce external audit related requests timely
- Oversee benefit related accounts to ensure effective use of plan payments including 401K, HSA, FSA, and Severance
- Manage a team of six, encouraging a collaborative environment through monthly discussion of process improvements, productivity, and an open line of communication
- Successfully managed the accounting process and financial reporting during the pre-acquisition due diligence and post-acquisition integration phase of Envisions JV entity, HCA Valesco
- Led a 2-year transition from Oracle EBS to Oracle Cloud testing general ledger reports and automated costing report distribution while consolidating sixteen payrolls into eight streamline payrolls
Associate Controller
Centennial Medical Center
11.2019 - 01.2022
- Facilitated month-end close process by ensuring all entries were accurate and timely for ten entities
- Completed SMA Exhibits while analyzing patient accounts, reviewing governmental revenue and expenses, booked all facility contract labor, and depreciation
- Assisted with weekly facility projections including hospital admissions, surgical volumes, revenue, and operating expenses
- Analyzed the Monthly Operating Report and provided explanations to Division and senior hospital leadership regarding any variances to budget
- Co-led facility inventory counts and assisted with subsequent reviews before entries were finalized
- Led education and performance initiatives among accounting staff and hospital leadership to comply with coding changes to contract services, labor, and repairs/maintenance ensuring Centennial remained consistent with enterprise-wide benchmark efforts
- Entered unit and department stats for Centennial, Ashland City Medical Center, and Physician Office Buildings
- Assisted with Hospital Submission for the CARES Act Relief Fund ensuring reported labor to the state was accurate
- Maintained over fifty leases through HCA's KPMG Leasing Tool totaling $9.5M in expense
- Assisted with hospital budget for rents and leases, employee benefits and contract labor
- Performed monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts to ensure the integrity of financial statement reporting
- Lead the yearly Joint Annual Report submission to the state while obtaining financial indicators and services provided for both Centennial and Ashland City Medical Center
Senior Financial Internal Auditor
HCA Internal Audit
08.2017 - 10.2019
- Served as the department's subject matter expert (SME) for Concur expense reporting, SOX security reports and payroll compliance
- Communicated key recommendations and results on audit engagements through Executive Summary reports and meetings with applicable Group, Division, and facility management personnel
- Conducted Division-wide Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) trainings for company management, hospital CFOs, Controllers, and Accounting Department personnel; additionally, led various department trainings and new hire orientation classes
- Worked independently within a team to identify audit risk areas and applied appropriate procedures to understand and mitigate detection risk
- Supervised and aided in the development of self-pay allowance for doubtful accounts and managed care contractual allowance projects
- Provided oversight for SOX compliance test work relied upon by external auditor, EY, as part of annual audits required by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for public companies
- Mentored and developed professional staff through continuous coaching with an emphasis on accounting skills, engagement procedures, and soft skills including communication with clients and peers, development of others, and promoting a team environment
Education
Master of Accountancy -
Belmont University
Nashville, TN08.2017
Bachelor of Business - Accounting
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI12.2015
Skills
- Healthcare Finance & Operations
- Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
- P&L Analysis & Budgeting
- Oracle (EBS & Cloud), Hyperion
- Fixed Asset Management
- Lease Accounting
- General Ledger Management
CPA
TN License #27172
Timeline
Manager of Accounting
Envision Healthcare
01.2022 - Current
Associate Controller
Centennial Medical Center
11.2019 - 01.2022
Senior Financial Internal Auditor
HCA Internal Audit
08.2017 - 10.2019
Bachelor of Business - Accounting
University of Hawaii
Master of Accountancy -
Belmont University
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