Benjamin Locklear, Mba, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, Us

Globe, Az, Us

• Working with the CFO and designees to help develop and administer hospital policies on finance, accounting, business office, admitting, materials management and internal controls.• Assisting in Lean Management projects/exercises in order to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies.• Assisting in and learning the processes for planning, organizing and directing the fiscal services of the hospital. • Development and monitoring of hospital budgeting, financial projections and financial analysis.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

• Provides leadership in the development and continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives.• Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities• Ensure credibility of Finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local legal and grant requirements, consulting with outside advisors, and filing financial reports. Advise management of actions and potential risks.• Act as advisor from the financial perspective on any contracts into which the corporation may enter.• Provide status of financial condition of the company by collecting, interpreting, and reporting key financial data including preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports, including: tax returns, corporation commission filings, grant required reports, cash requests and cash accounting.

• Responsible for organization’s budgeting, financial management, cash management and financial analysis.• Appraise the organization’s financial position and present monthly reports to the Board of Directors and Board Finance Committee on stability, liquidity and growth.• Completion of key financial regulatory reporting requirements including Medicare Cost Report, Federal and Grant regulatory reports; and ensuring compliance with Federal Grant program requirements.

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• Manage the financial planning, analysis, and budgeting of a multi-million claims and call center operation. • Developed the budget and business case justification for Call & Claim operations including monthly variance reporting and analysis against quarterly forecasts.

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• Provided financial and accounting oversight to a Medicaid health plans with over 200,000 members. Ensured adequacy of financial controls and documentation of policies and procedures. • Negotiated, selected, and coordinated independent firms for annual audits and actuarial reviews. • Provided leadership and professional development to staff.

Mba, Finance

Bs, Business Administration - Accounting