Cheryl Perry Email & Phone Number

Mcalester, Oklahoma, Us

Finance | Corporate Officer | Operations | Analysis | Strategic Planning | Budgeting | Accounting | Process Improvement

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us

Monitored financial results of Baptist Medical Center, a 700-bed hospital with several high-performing programs including neurology, cardiology, and transplant as well as other special care facilities. Analyzed monthly revenue results and worked with contracting, business office, and accounting to understand fluctuations in payments versus contractual expectations focusing on overall denials or collection issues and examining larger accounts that arose from transplant, ECMO, NICU, and high-acuity accounts receivable. Provided analysis of monthly financials, including revenue and expense, and worked with hospital operations on plans for improvement. Prepared or reviewed proformas for every new procedure, capital project, service line, or new business that hospital considered. Led strategic planning, operating, and capital budgets for facilities. Collaborated with directors and operations on plans most beneficial to pursue. Trained all clinical directors in reviewing and understanding monthly operating statements. • Monitored staffing efficiency, productivity, and use of premium pay during time of reduced volumes due to COVID-19 to mitigate hospital losses.• Worked with hospital management to grow income from operations 38.0%, net revenue 2.6%, surgeries 12.1%, discharges 2.3% and outpatient visits 3.5% from FY 2018 to FYTD 2020. • Developed an enhanced system for greater accountability to senior officers, improving financial viability of new procedures.• Created financial training program for reading and understanding monthly operating statements for departmental leadership, requiring all departmental leaders with less than one year of experience to take class.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us

Directed financial reporting, accounts payable, and Medicare reimbursement departments’ daily operations. Led capital and operating budget processes for FY 2018 as well as five-year strategic planning process. Directed financial reporting department through year-end tax filing and audit process. Worked with accounts payable director to continue improving processes and automation. • Maintained successful audit with zero findings. • Completed budget processes successfully.• Assisted in furthering automation of accounts payable. • Led company through unexpected IRS audit of facility 501(c) status.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us

Managed and facilitated all accounting and tax matters identified with $2 billion organization. Directed analytical review of monthly financial performance of company entities, including detailed analysis of revenue and expense. Ensured completion of balance sheet account reconciliations in timely and accurate manner. Communicated directly with financial management, including system CFO, regarding accounting matters to ensure proper accounting treatment of business transactions. Directed and coordinated year-end audit and tax processes for areas of responsibility. Managed team of 16 accountants.• Led department through system-wide consolidation of accounting function into corporate accounting department, increasing data accuracy and consistency between facilities, reducing required staff by six employees during round one over six-month period, and reducing staffing by two employees during subsequent rounds.• Directed reduction of monthly closing process by three days, enabling quicker turnaround of critical financial data to system management.• Collaborated with team members to implement new billing systems for company on two occasions (Epic, Athena), overseeing accurate recognition of accounts receivable and net revenue on general ledger.• Led several revisions of system’s financial reports as CFOs and board members requested updates, verifying accuracy of reports and data.• Worked with IT to maintain validity of system through upgrades.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us

Reviewed financial performance and accounts receivable of assigned entities, including 480-bed hospital producing $550 million in total revenue each year. Supervised assistants in reconciliation and reporting of bond, investment, cash, and payroll data. Provided account analyses and requested data for auditors, tax accountants, and budget group. Served as primary trainer for staff on software programs used by company. Developed online program for training operational management on reading and utilizing monthly financial reports.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us

Reviewed financial performance and transactions of assigned entities and ensured reconciliation of general ledger accounts. Supervised two accounting assistants in duties. Served as member of bond issuance team on bond issues with derivatives. Collaborated with team members to implement new Siemens billing system for company, overseeing accurate recognition of accounts receivable and net revenue on general ledger.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us

Involved with opening of new rural hospital, including securing data necessary for issuance and recording of construction bond. Assisted with upgrades of payroll system. Worked with IT to implement improvements on processing time of interface and balancing of payroll journal entries each month, transitioning to general ledger system and reducing time from one day to less than half a day.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us

Reviewed financial performance of parent corporation. Assisted with banking change for corporation. Reconciled general ledger and cash accounts for parent corporation, payroll, and benefits.