Included Health is a virtual-first healthcare company that integrates primary care, urgent care, behavioral health, and care navigation into a single, connected experience for members while helping employers and health plan partners manage quality, access, and cost of care.
The Corporate Controller will lead Included Health’s accounting organization and be responsible for accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting. This highly visible role oversees the monthly and quarterly close, external audit, tax, and internal audit functions, managing a team of four direct reports.
You will ensure strong internal controls and high-quality financial statements, while driving process change, building new scalable processes, and holding the team accountable to clear performance standards. The Corporate Controller will partner closely with FP&A, Legal, and business leaders to support strategic decision-making and the long-range financial plan.
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Duties and Responsibilities:Leadership & Team Management
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Lead and develop a high-performing accounting team with three direct reports across close, audit, and tax.
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Set clear goals, establish accountability, and drive follow-through so commitments translate into timely, high-quality outcomes.
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Prioritize the most critical projects and initiatives, sequencing work to deliver results at a sustainable pace with clear ownership.
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Provide regular coaching, feedback, and career development, building bench strength and succession for key controllership roles.
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Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and transparent communication within the controllership team and with cross-functional partners.
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Model calm, solutions-oriented leadership during peak periods (e.g., close, audits) to maintain quality without burning out the team.
Procurement Leadership
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Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the procurement function within Finance, ensuring contracting processes are efficient, compliant, and aligned with company priorities.
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Mature procurement processes, policies, and controls across both administrative and strategic spend, in partnership with Legal, FP&A, Security, and business leaders.
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Proactively review and challenge proposed contracts and renewals to ensure Included Health’s contracting strategy is commercially smart, appropriately manages risk (including data/privacy and regulatory risk), and supports evolving business needs.
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Establish clear spend governance, approval thresholds, and performance metrics for key vendors to drive value and accountability.
Financial Close & Reporting
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Lead and support the Assistant Controller with the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accurate and timely U.S. GAAP financial statements.
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Partner with FP&A to reconcile results, explain variances, and ensure alignment between actuals, forecast, and plan.
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Ensure high-quality revenue recognition and related reserves for healthcare arrangements (including value-based care and risk-bearing contracts).
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Lead the preparation of clear, consistent financial commentary and reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders (e.g., executive leadership, Board/Audit Committee, investors/lenders), highlighting key drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
External Audit & Technical Accounting
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Serve as the primary liaison and relationship owner with external auditors, managing audit timelines, deliverables, fee discussions, and issue resolution.
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Oversee preparation of audit schedules and technical accounting memos; ensure compliance with evolving U.S. GAAP and other relevant standards.
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Evaluate and document accounting positions on complex or non-routine transactions and new business initiatives, including healthcare-specific arrangements (e.g., revenue-sharing, capitation, and risk arrangements), leveraging internal and external expertise as needed.
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Align on audit scope, materiality, and key risk areas to drive an efficient, risk-focused audit process.
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Ensure timely communication of significant audit findings, remediation plans, and control implications to executive leadership and the Audit Committee.
Qualifications:
- 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership of corporate accounting / controllership teams.
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Healthcare industry experience required (e.g., provider, payer, health tech, or related).
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Experience with value-based care models and healthcare risk arrangements (e.g., capitation, shared savings, downside risk), including their implications for revenue recognition, financial reporting, and internal controls.
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Demonstrated experience owning the monthly and annual close, external audit, and technical accounting matters for a complex organization, including oversight of technical accounting analyses and documentation, leveraging internal expertise and/or external consultants as appropriate.
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Prior responsibility for or close partnership with external tax and audit functions, including oversight of Included Health’s tax exposure and tax strategy in partnership with external tax advisors.
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Proven ability to set and execute the internal audit and internal control strategy, including risk assessment, control design, and ongoing monitoring of control effectiveness.
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Proven track record of driving process change, building new processes from the ground up, and improving existing workflows.
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Strong change management skills with the ability to challenge existing processes and assumptions and lead teams through transformation.
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Experience supporting Boards of Directors, including preparing materials for and presenting to the Audit Committee on financial reporting, internal controls, and audit matters.
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Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, including financial due diligence, integration of acquired entities, and scaling reporting and control frameworks to meet public-company–level expectations and other strategic transaction requirements.
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Experience with modern ERP and financial systems; comfort working with data and system implementations or enhancements.
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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting and control topics to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
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Demonstrated ability to operate as a hands-on leader—willing to dive into details while also setting strategy and direction.
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The base salary range for this full-time position is $214,160 – $288,048 per year in the United States. This posted range reflects the portion of our internal salary band that is currently funded for new hires in this role across our standard labor markets (Zones A–C).
- Zone A: $214,160 - $240,000
- Zone B: $235,576 - $264,044
- Zone C: $256,992 - $288,048
For context, these markets include Zone A (e.g., Phoenix AZ, San Antonio TX, Columbus OH, Charlotte NC), Zone B (e.g., Chicago IL, Denver CO, San Diego CA, Houston TX), and Zone C (e.g., Los Angeles CA, Seattle WA, Washington, D.C., Boston MA). At this time, we are not budgeting for hires in higher-cost Zone D markets (e.g., San Francisco Bay Area CA, New York City NY, San Jose CA) for this role. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location, skills, experience, and internal equity. We use structured salary bands and geographic zones based on cost of labor to keep pay fair and consistent.
Benefits & Perks:
In addition to receiving a great compensation package, the compensation package may include, depending on the role, the following and more:
- Remote-first culture
- 401(k) savings plan through Fidelity
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage through multiple medical plan options (including disability insurance)
- Paid Time Off ("PTO") and Discretionary Time Off (“DTO")
- 12 weeks of 100% Paid Parental leave
- Family Building & Compassionate Leave: Fertility coverage, $25,000 for surrogacy/adoption, and paid leave for failed treatments, adoption or pregnancies.
- Work-From-Home reimbursement to support team collaboration home office work
Your recruiter will share more about the salary range and benefits package for your role during the hiring process.
About Included Health
Included Health is a new kind of healthcare company, delivering integrated virtual care and navigation. We’re on a mission to raise the standard of healthcare for everyone. We break down barriers to provide high-quality care for every person in every community — no matter where they are in their health journey or what type of care they need, from acute to chronic, behavioral to physical. We offer our members care guidance, advocacy, and access to personalized virtual and in-person care for everyday and urgent care, primary care, behavioral health, and specialty care. It’s all included. Learn more at includedhealth.com.
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Included Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Included Health considers all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and California law.
