Director of Financial Planning

The Director of Financial Planning and Analytics is responsible for insuring that VCUHS is aligning its financial resources in accordance with its strategic priorities and holding leaders accountable in its mission and vision. This position is responsible for leading the development and execution of dynamic planning, cost accounting, strategic financial planning and working collaboratively to support health system strategic imperatives.

This Director of Financial Planning and Analytics oversees the system and tools used for financial modeling and plan development.

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: N/A

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: N/A

Experience REQUIRED:
A minimum of ten years of progressive, experience in healthcare finance management and knowledge of the financial planning in a healthcare setting are required.
Strong analytical, communication and organization skills; documented ability to facilitate consensus among diverse constituents; and the ability to work, effectively with other executives to achieve business objectives are required.
Strong business skills, including strategic planning, executive presentation, skills and business financial acumen.
Proven knowledge of all financial analysis and strategic finance functions.
Strong, accounting knowledge, auditing methods and financial systems management, skills are required.
Prior experience leading teams to improve financial planning and analytics, desired.
Strong technical financial skills, and acumen.
Must be information technology savvy, including costing, decision support and budgeting
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface with all levels and, departments effectively on a formal, informal, written and verbal basis.
Experience in report generation, data collection systems and analysis, techniques.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
Experience recruiting, developing, and motivating teams.

Experience PREFERRED:
Experience with STRATA or other advanced forecasting models preferred.
Experience with Workday ERP for monthly financial reporting

Education/training REQUIRED:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management or a related field, MBA/MHA or advanced business/finance degree

Education/training PREFERRED: N/A

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities required:
Knowledge of health care finance (with academic health care preferred)

Independent action(s) required:
Demonstrated ability to act with independence of thought, high energy and urgency, required to be effective in fast paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Demonstrated ability to partner with functional leaders to inspire and motivate people, at all levels to achieve technical, operational, and executional, excellence.
Demonstrated ability to successfully and productively interface with implementation, partner and VCUHS leaders, staff and stakeholders related to Finance functions.
Demonstrated ability to adjust style in response to changing priorities and, opportunities.
Demonstrated ability to leverage diversity in functional skills, experience levels and backgrounds for innovation while managing conflicts constructively and maintaining focus on desired deadlines and outcomes.
Demonstrated ability to speak, write and present information in a timely, proactive, clear, concise and compelling manner.
Demonstrated ability to develop both long and short-term strategies and plans for meeting goals while anticipating obstacles.
Results-oriented, decisive, can-do attitude.

Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable):
Supervises the finance team within the Department of FPA

Additional position requirements: N/A

Age Specific groups served:

Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):
Physical: Lifting 20 - 50 lbs
Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Walking (distance)
Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem-solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
Emotional: Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

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