VP Chief Financial & Business Services Operations Officer

The Foundation CFO has a dual-reporting relationship to the KP Medical Foundation CEO and the MOC CFO. This role is responsible for the oversight of the financial health and viability of the ambulatory care delivery functions for the markets that are part of the KP Medical Foundation.

As a key member of the KP Medical Foundation Leadership Team, the Foundation CFO will play a critical role in business decisions to maximize the value of financial resources in Ambulatory Care Delivery. This will be done in collaboration with the Market Leadership Team (MLT).

The Foundation CFO will partner with the Market Leadership team and Market Finance Leaders to ensure that financial resources are aligned with the Markets' economic plans and overall Market budgets. They will drive care delivery strategy by tracking progress and forecasting fiscal operational impacts compared to short and long-term Market objectives.

This executive will have the mandate of continuing to enhance the Markets' leading integrated health platform.

• Strategic Direction/Vision: Accountable for participation in the development of the Enterprise strategic plan for the Regions and the development of annual operating plan, consistent with and supportive of the Enterprise strategic plan.
• Develops and implements strategies to support short and long-term business initiatives to ensure a viable and thriving business in collaboration with market leadership for existing KP Markets as well as new business growth markets.
• Provide strategic direction and vision on how the Foundation, Markets, and New Business Growth Entities should collaborate, communicate, and lead as one both vertically and horizontally to be a high performing organization.
• Use innovation, artificial intelligence, and other advanced technology to streamline systems, processes, and people to ensure optimal use of all resources.
• Consolidation/Collaboration/Education: Continually evaluate systems, processes, and talent to find consolidation opportunities for the KPMF CFO's accountable areas.
• Lead a Finance Council for Market CFOs & Market Medical Group CFOs that meets regularly to share best practices and spread ideas.
• Provide consistent communication, training, and education materials that cultivate a culture of performance accountability for operational leaders.
• Performance Management/Data Analytics: Establish scorecards, dashboards, and key performance indicators to report and monitor Market performance that is balanced in the areas of Service, Access, and Affordability for Ambulatory Care Delivery.
• Provides analytical support to Foundation and Market Leadership (includes Health Plan and Medical Group leaders) to ensure the markets have the tools and information to run an efficient and effective Ambulatory Care Delivery operation.
• Designs, implements, and administers tools that benchmark performance to reduce unwarranted variation and drive consistent optimal Ambulatory Care Delivery practice across the Market.
• Lead the monthly performance dialogue for ambulatory care with Foundation and Market Leaders focusing on performance trends and outcomes and plans to address variances to plan.
• Reviews and communicates Ambulatory Care Delivery performance to key leaders. Continuously forecasts the progress and momentum in key operations against planned objectives.
• Oversees Ambulatory Care Delivery performance and supports the Markets with business and financial analytics to ensure performance success to support strategic and economic plans.
• Financial Accountability: Holds Markets accountable to jointly agreed upon Key Performance Indicators for Care Delivery.
• Provide the systems, processes, and talent (including data and tools) to support Markets and PMG Finance in all aspects of accounting, finance, and data analytics for decision making.
• Where appropriate, provide key budget assumptions such as inflation factors, staffing ratios, etc. for those variables that can be consistent across Markets.
• Assure financial compliance of KP Medical Foundation Business Model participants.
• Management of Assigned Finance Functions: Oversees management of all core finance processes and functions that are assigned to the KP Medical Foundation by the Medical Groups, and supports the Medical Group CFOs in achieving operational and financial goals.
• Accountable to provide work products, staff, and transparent information from the key finance functions to support the Medical Group CFOs in meeting KPIs and performance goals.
• Assures protection and preservation of existing assets by establishing appropriate internal controls and risk management practices.
• Responsible for developing a diverse finance team including mentorship, stretch opportunities, and thoughtful development discussions to ensure career progression for the span of control that resides under the KPMF CFO.
• Maintains and supports a clinician-led health care delivery system.
• Planning and Investment Analysis: Oversees financial and cost analysis of planned Ambulatory Care Delivery financial objectives and identifies corrective actions.
• Collaborate with enterprise finance leader to manage foundation budget and oversee market budgets as part of the broad enterprise financial strategy.
• Supports Market CFOs in evaluating potential capital expenditures.
• Partners with Market Leaders in developing care delivery internalization business cases.
• Business Development: Supports the integrated care delivery model and clinical delivery system strategies.
• Builds the capability to work with others to screen and evaluate potential business opportunities. Participates in building a business case for new ventures.

This position has a target base salary of $337,500 to $421,875 and is eligible for incentive compensation, an executive allowance, comprehensive health, wellness, time off, savings, and retirement benefits, as well as relocation support, as applicable.

• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in various financial areas.
• Minimum of five (5) years of health care financial operations experience is required.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.

• Specific experience/qualifications will include the following:
• Demonstrated track record of developing and leading high performing teams.
• Demonstrated track record in providing financial leadership in a large, complex business, serving as a strategic business partner to the senior team.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate win-win situations as it relates to business decisions.
• Ability to understand and assess complex market conditions and recommend necessary cost structure improvements or revenue growth opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to design and drive an operating model to decrease the total cost of care while maintaining or elevating other quintuple aim outcomes.
• Must consistently demonstrate the values of Kaiser Permanente and its Market Leadership Team.
• Ability to build effective partnerships and influence other leaders.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate integrity, prudence, high energy, initiative, and self-confidence.
• Familiarity with government programs in the health care field, which will affect the financial operations of the business.
• Dedication to maintaining and building an inclusive culture and values aligned with principles of diversity.
• Ability to manage constructive conflict in a highly matrixed organization, using full and transparent data sharing to guide decisions.

• Ten (10) years of Executive management experience involving diverse financial functions within a consumer facing organization is preferred.
• Master's degree with a CPA or equivalent work experience is preferred.