Area Finance Officer (Large)

This position is responsible for serving as a subject matter expert, operational consultant, and CFO for a portfolio of medical center administrative, ancillary, inpatient, primary care, and specialty departments for large service areas. This includes providing operational and financial reporting, analysis, and consultation in support of organizational strategic goals.

The role involves partnering with clinical department leadership to drive operational excellence through influence, analysis, interpretation, and data validation. It requires maintaining and leveraging an understanding of health care operations and the integrated health care model at the clinical level.

This includes interpreting large volumes of complex data, providing detailed operational data to evaluate performance improvement initiatives, and conducting statistical analyses to drive data-driven decision processes. The position also involves conducting research and preparing detailed business cases in partnership with department leaders.

Finally, the role is responsible for leveraging a breadth of operational knowledge to assess and evaluate department operations and workflows, identifying opportunities to optimize efficiencies in regard to appointment supply and demand.

• Models and drives continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning cross-functional resource plans with business objectives.
• Oversees the operation of multiple units and departments by identifying customer and operational needs, analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts, and incorporating them into business plans.
• Directs internal audit process, reviews audit results, and engages with auditors to resolve complex issues.
• Ensures budgets and/or forecasts are developed in accordance with business strategic initiatives by overseeing budgeting trends.
• Advises region/business unit leaders on strategic fiscal matters by overseeing regular and special reports for financial and statistical matters.
• Directs financial modeling by overseeing development and application of models and driving the optimization of risk alternatives.
• Directs the business vision, objectives, and strategic initiatives by reviewing financial impact.
• Directs costing activities by overseeing identification of cost avoidance and cost recovery opportunities.
• Oversees performance/operations/financial state by directing the use of templates and computer applications.
• Oversees reports of region/business unit financial information by directing use of financial trends and data analysis reports.
• Ensures field operations are supported by overseeing their operational/financial performance and identifying areas of improvement.
• Directs Financial Statement Analysis of business partners by overseeing information reported from software systems and ensuring the financial status of business partners is adequate.
• Drives financial performance by reviewing financial trends and results.
• Leads strategic financial planning by overseeing reporting of financial, utilization, and benchmark data.

• Minimum five (5) years hospital finance or operations experience.
• Minimum six (6) years supervisory experience.
• Minimum six (6) years experience managing operational or project budgets.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or related field and a minimum of twelve (12) years Financial Planning & Analysis experience, or directly related business experience.

• Six (6) years experience consulting or working directly with clinical health care leadership.
• Master's degree in finance, business, or related field.