Executive Director - Decision Support

St. Joseph's Health•Paterson, NJ

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, the Executive Director of Decision Support is responsible for direct oversight of the Decision Support function and team, the Cost Accounting System, Service Line profitability reporting, annual service demand budgets, pro forma valuation of new services, and decision support system integration of clinical and financial data in a patient-centric repository. Develops and implements strategic and tactical tools, resources and analytical support to enable financial decision-making for the entire health system. Supports the financial integration of data for St. Joseph’s Health and is seen as the expert in collecting, organizing, and analyzing critical data by creating, managing and continuous improvement of models that allow leadership to look at data across the business entities and business lines in the absence of general ledger support. The Executive Director is the single source of this data analysis and reporting and supports the organizational strategy for business growth by serving as the key point of contact with external consultants and internal project groups.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
7+ years of management, financial planning, budgeting, data analysis, strategy development and stakeholder engagement experience required
Three years of experience leading teams
Proven track record of building, managing and elevating programs that advance organizational goals and mission required
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, business planning, ROI and P&L development is necessary

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Healthcare Management is strongly encouraged
Experience with a Health Care System, including Academic Medical Center highly desired
Knowledge of and experience working with the Oracle ERP and HCM systems, Kaufman Hall cost accounting and additional associated accounting software is highly desired

Responsibilities

Direct oversight of the Decision Support function and team
Cost Accounting System management
Service Line profitability reporting
Annual service demand budgets
Pro forma valuation of new services
Decision support system integration of clinical and financial data in a patient-centric repository
Develops and implements strategic and tactical tools, resources and analytical support to enable financial decision-making for the entire health system
Supports the financial integration of data for St. Joseph’s Health
Creating, managing and continuous improvement of models that allow leadership to look at data across the business entities and business lines
Serves as the key point of contact with external consultants and internal project groups