Finance Business Partner
About The Position
The Finance Business Partner is embedded in an assigned entity or division and serves as a trusted financial advisor to leaders at all levels. As a member of entity, service line, or division executive teams, the role stewards and supports financial performance by providing business insight, managing financial performance, and helping leaders develop their financial management skills. The position also evaluates current and future programs and services through analysis and financial insight. The Finance Business Partner helps identify and communicate variances from financial targets and operational issues that affect performance, prepares pro forma analyses for major projects, and ensures management can access relevant data. The role participates in ongoing management meetings, proactively identifies financial issues, and facilitates data-supported corrective action. It also provides on-site support and training to help managers interpret financial results, and advises senior management and managers developing or modifying operating plans and processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least six years of work experience as an accountant, financial analyst, financial/business consultant, auditor, or in a related area of responsibility, or previous experience at the Financial Program Manager level.
- Understanding of the healthcare environment and ability to provide technical leadership for Legacy Health System.
- Presentation experience at the senior management level.
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to perform comprehensive analytical tasks using appropriate computer tools.
- Demonstrated judgment in prioritizing projects and reaching appropriate analytical conclusions.
- Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare accounting systems and related support functions, including reimbursement, billing concepts, and healthcare operational and clinical practices.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, especially in large-group settings.
- Ability to manage multiple complex tasks.
- Computer proficiency, including relational databases, spreadsheets, presentation and word-processing software, and query languages.
- Strong interpersonal communication and coaching skills.
- Teamwork orientation and ability to promote unity in achieving goals.
- Sound facilitation, consensus-building, and conflict-resolution skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Business Administration or Healthcare Administration.
- Certified Public Accountant credential.
- Prior healthcare experience.
Responsibilities
- Steward and support financial performance as a member of an entity, service line, or division executive team.
- Provide business insight and perspective and manage financial performance.
- Train and support leaders in developing financial management acumen.
- Analyze and provide insight to evaluate current and future programs and services.
- Identify and communicate financial target variances and operational issues affecting performance.
- Provide pro forma analysis for major projects.
- Ensure management knows about and can readily access available data.
- Participate actively in ongoing management meetings.
- Proactively identify finance issues and variances and facilitate appropriate corrective actions based on finance data and analysis.
- Provide on-site support and training to help managers interpret financial results.
- Advise senior management and provide expertise to managers developing or modifying operating plans or processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
