Finance Director - Plan Analysis

Hennepin Healthcare • Minneapolis, MN

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) serves as a key financial leader and strategic business partner for the organization. The role provides leadership, financial guidance, and decision support to executive leadership, physicians, and operational leaders to support responsible stewardship of organizational resources and long-term financial sustainability. Using financial and operational data, the Director drives insight, accountability, efficiency, and collaboration in support of the organization's mission and strategic objectives.

This role provides strategic financial partnership with a focus on physician, ambulatory, and ancillary areas. It leads financial planning and analysis, develops reporting and performance tools, identifies financial risks and improvement opportunities, and leads the FP&A team. The position is hybrid and generally expected to be onsite at least two days per week to support and partner with the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Medical Officer, and their teams, with flexibility based on organizational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or business administration, or an approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least five years of healthcare financial experience.
• At least three years of leadership experience managing financial analysts, finance professionals, or FP&A teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in healthcare financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and decision support.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare finance, including physician practice operations, provider compensation models, ambulatory and multi-specialty services, ancillary services, professional and hospital reimbursement, and healthcare industry benchmarks and best practices.
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis skills.
• Strong understanding of profitability analysis, business case development, capital planning, and strategic financial evaluation.
• Ability to analyze complex financial and operational data and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Leadership and people-development skills, including the ability to coach, mentor, and hold team members accountable.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and executive communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial concepts concisely to diverse audiences.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with ERP, General Ledger, Decision Support, and Business Intelligence systems; healthcare data sources; EMR systems; Strata Jazz; reporting databases; and financial reporting tools.
• Ability to use technology and analytics to improve financial processes and organizational performance.
• Strategic thinking and strong business acumen.
• Highly organized, self-directed, and results-oriented.
• Adaptable and resilient in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining focus on broader organizational objectives.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or similar professional certification.
• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Healthcare Administration (MHA), Finance, or a related field.
• Three or more years of director-level or equivalent healthcare finance leadership experience.
• Experience with Epic or other EMR systems; Epic is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership and business partnership to executive, physician, and operational leaders through actionable financial insights, performance analysis, and decision support, with a focus on physician, ambulatory, and ancillary areas.
• Facilitate budgets, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, capital planning, and performance management for responsible areas.
• Direct financial and operational analysis of profitability, productivity, return on investment, growth opportunities, service-line performance, and strategic initiatives.
• Develop and enhance financial reporting, analytics, and performance measurement tools to improve transparency, decision-making, operational effectiveness, and financial outcomes.
• Identify financial risks, trends, and improvement opportunities, and partner with operational leaders on strategies to improve financial and operational performance across clinical and support services.
• Lead, develop, and mentor the Financial Planning and Analysis team, fostering accountability, analytical excellence, collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.
• Ensure effective financial governance, controls, and process improvement through standardization, automation, and optimization of financial planning, reporting, and decision-support processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director