Group Director Finance and Strategy
About The Position
DaVita is seeking a finance leader for Team Fusion, its Mid-West operating group. The role provides finance leadership for a geography generating more than $2 billion in annual revenue and overseeing 400 dialysis clinics. It partners with senior operations executives, corporate development, and DaVita’s executive leadership team, and is part of a finance leadership track intended to prepare future enterprise-level leaders. The position guides capital allocation, supports mergers and acquisitions and other growth assessments, and leads budgeting and forecasting. It provides financial planning and decision support across clinics, labs, and enterprise functions, and works with clinical and operational leaders to improve performance and growth. The role presents recommendations to senior leaders, develops financial talent, partners on growth strategy, chairs the Team Titan Capital Committee, and manages multiple projects. The preferred location is within Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, or Indiana, with up to 25% travel. DaVita describes its culture as community-first, grounded in servant leadership, belonging, innovation, growth, and entrepreneurial spirit.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 5 years of post-graduate experience in corporate financial planning and analysis (FP&A), investment banking, private equity, corporate development (M&A), or strategy consulting is highly preferred.
- Demonstrable knowledge of financial statements, their relationships, and the underlying business operations they represent.
- Proven experience with quantitative modeling and analytical methods, such as financial forecasting, valuation analyses, and operations analytics.
- Demonstrated people leadership, including the ability to stabilize, retain, and develop high-performing teams.
- Strong communication skills, executive presence, and ability to lead seasoned teams.
- Ability to drive top-line growth strategy, not just cost control.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or an advanced quantitative degree; an MBA is strongly preferred.
- Fortune 200 and/or consulting background.
- Healthcare industry experience and/or multi-site operations experience.
- Familiarity with financial planning, accounting, management, or other database systems such as Anaplan, Hyperion Essbase, Smartsheet, or SQL.
- Superior judgment, decision-making, and communication skills.
- Diverse leadership experience and a demonstrated ability to foster inclusive, high-performing cultures.
Responsibilities
- Guide capital allocation decisions involving labor, clinic buildouts, multimillion-dollar investments, and compensation models.
- Support mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and growth-related financial assessments.
- Drive annual budgeting and multi-year forecasting in alignment with long-term strategy.
- Provide financial planning and decision support across 400 clinics, labs, and enterprise functions.
- Collaborate with clinical and operational leaders to improve key performance metrics and drive growth.
- Connect finance with strategy and operations, supporting execution and accountability.
- Present recommendations to senior leadership and influence enterprise-level decisions.
- Serve as a trusted thought partner to divisional leadership and the C-suite.
- Communicate complex financial insights clearly to diverse stakeholders.
- Lead, mentor, and develop financial managers and analysts, and stabilize and grow talent pipelines.
- Build a culture of excellence, belonging, and professional growth.
- Partner with the Director of Strategy on analyses to accelerate revenue growth and profitability.
- Chair the Team Titan Capital Committee, shaping clinic expansions and new investments.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver timely, high-quality outcomes.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) match.
- Paid time off and PTO cash out.
- Family resources and EAP counseling sessions.
- Access to Headspace®.
- Backup child and elder care.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- Professional development programs and on-demand virtual leadership and development courses.
- Performance-based rewards.
- Comprehensive benefits package supporting health, financial well-being, and future needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
