Senior Enterprise Financial Manager (FP&A) - HYBRID

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Enterprise Financial Manager provides strategic leadership and direction for enterprise-wide financial planning, analysis, forecasting, performance management, and decision support across Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Building on the responsibilities of an Enterprise Financial Manager, the position has broader responsibility for financial leadership, enterprise governance, organizational influence, and strategic planning. It operates with a high degree of autonomy and leads complex initiatives involving multiple business units, service lines, and executive stakeholders. The role serves as a strategic business partner and senior financial advisor to executive and operational leadership. It provides advanced financial guidance on organizational growth, capital investments, reimbursement strategies, operational effectiveness, and enterprise transformation. The position synthesizes complex financial and operational information into recommendations that support VUMC’s mission and long-term objectives. It may lead multidisciplinary teams and large-scale organizational projects, and mentors finance leaders and staff. The position reports to the Director of Finance, AVP of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, or another designated finance executive within the Office of Finance. The role is part of Corporate FP&A. Previous work experience at an academic medical center is preferred. A bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant work experience are listed. The position is labeled hybrid. Vanderbilt Health describes a comprehensive benefits package that may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
10 years of relevant work experience.
Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, communication, and financial expertise.
Ability to influence decisions across a complex and evolving healthcare environment.

Nice To Haves

Previous work experience at an academic medical center.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise-wide operating and capital budgeting processes.
Direct development of financial forecasts, long-range financial plans, and strategic financial projections.
Evaluate actual performance against budgets and forecasts and recommend actions to leadership.
Monitor enterprise financial results, key performance indicators, and emerging trends; identify risks and opportunities and develop mitigation or optimization strategies.
Support development of financial assumptions and coordinate recurring planning and forecasting cycles across the organization.
Advise executive and operational leadership and provide financial leadership for enterprise initiatives, strategic investments, and operational improvement efforts.
Evaluate business plans, growth opportunities, partnerships, and organizational strategies, including their financial implications.
Develop recommendations supporting organizational growth, sustainability, and financial performance; support financial due diligence for major initiatives and investments.
Lead complex financial, operational, reimbursement, and business analyses; develop financial models and perform scenario, sensitivity, and long-range assessments.
Analyze financial statements, performance trends, operational metrics, and regulatory, reimbursement, and market developments; communicate findings and recommendations to leadership.
Oversee enterprise financial reporting packages, dashboards, and performance scorecards, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and integrity of reporting information.
Present financial results, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership; support Board, executive, and finance committee reporting requirements.
Develop metrics and tools to improve organizational performance measurement.
Lead initiatives to improve financial processes, reporting efficiency, and data integrity; evaluate finance systems, workflows, and tools and recommend enhancements.
Direct finance-system testing, implementation, and optimization; promote standardization and best practices and identify opportunities to use technology, automation, and analytics.
Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to finance professionals and analysts; assist in setting priorities, project objectives, and departmental goals.
Lead cross-functional teams and enterprise projects and promote professional development, knowledge sharing, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Assess financial impacts of federal and state regulatory changes; support compliance with financial policies and requirements and ensure analytical and reporting practices align with standards.
Participate in audits, regulatory reviews, compliance initiatives, and month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial activities.
Support enterprise strategic planning and major finance department projects and organizational priorities.
Perform other duties as assigned.