Dir Finance, Ambulatory and Joint Venture

Responsibilities

• Provides senior-level financial leadership to clinical and operational support departments which may include Patient Access, Revenue Cycle, HIM, Accounts Payable, FP&A, Labor Management, and other assigned areas, ensuring cohesive, integrated, and efficient operations across a larger or more complex environment.
• Participates in the development and implementation of hospital strategic plans and financial programs. Monitors progress toward goals and initiates corrective action to meet key performance indicators (KPIs) when necessary.
• Partners with system executives and hospital leadership to define financial goals, support growth initiatives, and ensure alignment between hospital-level operations and enterprise financial strategy.
• Collaborates with senior management and clinical leaders to inform organizational decision-making. Prepares executive-level financial analyses and presentations for leadership and governance review. Provides financial guidance for complex operational, service line, and capacity decisions.
• Ensures compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and accrediting standards. Identifies deviations, recommends corrective actions, and proactively addresses potential regulatory risks.
• Scans internal and external environments for emerging risks or opportunities that could impact the hospital’s financial position.
• Develops and recommends short and long-range capital plans and manages current capital funding within budget. Represents the hospital or market in internal and external committees, providing advanced financial expertise in discussions.
• Supports service line growth, physician alignment, and performance optimization. Works closely with medical staff leadership and operational departments.
• Drives standardization and consistency across expanded operational areas. Collaborates with executive and clinical leadership to ensure financial decisions support patient experience, quality outcomes, safety initiatives, and long-term sustainability.
• Provides direct leadership, mentorship, and succession planning for finance managers and analysts. Ensures consistency, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting and analysis. May provide indirect oversight of revenue integrity and revenue cycle functions within the assigned portfolio.
• Maintains authority to make financial decisions within the Director of Finance cost center. Recommends financial decisions to the facility’s Chief Hospital Executive on hospital-level financial matters. Approves budget adjustments and resource allocations within delegated limits and escalates matters outside the scope of authority as appropriate.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in an area of significant responsibility or with a hospital system. Revenue cycle experience. Direct supervisory experience. Proven track record of leading cross-functional finance teams or overseeing multiple departments within a healthcare or hospital setting.
• Experience working with spreadsheets, word processing, and internet-based tools. Knowledgeable of current national healthcare policies and trends in political environment. Knowledge of leadership, management, and performance improvement concepts.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or another business-related field required. Master’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Accounting, Finance, or CPA certification.
• CPA Certification in lieu of Master's degree. Executive leadership experience is strongly preferred. 10 years of experience with hospital operational finance.