Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Newport’s CFO, COO, and CHRO and manage FP&A staff to provide direct support to the regional operations management team for all finance, purchasing, and accounting needs.
• Develop/manage financial, accounting, and budgeting reports metrics, and processes within established timeframes.
• Avoid due diligence and integration activities.
• Provide periodic detailed financial projection updates, meet reporting timelines, and provide analytical support to the operations team.
• Implement and manage efficient and effective processes, including forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and reporting that meets Corporate Finance and operations timelines.
• Align resources and processes to update and maintain an enterprise planning application to support a rolling eight (8)-quarter forecast.
• Partner with operational leaders during annual budgeting process; direct the activities and timeline for finance staff, quality check assumptions, and financial projections; facilitate effective decision making, leverage 8-quarter rolling forecast process to efficiently generate the budget for operational business units, and meet Corporate Finance deadlines.
• Calculate management and lender adjustments to EBITDA as part of the monthly reporting process.
• Provide explanations for material operational performance variances to Corporate Finance for monthly financial performance reporting to board of directors.
• Provide content, as requested by Corporate Finance, for quarterly board presentations.
• Cook with key stakeholders across the operation to gather content, perform edits to support schedules and slides, and ensure completion on or before Corporate Finance deadlines.
• Align team to partner with Corporate and Marketing functional leaders to monitor Corporate Resource center support for day-to-day operational effectiveness.
• Ensure capital investments follow policies, assist with managing the capital expense request process, and provide analytical support for larger investments to ensure an appropriate ROI.
• Absorb vendor management and payment, and drive compliance with purchasing policies and budgeted expenses.
• Review new vendor contracts and negotiate contracts within authorized limits.
• Play an active role in the due diligence process for acquisition targets.
• Manage regional operations integration activities and ensure synergies are identified, tracked, and achieved.
• Identify, build plans, and hold teams accountable for achieving P&L targets and performance improvement objectives.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• At least five (5) years’ financial management experience spanning forecasting, planning, business analytics, KPIs, M&A diligence, and integration.
• BA in finance, economics, accounting, or other quantitative area of study required.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to drive execution to keep key initiatives or processes on track.
• Possess the systems acumen to enhance, leverage and maintain forecasting, budgeting, and reporting applications.
• Experience in a Private Equity (PE) backed healthcare services business preferred.

Additional Details Position is 5 days in-office and offers comprehensive benefits & competitive compensation package.