Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

About the role

Laugh, create, give, and love. These are just a few of the positive words of affirmation that describe the culture at Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS). We work together as a team and continually inspire each other to lead positive change, learn, and grow. Our commitment to research, innovation, and advances in technology drives us to reach for what could be possible. Every day is a new day to smile, do, and change. We are passionate about our work and making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. CNS helps people with brain injury find hope, independence and a meaningful life - and you can play a key role in that journey as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. As a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, is responsible for leading financial planning, forecasting, financial modeling, performance analysis, and strategic decision support for the organization. The Director will partner with the Chief Financial Officer, executive leadership, facility management, regional leadership, and other operational leaders to translate financial and operational information into forward-looking insights and actionable recommendations. This position requires exceptional analytical ability, advanced financial modeling skills, strong business judgment, high standards for accuracy and quality, effective executive communication, and the ability to independently analyze complex issues. The Director is responsible for ensuring that budgets, forecasts, and financial analyses incorporate current operating conditions, management expectations, and relevant business drivers rather than relying primarily on historical performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and leads financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for the Company.
• Leads development of annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long-term financial plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and current operating expectations.
• Develops driver-based forecasts incorporating management input, operating metrics, volume, staffing, revenue, reimbursement, expenses, capital requirements, and other relevant business assumptions.
• Evaluates changes in business conditions and ensures forecasts are updated appropriately rather than relying primarily upon historical trends.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc financial reporting packages, including variance analysis, forecasts, KPIs, dashboards, risks, opportunities, and management recommendations.
• Supports the CFO and executive leadership in understanding current performance and anticipated future results.
• Provides in-depth financial analysis of operational performance across all facilities, including revenue trends, volume, labor, cost management, profitability, and other financial and operational drivers.
• Develops and maintains financial models and decision-support tools used to evaluate investments, expansions, new programs, staffing changes, capital projects, acquisitions, and operational improvements.
• Performs scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate alternative assumptions and potential financial outcomes.
• Identifies significant performance trends, risks, and opportunities and develops actionable recommendations for management.
• Evaluates actual performance against prior forecasts and continually improves forecasting methodologies.
• Partners with facility managers, regional directors, and other leaders to understand the operational factors driving financial performance.
• Solicits and evaluates current business information from management and incorporates appropriate assumptions into forecasts and financial models.
• Acts as a bridge between Finance and Operations, helping leadership understand the financial consequences of operating decisions.
• Challenges assumptions constructively when appropriate and provides independent financial insight and recommendations.
• Assists in M&A activities, including financial modeling, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration.
• Supports the CFO with Board presentations, capital planning, strategic planning, and other significant projects.
• Provides financial analysis related to potential investments, expansions, partnerships, new services, and other strategic initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with applicable financial reporting and operational requirements.
• Responsible for overseeing the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager and Financial Analyst(s), including supervision, professional development, and performance management.
• Establishes appropriate standards for analytical quality, financial model integrity, accuracy, documentation, and communication.
• Maintains quality-control procedures over significant FP&A models, schedules, reports, and analyses, including appropriate reconciliations, model checks, assumption validation, and reasonableness reviews.