Lead Consultant, Healthcare Strategy & Finance

About the Role

The Strategy & Finance Healthcare Consulting team empowers healthcare leaders to deliver quality care, invest in growth, and address workforce challenges while meeting the unique needs of their communities. In a rapidly evolving landscape, the team brings deep expertise across the care continuum to guide strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Guide the strategic vision of healthcare organizations by leading high-impact initiatives that enhance profitability, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
• Lead research and data analysis efforts, synthesizing complex information to uncover insights that inform executive-level decision-making.
• Oversee the identification and evaluation of strategic and operational challenges, providing actionable recommendations and guiding implementation across diverse healthcare settings.
• Conduct and supervise comprehensive performance assessments, including financial, operational, and clinical benchmarking, as well as economic impact analysis.
• Assess the feasibility of strategic initiatives within financial, organizational, and operational frameworks, ensuring alignment with client goals and successful execution.
• Mentor and support junior team members, fostering their professional development and ensuring high-quality deliverables across engagements.
• Continuously expand subject matter expertise in healthcare trends, regulations, and consulting methodologies to enhance client value and firm capabilities.
• Foster collaboration across teams and functions, contributing to a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and accountability.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with healthcare leaders, supporting business development efforts and promoting cross-functional service integration.
• Lead components of client engagements, including project planning, stakeholder communication, data-driven solution development, and results delivery.
• Lead project delivery, hold internal and external teams accountable to a timeline, proactively identify project risks, and develop solutions to achieve defined engagement objectives while delivering an unmatched client experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a Business or Healthcare discipline.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in the healthcare industry.
• Experience in one or more of the following healthcare areas: strategic planning, service line development, ambulatory care planning, enterprise-wide transformation strategy, strategy implementation, partnership/affiliation/merger initiatives, clinical integration, and network development.
• Experience in healthcare strategy consulting within a professional services firm.
• Experience managing engagement teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate to Advanced).

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, MHA, MPH, or MPA.

About the Company

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, our 7,000+ team members deliver assurance, tax, and consulting services to clients in all 50 states and internationally. With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, we're building something different. We are guided by a shared promise: Together, we create extraordinary experiences. That means delivering an Unmatched Client Experience® while creating a workplace where relationships matter, learning fuels growth, and every person feels valued and supported to thrive.

Benefits

Our robust total rewards program and flexible work environment reflect our commitment to people, careers, and well-being—empowering our team to grow and thrive while delivering exceptional service. Benefits are eligibility-based and could include group health plan benefits, 401(K), bonuses, profit-sharing contributions, flexible time off, and parental leave.

Pay

Illinois Wage Transparency: The salary range for this role in the Illinois market is $119,100 – $158,800. The salary will be based on the experience, education, and skill set of the individual for the position. Non-exempt/hourly positions will be eligible for time and half pay for employees that work over 40 hours in a workweek.