Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis

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Emp Status Regular Full time Work Shift Day (United States of America) Compensation Range The base pay scale for this position is $0.00 - $0.00. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. What you will be doing Vice President, FP&A Reports To VP, Head of Corporate Finance & Financial Operations Position Summary The VP, FP&A will lead the enterprise planning function, owning the annual budget, rolling forecast, long-range planning, and performance management cadence across the organization. This role will serve as the primary finance liaison and business partner to operational leaders, ensuring financial insights and resource decisions are timely, accurate, and aligned to strategic priorities. The VP will oversee a team of 3-6 direct reports spanning budget management and finance business partnering and will ensure that new and ongoing business plans are evaluated, integrated into the financial plan, and executed with strong governance and accountability. This leader will help mature the organization’s FP&A capability toward a future-state model enabled by automation, standardized assumptions, and self-serve reporting while delivering high-quality outcomes in today’s operating environment. Key Responsibilities Enterprise Budget, Forecasting & Long-Range Planning Own end-to-end enterprise-wide budget development, including calendar, guidance, templates, assumption setting, consolidation, review cycles, and leadership presentations. Partner closely with Florida and Joint Venture teams to align planning assumptions, establish governance, and ensure regional/JV inputs are integrated into the consolidated enterprise plan in a consistent and timely manner. Lead rolling forecasting and long-range planning processes (including scenario planning), ensuring plans reflect strategic priorities, operational realities, and emerging risks/opportunities. Establish and maintain a consistent planning framework (drivers, assumptions, workforce planning, inflation, productivity, volume, etc.) to improve comparability and decision-making. Ensure all budget/forecast/LRP submissions meet quality standards for accuracy, completeness, documentation, and alignment with leadership direction; proactively identify gaps or inconsistencies and drive resolution Play a leading role in building and scaling the organization’s financial transformation tools to support budgeting, 18-month rolling forecasting, and long-range planning capabilities Partner with IT/finance teams to define requirements, standardize data definitions, improve data quality, streamline workflows, and enable self-serve reporting - reducing manual effort and strengthening controls. Drive adoption and change management for new planning tools and processes (training, governance, documentation, user feedback loops), ensuring successful implementation across finance and operational stakeholders Performance Management & Executive Narrative Lead monthly/quarterly performance cadence (Budget vs Actual, Forecast vs Actual) with operations, including variance drivers, risks, and corrective action recommendations. Translate operational performance into clear financial narratives and decision-ready insights for senior leadership. Partner with cross-functional leaders to establish measurable financial targets and track progress against initiatives (as applicable). Finance Business Partnering & Operator Liaison Act as the primary liaison for operational leaders across the organization, ensuring a proactive and trusted finance partnership model. Build a consistent rhythm with operators (monthly reviews, ad hoc decisions, capital-to-operating impacts), supporting both tactical execution and strategic planning. Identify opportunities to improve performance, optimize resources, and strengthen accountability through financial insight and decision support. Business Plans & Strategic Financial Planning Integration Oversee new business plans, ensuring completion of financial metrics, strong assumptions, and clear ROI/IRR analyses where relevant. Ensure approved business plans are fully integrated into budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans, including phasing/timing of impact, staffing implications, and operational dependencies. Maintain a visible business plan pipeline and stage-gate process, coordinating with key stakeholders to move plans from concept to decision to execution. Team Leadership & Capability Building Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team (3–6 direct reports plus broader team), building a strong bench of future finance leaders. Define clear roles, responsibilities, deliverables, and escalation paths to ensure speed, accountability, and quality. Foster a collaborative team culture that is operator-oriented, outcomes-driven, and continuously improving. Planning Transformation & Standardization Partner with finance transformation and analytics stakeholders to advance automation, build financial reporting tools, standardization in planning processes and reporting. Drive adoption of streamlined planning tools and improved data quality, focusing on reducing manual effort and enabling self-serve, trusted insights. Improve documentation, controls, and governance for planning inputs and outputs. Qualifications Required 10 years of progressive FP&A / corporate finance experience, including enterprise budget ownership and executive-level performance reporting. Healthcare provider, hospital, or complex service organization experience. Proven leadership experience managing teams and developing talent (people management required). Strong ability to partner with operational leaders and maintain credibility, executive presence, and comfort influencing without authority. Expertise in planning/forecasting methodologies, variance analysis, financial modeling, and scenario planning. Working knowledge of hospital cost accounting structures and decision support concepts (e.g., cost center structures, allocation methodologies, service line/procedure margin), and experience leveraging cost accounting tools to inform budgeting, forecasting, and performance insights. Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable recommendations. Preferred Experience integrating business plans into enterprise planning cycles and governance processes. Experience with planning system implementations, reporting automation, or data modernization Core Competencies Executive presence and stakeholder management Strategic thinking with strong operational orientation Structured problem solving and analytical rigor Planning governance and process excellence Talent development and team leadership Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset Non-Discrimination Policy Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. 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