<p>The Executive Director - Strategic Finance supports the Vice President - Finance in managing the financial performance of Baptist Health Care. The role is integral in supporting the financial management, performance measurement, and the strategic analytics needs of the organization. The role is critical in partnering with the operational finance and analytics teams and the service line leaders to support the execution of strategies across the organization. The role helps drive the development of analyses to aid in service line development, revenue growth, expense management, quality improvement, and human capital initiatives. The role helps support the growth of the internal reporting platforms of the organization. The Executive Director - Strategic Finance drives a culture of high performance and continuous improvement and should possess excellent and proven leadership, communication, and financial analytical skills.</p> <ul> <li>Partners with the Vice President - Finance in the preparation of short- and long-range strategic plans, and monthly financial/operational reporting for various lines of business. </li><li>Builds and maintains strategic working relationships with the leadership team, the Controller, and the finance teams. </li><li>Interprets and presents data for decision-making needs. </li><li>Recommends areas of improvement and assists in driving results. </li><li>Provides cost analytics for operations and profitability reviews. </li><li>Assists in the completion and or review of financial justifications for operational business cases. </li><li>Coordinates all ad-hoc financial, operational, and data mining reporting requests. </li><li>Understanding of methodologies for performing financial and opportunity analysis of proposals. </li><li>Monitor and evaluate the efficiency and performance of financial processes and information; recommends and implements changes to improve customer service and overall efficiency. </li><li>Is responsible for department's operational excellence; ensures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and professional standards. </li><li>Attains all agreed to goals and objectives within specified time frames, as part of the organization's overall mission. </li><li>Is responsible for department's operational excellence; ensures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and professional standards. </li><li>Manage team members which include orientation, development and evaluation of personnel, and monitoring the provision of delivering quality services. Participates in the recruiting, interviewing and selecting of team members following policies, guidelines and applicable laws. Evaluates their performance relative to job goals and requirements. Provides coaching to staff, recommends in-service education programs, and ensures adherence to internal policies and standards. </li><li>Is responsible for the fiscal management of department; assures proper utilization of organization's financial resources. </li><li>Effectively communicates departmental, organization, and industry information to staff. </li></ul> <p>Minimum Education</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, Related field Required </li><li>Master's Degree Accounting, Finance, Related field Preferred </li></ul> <p>Minimum Work Experience</p> <ul> <li>10+ years Progressive accounting/management experience, preferably in healthcare/hospital setting Required </li><li>Public Accounting experience Preferred </li></ul> <p>Licenses and Certifications</p> <ul> <li>Certified Public Accountant (CPA) State of Florida Upon Hire Preferred </li></ul>