Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Overview

Job SummaryThe Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) leads Health Management Associates' budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, and performance reporting activities. This role partners closely with executive leadership and business leaders to translate financial data into actionable insights, support strategic decision-making, improve business performance, and ensure financial plans align with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

Work Performed and Job Requirements

• Direct the annual budgeting process, periodic forecasting cycles, and long-range financial planning.
• Develop and maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Monitor financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods; analyze variances and explain key drivers.
• Provide timely, accurate, and insightful management reporting for executives and business leaders.
• Partner with leaders to evaluate business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support strategic initiatives, capital investments, pricing decisions, cost optimization efforts, and profitability improvement plans.
• Establish, track, and report key performance indicators to measure financial and operational performance.
• Improve FP&A processes, reporting tools, and forecasting methodologies to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with accounting to ensure alignment between financial reporting, close results, and planning assumptions.
• Own bonus accruals and incentive compensation calculations, including coordinating assumptions, validating results, and ensuring accurate reporting and alignment with financial plans.
• Lead, coach, and develop the FP&A team while fostering a high-performance, business-partnering culture.
• Prepare presentations and materials for executive leadership, board meetings, and other stakeholder reviews as needed.
• Maintain strong internal controls and support compliance with applicable financial policies, standards, and regulations.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/TrainingBachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field. Preferred MBA, CPA, CFA, or other relevant advanced degree or certification.

ExperienceEight (8) to ten (10) years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or related roles along with three (3)+ years of leadership experience managing or mentoring finance professionals. Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and management reporting. Preferred experience supporting a multi-entity, multi-site, or high-growth organization.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP, planning, or business intelligence systems.
• Experience with dashboarding, data visualization, and financial planning software.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex financial information and communicate recommendations clearly to senior leaders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills.
• High level of business acumen, attention to detail, and sound judgment.
• Preferred background partnering with operations, sales, or business unit leaders in a strategic finance capacity.
• Preferred proven success leading process improvement or finance transformation initiatives.

EEO

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)