Director | Financial Planning & Analysis

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Department:Finance

Reports to: VP of Finance and Accounting

Position Summary:TheDirector of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)will play a pivotal role in transforming the financial planning function into a strategic powerhouse that drives enterprise-wide performance and decision-making. This leader will be responsible for building and scaling a FP&A Center of Excellence (COE), delivering proactive, data-driven insights that empower senior leadership to make informed, agile decisions in a dynamic healthcare environment.

This role goes beyond traditional budgeting and forecasting. It is aboutreimagining how financial planning supports operational excellence, strategic growth, and resource optimization. The Director will lead the development of integrated planning processes that align financial, strategic, and operational goals, enabling the organization to anticipate opportunities, mitigate risks, and accelerate value creation.

The Director will oversee the creation of three FP&A COEs, each led by a manager, to ensure consistent, standardized, and high-quality financial support across the enterprise. These teams will serve as trusted partners to service line and functional leaders, including Chief Nursing Officers and other key stakeholders, providing actionable insights, performance benchmarking, and scenario modeling.

This leader will also be responsible for enhancing the organization's financial planning infrastructure--streamlining manual processes, implementing scalable tools, and embedding financial acumen into decision-making frameworks. The role requires a strong blend of strategic thinking, operational execution, and people leadership, with a focus on building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Essential Job Duties:

• Lead the FP&A Center of Excellence: Build and manage a high-performing team that sets the standard for analytical rigor, innovation, and best practices.

• Strategic Financial Planning: Oversee long-range planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Align financial and operational plans with enterprise strategy.

• Decision Support & Insights: Deliver proactive, high-quality financial insights to senior leaders. Support initiatives such as profitability improvement, investment prioritization, and M&A.

• Process & System Optimization: Standardize and automate financial processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.

• Performance Monitoring: Establish KPIs, track leading indicators, and identify performance gaps. Drive action plans to close gaps and improve outcomes.

• Collaboration & Integration: Partner with Finance Business Partners and operational leaders to ensure financial strategies support business success.

• Productivity & Benchmarking: Collaborate with cost accounting and optimization teams to drive productivity and benchmarking initiatives.

• Leadership & Culture: Foster a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and collaboration across the FP&A team and broader organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• Experience:10+ years' experience in health care, accounting or related field, as well experience with financial planning processes.

Core Competencies for All Leaders:

• Organizational Strategy and Implementation:Recognizes market trends, judges the impact on their area of responsibility, contributes to responsive strategic plans, develops operational plans, and ensures alignment and commitment of all staff.

• Fiscal Management:Effectively uses established processes to ensure accountability for effective operations and resource management.

• Human Resource Management:Selects, aligns, develops, motivates, manages, and retains a team of highly skilled employees.

• Excellence in Service and Quality:Achieves seamless delivery of quality patient care, safety, excellence in patient experience, and customer service. Utilizes Continuous Quality Improvement principles and platform planning in decisions, improvements, and system design.

• Organizational Leadership:Provides leadership and accomplishes objectives by ensuring the integration of processes and initiatives while modeling collaboration. Participates and supports in brand/service delivery teams as requested.

• Compliance:Maintains accountability for implementation of requirements of regulatory agencies. Serves as liaison to the community.

Why Emplify?

• Tailored Benefits Package: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that varies based on your location. To learn more about the specific benefits available in your area, please inquire with the recruiter during the application process.

• Remote Work Opportunity: This position is eligible for hybrid work. However, candidates must be residents of Wisconsin (WI), Iowa (IA), or Minnesota (MN) at the time of hire. Candidates will ideally live within a reasonable driving distance to La Crosse or Green Bay, WI. This isnota fully remote position and will require on-site needs.

This is more than a finance role-it's a chance totransform how we plan, decide, and lead. You'll be at the forefront of building three FP&A Centers of Excellence, delivering consistent and strategic financial support to leaders across the enterprise. If you're energized by innovation, collaboration, and impact, we want to hear from you.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

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