We are looking for a Financial Planning and Analysis Lead to support group-wide financial planning, performance management, business partnering, and strategic decision-making. The role will work closely with the Group CFO, hospital finance teams, and operations leaders to drive data-driven financial planning and provide meaningful insights to support business growth and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Support the CFO in the group-wide budgeting process, ensuring alignment with hospital and overall business strategies.
- Partner with hospital Finance and Operations Heads in developing data-driven budgets.
- Support finance teams in CapEx planning, including financial justification and investment assessment.
- Monitor major capital projects against approved budgets, financial targets, and timelines.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support business and investment decisions.
Reporting & Performance Management
- Prepare timely and insightful group management reports and dashboards covering financial and operational KPIs.
- Support Board and Executive presentations through clear financial insights, analysis, and commentary.
- Analyze actual versus budget performance, identify key variance drivers, and recommend corrective actions.
- Maintain and update rolling forecasts based on operational trends, business performance, and changing assumptions.
Business Partnering & Decision Support
- Partner with operating companies and business leaders in developing financial models and recommendations for new initiatives, pricing changes, and cost optimization.
- Build robust financial models for scenario analysis, \"what-if\" planning, and investment decisions.
- Support M&A and partnership evaluations by providing financial analysis and valuation inputs, as needed.
Process, Systems & Data Governance
- Drive the standardization and continuous improvement of FP&A processes, systems, templates, and methodologies across hospitals.
- Support the integration of newly acquired hospitals into group-wide reporting, budgeting, and FP&A processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Economics, Financial Management, or other business-related disciplines.
- Preferably a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
- At least 3 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering.
- Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate financial and operational data into actionable business insights.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working with multiple business units, operating companies, or healthcare/hospital environments is an advantage.