Budgeting and Forecasting Partner

Spectrum Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

On‑demand pay

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Identity theft protection

Retirement plan with match

Job summary

Corewell Health is hiring a Budget & Forecasting Partner to lead budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning across the enterprise. The role partners with senior leadership to drive alignment, governance, and strategic financial planning capabilities.

The partner will advance enterprise performance, resource allocation, and long‑term sustainability while transforming the reimplementation of the budgeting tool. Strong leadership and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, accounting, or related finance roles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex planning processes, manage competing priorities, and deliver high‑quality work within defined timelines.
• Advanced analytical skills with financial models, performance trends, and business drivers.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills to present financial information clearly to finance and non‑finance audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead process for systemwide annual budget development, rolling forecasts, and long‑range planning with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain planning standards, timelines, assumptions, methodologies, and governance.
• Serve as primary finance leader for budgeting and forecasting systems, driving enhancements and adoption.
• Provide leadership and subject‑matter expertise to finance and operational stakeholders.
• Analyze financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and communicate actionable insights.
• Drive continuous improvement of budgeting and forecasting processes and automation.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to align financial plans with organizational goals.
• Prepare and deliver executive‑ready reporting, narratives, and actions.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Administration

MBA or professional certification (preferred)

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Position Summary

The Budget & Forecasting Partner serves as the enterprise leader for budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes across Corewell Health. This role is accountable for establishing planning governance, driving organizational alignment, influencing executive decision‑making, and advancing strategic financial planning capabilities. The Partner acts as a trusted partner to senior leadership and leads major planning initiatives that support enterprise performance, resource allocation, and long‑term financial sustainability. The Partner will be a thought partner in transforming the reimplementation of the organization’s existing budgeting tool.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead process for the systemwide annual budget development, rolling forecasts, and long‑range financial planning activities in partnership with finance, operational, and executive stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain planning standards, timelines, assumptions, methodologies, and governance to ensure consistency, transparency, and accountability.
• Serve as the primary finance leader for enterprise budgeting and forecasting systems, driving strategic enhancements, roadmap development, stakeholder adoption, and organizational change management.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and subject‑matter expertise to finance colleagues and operational stakeholders, fostering advanced financial planning capabilities across the organization.
• Analyze financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and communicate actionable insights related to revenue, expense, volume, margin, productivity, and strategic priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement of budgeting and forecasting processes, including simplification, automation, documentation, and adoption of planning best practices.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to align financial plans with organizational goals, operational initiatives, and enterprise performance expectations.
• Prepare and deliver executive‑ready reporting, presentations, and narratives that clearly explain financial results, assumptions, variances, and recommended actions.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders by facilitating planning discussions, challenging assumptions constructively, and promoting shared ownership of financial outcomes.
• Lead cross‑functional planning initiatives, provide governance over key project workstreams, and influence leaders across the enterprise to achieve strategic planning objectives and organizational outcomes.
• Champion a culture of financial stewardship, accountability, continuous improvement, and enterprise collaboration while setting standards and expectations for planning excellence across the finance organization.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Required: Five or more years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, accounting, decision support, or related finance roles.
• Required: Demonstrated ability to lead complex planning processes, manage competing priorities, and deliver high‑quality work within defined timelines.
• Required: Advanced analytical skills, including experience developing financial models, interpreting performance trends, and evaluating business drivers.
• Required: Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to both finance and non‑finance audiences.
• Required: Proficiency with financial systems, planning tools, reporting platforms, and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Preferred: MBA, CPA, CMA, or other relevant advanced degree or professional certification.
• Preferred: Experience in a large, complex, matrixed organization, preferably within healthcare, multi‑site operations, or another highly regulated industry.
• Preferred: Experience improving or implementing enterprise planning processes, financial planning systems, dashboards, or reporting automation.
• Preferred: Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning.

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top‑notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

Corewell Health is a not‑for‑profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 60,000+ dedicated people—including more than 11,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,000 nurses providing care and services in 22 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post‑acute facilities—and Priority Health, a provider‑sponsored health plan serving more than 1.2 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness.

People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy and transparency.

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
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• On‑demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection.
• Home and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status.

Primary Location

SITE– Corewell Health
Place– 100 Corewell DriveNW–Grand Rapids
DepartmentName– Financial Planning and Analysis–Corporate
Employment Type– Full time
Shift– Day (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours– 40Hours of Work
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Days Worked– Monday - Friday
Weekend Frequency– N/A

Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion

We require a drug‑free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on‑site or hybrid workplace category.

We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.