Director Budget and Financial Planning Analysis

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a senior finance leader to oversee the budget and financial operations across the network. You will partner with hospital CFOs, physician groups, and corporate leaders to implement budgets, analyze costs, and identify opportunities for improved profitability.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with experience in a matrixed healthcare organization. Travel up to 25% is expected to support budgeting and reporting initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field, or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.
• Master's degree in management, business, accounting or finance or a related field (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Oversee the budget and financial operations of Allegheny Health Network within the company.
• Partner with leaders to drive achievement of current year and multi-year financial commitments.
• Direct annual and three-year planning efforts with CFOs and senior leaders across AHN network.
• Own operating expense budgeting and ensure timely, accurate processes.
• Support financial closing and prepare variance analyses for reports.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication

Detail orientation

Organizational skills

Matrixed environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Master's degree preferred

Tools

McKesson

Strata

PowerBi

Job description

Company : Allegheny Health Network

JOB SUMMARY

This job is responsible for oversight of the budget and financial operations of Allegheny Health Network within the company. Appraises operating results in terms of costs, budgets, operational policies, trends, and increased profit opportunities. Partners with leaders throughout the organization to drive achievement of current year and multi-year financial commitments.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involved in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity.
• Plan, organize, staff, direct and control the day-to-day operations of the department; develop and implement policies and programs as necessary; may have budgetary responsibility and authority.
• Directs the annual and three-year planning efforts for AHN, which includes working with Hospital CFOs, Physician Organization, corporate SVP+ leaders and their staff to understand the current projected financial performance, risks and opportunities across the full composition of the AHN Network's portfolio of companies. This includes development of materials and participation in presentation to the senior leadership of the AHN and Highmark Health Enterprise.
• Owns operating expense annual budgeting process by partnering with functional leaders to identify ways to achieve targets while guiding and providing feedback to managers & analysts during the budgeting process.
• Ensures that the operational budget process is completed in an efficient, accurate, and timely manner.
• Leads the operating expense oversight, including maintenance of budget development processes, education, and assessment of operating effectiveness with respect to current and multi-year financial performance targets.
• Supports the financial closing process through the analysis of ongoing operating costs including the analysis and distribution of operating costs at the organizational and account levels.
• Own the development of and maintains monthly variance analysis and other financial report processes to ensure appropriate rigor and documentation.
• Plans, organizes, staffs, directs and controls the day-to-day operations of the department; develops and implements policies and programs as necessary; may have budgetary responsibility and authority.
• Reviews and offers recommendations on purchases and commitment of funds, including capital expenditures, corporate projects, and staff additions.
• Supports the procurement process utilizing cost/benefit analyses and provides additional information to senior management for their approval of in-budget or out-of-budget expenditures consistent with corporate policy.
• Also supports the outcomes of workforce planning and responsible for integration of FTE changes into the financial planning and budgeting processes and reports.
• Responsible for development, maintenance and control of systems applications utilized for budget development and actual vs. budget reporting. This also includes the development, maintenance and control of the financial planning systems in order to standardize reports, set / track targets, and solve issues.
• Ensure analysis and reconciliation of financial planning system data, while building / maintaining a reporting center of excellence (COE) leveraging McKesson, Strata, PowerBi and other tools.
• Expand support for business unit leaders to educate, standardize, reconcile and solve issues in submitting data to the financial planning system and extracting / standardizing reports.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field, or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.
Preferred Master's degree in management, Business, accounting or finance or a related field.

EXPERIENCE

Required 7 years of progressive management experience in finance or accounting.
Preferred None

SKILLS

• Ability to analyze financial results and to comprehend complex rating structures impacting financial results and used for financial forecasting.
• Effectively interact with all levels of management, which includes strong written and verbal communication skills and the Ability to concisely explain financial principles and practices.
• Must be detail-oriented and possess strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a matrixed organization/environment.

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required None
Preferred None

Language (Other than English)

None

Travel Requirement

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Frequently Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never Physical work site required Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Rarely

Disclaimer

The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies. As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements. Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. California Consumer Privacy Act Employees, Contractors, and Applicants Notice Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health’s 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization’s affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services. Highmark Health’s businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.