Region Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Ardent Health Services; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health Services in Brentwood, Tennessee, seeks a Region Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across hospital operations. You will partner with regional leadership to provide financial visibility and drive performance, while mentoring a team of analysts in a publicly traded environment.

The role requires 7+ years in FP&A or finance, healthcare experience, and strong modeling, analytical, and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive FP&A or finance experience.
• Healthcare industry experience.
• Strong financial planning, forecasting, and modeling skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving abilities.
• Proven business partnership and communication skills.
• Experience in team leadership and development.

Responsibilities

• Leads FP&A across hospital operations, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Provides financial visibility to regional/market leadership for decision making.
• Develops and mentors a team of analysts for FP&A processes.
• Standardizes assumptions and reporting tools across markets for consistency.
• Consolidates results and delivers actionable insights with dashboards.
• Serves as trusted financial partner to leadership and operators.
• Translates results into actionable insights to support decisions.
• Supports regular financial and operational performance reviews.
• Monitors performance vs budget and forecast, highlighting risks/opportunities.
• Identifies risks and opportunities and drives follow-up actions.
• Maintains field presence ~25% travel to stay connected with operations.

Skills

Financial planning

Forecasting

Modeling

Analytical thinking

Business partnership

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Overview

Ardent Health is a leading provider of healthcare in communities across the country. With a focus on consumer-friendly processes and investments in innovative services and technologies, Ardent is passionate about making healthcare better and easier to access. We are driven by our purpose of caring for people: our patients, our communities and one another.

Located in Brentwood, Tennessee, Ardent has earned a reputation as one of the industry's strongest and most innovative healthcare systems. Our facilities and clinics are consistently recognized among healthcare's best employers. We recognize each hospital and clinic is as unique as the community it serves. We strive to maintain strong community ties through advisory boards, contributions, charitable care, education and outreach.

Ardent includes:

• 30 hospitals
• 280 sites of care
• 4,281 beds
• 24,000+ team members
• 8,200+ nurses
• 1,800+ aligned providers
• 5.8M annual provider encounters
• 421 medical residents

Ardent makes considerable investments in people, technology, facilities, and communities, producing high quality care and extraordinary results. From newly constructed facilities and expanded services, to lifesaving technology and outstanding opportunities for employees, Ardent is committed to providing its hospitals and clinics the tools needed to succeed.

We believe it is this mix of corporate support and local autonomy that equips our teams for success.

Job Overview

The Region Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for leading financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across hospital operations.

The Region Director will partner closely with regional and market leadership to provide financial visibility, support decision-making, and improve performance. This role also leads and develops a team of analysts, ensuring strong execution of FP&A processes in a publicly traded environment.

Responsibilities

• Leads, mentors, and develops FP&A team members by setting clear expectations, priorities and development plans
• Develops deep understanding of operational drivers, including volume, payer mix, and labor trends
• Leads regional budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with business conditions and strategic priorities
• Standardizes financial assumptions, methodologies, and reporting tools across markets to drive consistency
• Consolidates financial results and delivers clear, actionable insights, including variance drivers, executive-ready storytelling, and enhanced reporting and dashboards
• Serves as a trusted financial partner to regional and market leadership, influencing strategic decisions
• Collaborates closely with hospital operators to align financial performance with operational execution
• Translates financial results into actionable insights to support informed decision-making
• Supports and leads regular financial and operational performance reviews
• Monitors performance against budget and forecast expectations, highlighting risks and opportunities
• Identifies key risks and opportunities and drive follow-up actions to improve outcomes
• Maintains field presence (~25% travel) to stay connected to local operations and market dynamics

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive FP&A or finance experience
• Previous healthcare experience.
• Financial planning, forecasting, and modeling skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Business partnership and communication skills.
• Team leadership and development skills.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Master’s degree
• Prior experience leading or mentoring analysts.
• Experience working in a multi-entity or matrixed environment.