Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

POSITION SUMMARY:

North Country Healthcare (NCH) is seeking an experienced Director of FP&A to play an integral part in leading our health-system managerial accounting team. We’re looking for an energetic, process-improvement-oriented individual with enthusiasm for developing people and expertise in overseeing critical managerial accounting. This position reports to the System Vice President of Finance. It regularly interacts with the Director of Accounting and the CFO, as well as other leaders across the system to advance the strategic mission, vision, and values of the organization.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.

Licensure:

Must possess a valid driver’s license.

All employees and contracted staff will have either successful completion of an American Heart Association* accredited course in Basic Life Support (BLS) (for clinical staff), or Heartsaver CPR AED (for nonclinical staff), and renewal on a regular basis, with up to a three-month grace period after the expiration date.

Certification(s):

N/A

Skills:

Computer literate with Microsoft Office and, more specifically, Excel.

English speaking and writing skills are required.

Work Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in an accounting or finance position. Healthcare experience is strongly preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

1. Analyze current financial performance against historical data and forecasts

2. Lead the annual budgeting process, including capital expenditure planning

3. Medicare cost reporting

4. Annual audit preparation in coordination with the Finance team

5. Responsible for all filing submissions and reporting to supporting agencies and government

6. Development of internal controls in coordination with the Finance team

7. Annual Budget preparation

8. Annual Tax Filings

9. Decision Support

10. Building and fostering relationships with operational leaders

11. Standardizing financial and statistical reporting across the health system

12. Developing analytical tools that can support decision-making

13. Development/Enhancement of financial models for budgeting and forecasting

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Performs additional duties as assigned.

2. Adheres to facility Values, Service Excellence and Standards of Excellence.

Value-Based Leadership Standards

At North Country Healthcare, our Finance Team has enthusiastically adopted the following leadership standards:

Reliability:  being results-oriented, on-time, present, and consistent.

Teamwork: give and receive feedback graciously, provide structure and support to our team, hold each other accountable, and foster respect for the roles played by all team members.

Compassion: Listen with purpose and understanding, find ways to see things from each other’s perspectives, respect the dignity of others, and embrace our differences, seen and unseen.

Transparency: avoid ambiguity, explain the "why", use the information to ease fear and build trust, and address conflict promptly.

Integrity: lead by example, own our mistakes, commit to a culture of integrated ethics, follow through, and in all things, do good.

Innovation: seek out better ways to do things, support our teams to identify and solve problems independently, embrace our learning ability, and foster cognitive diversity.

About North Country Healthcare

North Country Healthcare (NCH) is a non-profit affiliation of four medical facilities in the White Mountains Region of New Hampshire that aim to redefine how rural healthcare is delivered. NCH includes numerous physicians and medical providers at multiple locations. This leading comprehensive healthcare network employs hundreds of highly trained individuals and delivers integrated patient care through three community hospitals, specialty clinics, and home health and hospice services. NCH remains committed to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.