Executive Director - Financial Planning & Analysis

About This Role

This role provides enterprise-wide financial leadership for Stanford Medicine Children's Health, taking full ownership of the operating budget process, its execution, and reporting. The Executive Director will oversee and implement annual updates to the long-range financial plan and provide key insights into enterprise financial performance and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own the operating budget process from end-to-end, including design of the budget framework, coordination of department submissions, and preparation of executive-level reports and analysis for senior leadership
• Serve as the finance lead for the three-year $230M savings initiative, ensuring rigorous financial tracking and benefit validation
• Update and maintain the long-range financial plan, including the integration of the Operational and Financial Transformation program results and strategic growth investments
• Oversee labor productivity reporting and analysis, external benchmarking submissions, and other reporting to drive operational efficiency and margin improvement
• Prepare financial updates and key performance insights for the Board of Directors, ensuring clear and actionable information for enterprise decision-making

Requirements

• Broad expertise in healthcare finance
• Executive presence with the ability to influence and partner with senior leaders
• Ability to lead highly complex operating strategies with financial planning objectives
• Strong communications and relationship building skills to influence executives, clinical and operational leaders
• Ability to translate complex financial information into concise recommendations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field/discipline
• Ten (10) years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, healthcare finance, or a related discipline including five (5) years of senior leadership experience.

Nice to Have

• Master's degree or MBA
• CPA
• CFA
• FHFMA