VP of Financial Planning and Analysis

Overview A tech-enabled, multidisciplinary healthcare organization, EmpowerMe Wellness is on a mission to improve the lives of seniors. EmpowerMe enriches senior living communities nationwide through our fully integrated healthcare model, which features on-site care coordination, therapy, and pharmacy services. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, our 3,500 team members drive positive outcomes and build healthier, happier tomorrows for older adults. To learn more, visit empowerme.com today.

Responsibilities EmpowerMe Wellness is seeking a strategic and data-driven Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead the financial oversight of our rapidly expanding clinic operations. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will be the primary architect of the financial strategies that support approximately 1,000 clinic sites across the country.

In this high-impact role, you will bridge the gap between clinical operations and corporate finance, ensuring that our clinical performance metrics and regional performance reviews translate into actionable growth strategies. You will lead a sophisticated team in managing complex budgeting, forecasting, and high-frequency variance analysis to drive profitability and operational efficiency.

Your essential duties include the following:

• National Scale Oversight: Direct the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes for a national footprint of ~1,000 sites, ensuring alignment between sales, operations and clinical departments in order to achieve long-term financial goals
• Operational Variance Analysis: Lead the rigorous analysis of Budget vs. Actual performance across key drivers, including:
• Community occupancy, payer composition and market dynamics: Track and refine community level input criteria such as occupancy, insurance demographics of residents, clinical staff availability and cost structure
• Clinical productivity: Monitor drivers of efficiency inside clinics at the building, cluster, and regional level to optimize performance with time and appropriate intervention
• Revenue cycle: Analyze reimbursement dynamics and revenue generation factors at the visit level to identify opportunities for clinical service optimization or to reduce leakage
• Strategic Reporting: Oversee the delivery of clinic level proformas, monthly performance summaries, and corporate level support infrastructure investments to regional and segment level operations areas
• EmpowerMe 360 Program Integration: Partner with the EmpowerMe 360 team to model the financial impact of program growth and staffing strategies, in order to boost clinical and economic outcomes
• Labor & Efficiency Modeling: Analyze Cost per Hour and Therapist vs. Assistant Usage to optimize the clinical workforce and improve financial KPIs
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Serve as a key financial advisor to Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs) and Area Directors of Operations (ADOs), helping them interpret Monthly Financial Reviews to improve local site performance
• Other Duties as Assigned: Perform duties consistent with qualifications, professional practices, and ethical standards
• Tasks and responsibilities are subject to change at your supervisor’s discretion
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, with at least 4 years in a leadership role within a multi-site healthcare, clinical, or retail environment. Healthcare experience and understanding of reimbursement drivers, billing practices, etc., is preferred.
• Proven track record of managing financial operations for scaled organizations with 200 locations.
• Expertise in BI tools and complex financial modeling. Experience with revenue cycle/EMR data is highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or economics
• Ability to plan strategically and synthesize “big picture” trends from granular data.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. An individual should possess the physical ability to lift/move 20lbs, maintain a stationary position, move freely, operate equipment, ascend/descend freely, position self to reach equipment above or below average standing height, and communicate with employees throughout the organization. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; stoop; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

This employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliancewith the Americans with Disabilities Act, the employer will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.