Senior Vice President, Finance

Finance Leadership Opportunity At Banner Health

Help lead health care into the future. As one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country, Banner Health has both the stability that comes with success and the values you can be proud to represent. If you're looking to leverage your abilities - you belong at Banner Health.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package.

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for planning, directing, overseeing, and evaluating strategic initiatives for designated system-wide or regional facility areas, ensuring a collaborative, open, and inclusive work environment that is focused on quality of outcomes and superior service orientation. This position is responsible for serving as a role model to staff across the system and representing Banner in a positive manner both within and outside the organization. This position also serves as a key member of the organization's corporate senior leadership team, providing expertise, information, and advice for determining corporate strategy, policy, goals, initiatives, and operational performance measures. This position ensures the initiatives and strategies of the organization are operationalized throughout the system / region and that results meet customer service, stakeholder relations, workforce, and financial goals and objectives as developed by the Board of Directors and senior executive management.

Core Functions

Identifies and oversees the development and implementation of system-wide / regional expectations, standards, programs, and / or initiatives in order to achieve desired and integrated strategic business objectives and outcomes including, but not limited to, growth, accountability and patient care.

Directs, supervises, and evaluates the work of staff. Holds management staff accountable for achieving plans and performance targets. Works with them to identify and resolve the most complex issues and problems impacting initiatives and operations. Develops staff to ensure continued professional growth and to provide the competencies the company needs to support its growth and long-term success. Articulates and demonstrates an expectation for continuous quality improvement utilizing processes that include consideration of all stakeholders. Fosters an environment that focuses on processes and outcomes.

Builds and supports effective collegial relationships with applicable internal and external stakeholders and organizations, ensuring and fostering a high level of collaboration in order to develop partnerships, coordinate activities, review work, exchange information, and / or resolve problems. Promotes and models positive relationships among various entities.

Oversees the development, implementation, and consistent application of effective organizational policies and practices. Maintains an effective internal control environment to ensure that assets are safeguarded, policies and operating procedures are followed, necessary controls are effective and efficient, proper compliance with existing laws and regulations achieved, and operations comply with the legal and regulatory parameters in which it operates.

Develops, reviews, and monitors financial and performance outcomes to assure attainment of organizational objectives established by corporate leadership and the Board of Directors. Maintains an effective budgeting and capital planning discipline in conjunction with operational management to ensure planned revenues, expenses, and / or profit goals are met.

Ensures the integration of new and innovative operations and / or services by providing leadership that maximizes management staff's contributions and assures timely decision-making reflective of the mission, vision, and values of the system.

Serves as a staff resource to the organization's Governing Board and / or applicable committees. Develops, implements, and reports to the Board on strategic initiatives, outcomes, and measurements. May serve on applicable Board subcommittees.

This position has administrative leadership responsibility for the daily operation of multiple services and departments within a broad division. This position requires the skill to negotiate. Customers of this position are both internal and external, including leadership, staff, medical staff, regulatory agencies, and the community.

Minimum Qualifications

Strong knowledge of healthcare operations as normally obtained through the completion of a master's degree in business, health services administration, or a related field and ten years of progressively responsible managerial experience in applicable area(s) of position responsibility, including a minimum of five years senior management level experience within a major health care organization or health system setting.

Experience working in a large, highly matrixed, integrated delivery system in an executive level position. Depending upon assigned area of responsibility, position may require one or more of the following certifications : CHE; FACHE; license to practice law in the State of Arizona; eligible for or hold a current State of Arizona license to practice medicine; MD or Osteopathy Degree with appropriate Board Certification.

Proven track record of driving strategic and performance outcomes, as well as accomplishing organizational goals. Experience anticipating and responding to the needs of internal and external customers. Proven experience in leading fiscally sound, profitable, efficient, and responsible operations for a large multi-faceted division. Strong financial and business acumen. Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting methodologies. Skilled in effectively engaging management level staff, employees, and stakeholders in order to build partnerships, achieve strategic initiatives, and attain organizational goals; constructing new and innovative solutions for complex and varying problems and situations; mentoring and coaching management level staff by providing open and honest feedback that results in enhanced performance outcomes; developing and implementing strategic goals and initiatives that demonstrate a strong commitment to organizational success; effectively allocating resources in order to accomplish organizational goals; quickly assessing and assimilating organizational and industry financial dynamics in order to make appropriate decisions and act quickly on new initiatives; negotiating win-win scenarios with outside vendors / partners while representing the organization in the best possible light; developing collaborative relationships with internal and / or external strategic partners and / or other applicable parties.

Excellent human relations, organizational and communication skills are essential. Leadership style and characteristics necessary to effectively perform in this role include : strong work ethic; results-oriented; persuasive; motivational; able to make rational decisions in difficult situations; inspirational; honorable; confident; systems-thinker; innovative; life-long learner; courageous; high-energy; integrity; collaborator; ability to work with teams; good listening; nonvolatile; values multiple disciplines; community visibility and leadership; and passionate about continuously improving and providing high quality care and service excellence to patients, families, employees and physicians.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional related education and / or experience preferred.