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Providence St. Joseph Health Director Finance - Clinical Shared Services in Renton, Washington
Description Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you a strategic, operationsminded finance executive who thrives in complex healthcare environments? Do you excel at financial stewardship, crossfunctional partnership, and guiding leaders toward informed, valuedriven decision making? If so, the Director, Finance role offers an exciting opportunity to influence financial performance across multiple ministries within a missiondriven health system. *This role is designed for a strategic investoroperator, not a traditional finance director. It sits at the crossroads of clinical operations, growth strategy, and privateequitystyle thinking, with an emphasis on driving enterprise value creation rather than simply producing financial reports. * Investor's Lens Views business areas as assets, not cost centers Prioritizes: Valuation ROI Strategic optionality Financial performance HighVelocity Environment Operates within a fastmoving, highgrowth organizational segment Navigates work that lives in the "grey area", including: Siteofcare shifts (e.g., ASCs and ambulatory services) Strategic partnerships Executive Visibility Positioned at the forefront of organizational growth and optimization Gains direct exposure to senior leadership The Role: The Director, Finance provides comprehensive financial oversight for assigned ministries, monitoring performance, supporting productivity and supply chain initiatives, and ensuring accurate financial reporting. As a key liaison for accounts payable and payroll processes, this leader collaborates closely with managers and senior leaders across ministries. This role assists in the facilitation of capital projects, participates in ministrylevel planning, and contributes to the development of annual budgets and longterm strategies. The Director is also responsible for creating and managing dashboards, executing internal audit recommendations, and leading regional and ministrylevel special projects. A core responsibility includes partnering with the Providence accounting team to ensure monthly financial statements accurately represent clinical and operational performance. This position serves as a trusted advisor, communicator, and collaborator across finance and operational teams. What You'll Do: Provide financial oversight for assigned ministries in partnership with the Service Area CFO and senior operational leaders. Monitor ministry financial performance, ensuring achievement of financial, productivity, and efficiency targets. Support accurate production and review of monthly financial statements, including contractuals, net income, accruals, and clinical/operational statistics. Collaborate in the development of annual budgets and strategic financial planning for assigned ministries. Conduct budget variance analysis and partner with leaders to develop improvement plans. Coordinate monthly financial review processes with ministry administrators. Support productivity management through measurement, benchmarking, and staffing matrix implementation. Participate in ministry management meetings and contribute to operational and financial discussions. Review serviceline financials (Institutes) and support leaders in understanding economics of care delivery. Lead regional and ministry special projects and provide support for internal audit recommendations. Partner with regional finance and systemwide colleagues to share best practices and align initiatives. Support consistent financial operations and compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Provide leadership that strengthens organizational understanding of finance's role, ensuring clear and effective communication across teams. Cultivate an environment of mutual respect, transparency, and effec