Job Description

Location:

Avera Health

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The Operational Finance Director ("Director") for Avera at Home serves as the finance leader representing the finance interests of Avera at Home and its operations. The Director will work closely with Avera at Home operational teams and other finance leaders to effectuate integrated system finance strategies across all locations, collaborate on issues of importance to Avera at Home leaders, and work to ensure future financial strategies are executed in such a way that consistency of financial statements, collaboration across sites, and comparative financial analyses are preserved. The Director continually seeks to identify areas of opportunity aimed at revenue growth, cost savings, and addressing operating plan shortfalls for all sites. The Director also provides valuable feedback that furthers continuous process improvement and the provision of high quality financial services to meet the unique needs of Avera at Home across all functional areas of the consolidated finance team. Lastly, the Director works closely with the Operational Finance Officer for the Avera McKennan Region to identify opportunities for service integration, financial optimization, and apply the most effective allocation of resources to complicated projects.

What you will do

• Leads collaboration efforts with Avera at Home leadership and other finance teams within Avera to communicate and collaborate on Avera at Home operational and regulatory changes impacting financial performance.
• Works with Avera at Home leaders on proposing and operationalizing system strategies aimed at growing revenue in alignment with Avera strategies and under the direction of the Operational Finance Office for the Avera McKennan Region.
• Lead research approaches that identify and operationalize cost savings opportunities across Avera at Home operations under direct responsibility as well as other Avera operational areas that may be indirectly affected.
• Directs Avera at Home analytic resources in the research and identification of root-cause issues contributing to operating plan variation.
• Directs the ideation of operational strategies selected to address identified operating plan shortfalls, while considering implications to the consolidated Avera system.
• Evaluates financial statements in collaboration with Avera at Home leaders to understand, communicate, and resolve problems associated with financial results that are inconsistent with operational realities.
• Leads the process of financial statement analysis on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly trend basis for Avera at Home to monitor trends over time.
• Addresses Avera at Home leader needs relative to finance issues, escalating issues to the Operational Finance Officer for the Avera McKennan Region and the System Vice President for Business Planning and Economics, as appropriate.
• Coordinates with Avera at Home leaders in the development of their long-range plan, capital plan, and operating plan in conformity with methodologies, timeframes and action plans set forth by the Financial Planning Team.
• Represents Avera finance leadership on Avera at Home’s operations council and participates on approved councils and committees to represent finance at individual sites, as needed.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• 4-6 years of financial management experience in the health care environment.
• Progressive and responsible financial management experience.
• Knowledge of health care delivery system and/or healthcare financial reporting.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's in accounting/finance, healthcare administration, or health care related field.

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.