Director of Partnership Development and Finance - New Orleans

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This job develops and coordinates all financial reporting for hospital partnerships, joint ventures, and practice affiliations. Supports the project management team by leading financial integration and tracking partnership synergies. This job is responsible for extensive reporting, analytical review and team education/training of financial acumen and partnership performance. This job will evaluate potential partnerships, acquisitions, and affiliations in partnership with Business Development, Service Line Leadership, and Division C-Suites. Create and review of proformas to support new business opportunities. Interface with partner/potential partner leadership to jointly evaluate financial performance, coordinate new efforts and projections, and complete the diligence process while representing the company's brand. Coordinate the development and refinement of legal documents related to new businesses and partnerships, as well as coordinate and summarize findings of full diligence work across our internal subject matter experts.
Education

Required - Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting

Preferred - Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting

Work Experience

Required - 3 years in Healthcare Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, or Business Valuations

Preferred - 5 years in Healthcare Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, or Business Valuations

Certifications

Preferred - Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst, Financial Modeling Certification, Financial Risk Manager

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Self-directed with strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate complex information understandably and to all levels of leadership with appropriate formality and varied media.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, and Word, Microsoft Outlook, and any other role-specific software.
• Proficiency in Sharepoint favorable
• Understanding of financial statement elements and key operational and balance sheet metrics.
• Understanding of business valuation methods and components, as well as accounting practices for mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships.
• Ability to determine appropriate information to communicate and how to share sensitive information and request information with emotional intelligence.
• Ability to recruit and train competent staff.
• Demonstrates coaching skills that will foster employee development, productivity, growth, and loyalty.
• Ability to present results of diligence, analysis and reporting with confidence and clarity.

Job Duties

• Interfaces with finance leadership at current partners and potential partners during the courting, diligence, and ongoing operations phases of the partnership.
• Compiles and analyzes financial reports from partners and communicates key performance observations.
• Orchestrates due diligence work across the organization to move potential partnerships into the phases of integration, when desired.
• Develops slides and often presents ongoing performance tracking, diligence findings, and impact of partnerships and joint initiatives to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Calculates and communicates the company's monthly margin from partnerships dictated by legal agreements.
• Creates financial proformas and projections for many potential partners, urgent cares, physician leases and physician practice acquisitions.
• Tracks ongoing synergies and partnership costs.
• Supports project management colleagues in calculating and communicating any financial aspects of partnership work, while also advising team on the structure of ongoing metric tracking reporting, and governance of partnerships.
• Other related duties as required.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.

The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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