Finance Manager, Denovos

Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP) is a veterinarian owned and operated network of animal hospitals throughout the country. Our mission is to be a community of veterinary teams providing personalized care with exceptional hospitality. SVP currently owns over 400 locations, and is sponsored by a leading private equity team.

SVP is developing a standalone, premium branded company of hospitals named 'Livewell', which provide care ranging from general practice to urgent care and specialty veterinary medicine. At this time, we have launched five proof-of-concept Livewell locations, with eight additional locations to open in 2024 and 18 to open in 2025. We will look to open 50 Livewell locations open by the end of 2026.

SVP is seeking a highly qualified De Novo Finance Manager to join our rapidly growing de novo team. The role will report to the Director of Acquisition Diligence. This role will be an integral part of SVP's De Novo team and finance team, and will be an essential partner to the operating team and the De Novo Operations Director in scaling the Livewell brand across the US footprint. The primary responsibilities of our De Novo Finance Manager will be around budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, reporting, financial analysis, new business case evaluation, site selection and ad hoc analyses for De Novo leadership team and SVP's C-Suite executives. The role would preferably be based in our Home Office in Birmingham AL, but can also be based out of a major US metro with easy access to Birmingham.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of the financial requirements of the de novo process
• Review de novo pro forma financial results and forecasts
• Review post-opening results and provide necessary feedback to pro forma and de novo teams to help manage necessary changes in expectations and modeling needs
• Partner with business intelligence, business development and integration teams in collecting data and developing relevant expectations alongside the de novo model
• Support research and identification of new locations across the US footprint
• Provide recommendations on process improvements
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses, as needed
• Communicate regularly with our business development and operations teams to ensure LOI valuations are supported or expectations are revised based on operational findings
• Clearly communicate financial results, risks, opportunities and other relevant information to various teams throughout the organization, including executives, operations, finance, accounting and business intelligence
• Train and mentor staff to develop into future SVP leaders

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or a related field, or MBA
• 5-8 years of similar work experience, preferably in multi-site retail, healthcare or consulting firms; banking experience preferred but not essential
• Self-starter with strong analytical skills including the ability to interpret data, question the results, generate insights and construct solutions
• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and intermediate accounting knowledge
• Excellent Excel skills and familiar with working with large amounts of data
• Outstanding presentation, reporting and communication skills
• Ability to function well in a team-oriented environment
• Aptitude to adapt to a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Work with an organization recognized as #1 in Healthcare by Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces in 2023.

• Online discount platform
• Collaborative team of people who live out our WAG values (work together, amaze, grow)
• Competitive salary
• Health, dental + vision insurance
• 401K with a company match
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and telemedicine
• Upward mobility and growth opportunities
• Generous paid time off and company-wide holidays
• Discounted veterinary care for your four-legged family members
• An opportunity to make a valuable impact on over 400 veterinary hospitals nationwide