WMG Finance Business Partner

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Work Shift
Day (United States of America) Job Summary:

Schedule: 20 hours a week M-F during business hours

The Finance Business Partner serves as a strategic financial advisor to operational, clinical, and executive leadership. This role partners with service line leaders, practice managers, physician leaders, and department directors to provide financial analysis, budgeting support, operational insight, and performance improvement recommendations. The Finance Business Partner helps ensure financial sustainability while supporting organizational goals related to quality, growth, access, and patient care.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Financial Planning & Analysis

1) Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.
2) Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives and operational decisions.
3) Prepare monthly financial reports and performance dashboards.
4) Analyze variances between actual, budget, and forecasted results.
5) Identify risks and opportunities impacting financial performance.
Business Partnership

1) Serve as the primary finance liaison for assigned departments, clinics, service lines, or business units.
2) Collaborate with operational and clinical leaders to evaluate financial performance and resource utilization.
3) Translate complex financial data into actionable recommendations.
4) Support leadership in achieving operational, productivity, and financial objectives
Operational Performance Improvement

1) Analyze staffing, labor productivity, volumes, reimbursement, and expense trends.
2) Partner with leaders to identify cost reduction and revenue enhancement opportunities.
3) Support development of corrective action plans to address unfavorable variances.
4) Monitor performance against key performance indicators (KPIs).
Strategic & Decision Support

1) Prepare business cases for new programs, services, providers, capital investments, and facility expansions.
2) Conduct ROI, breakeven, and profitability analyses.
3) Evaluate physician recruitment and compensation financial impacts.
4) Support mergers, acquisitions, and strategic growth initiatives as needed.
Reporting & Analytics

1) Develop and maintain financial dashboards and management reports.
2) Conduct trend analysis, bridge analysis, and scenario modeling.
3) Ensure integrity and accuracy of financial data.
4) Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

- Bachelors Finance or Bachelors Accounting or Bachelors Other / Related Field or Masters Business Administration/Management-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
- CPA - Cert Public Accountant-Preferred or CHFP - Cert Healthcare Financial Prof-Preferred

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 5 years progressive finance FP&A, healthcare finance, or business analysis experience Required and
Minimum 1 year experience within a health system, physician enterprise, ambulatory network, or hospital setting Preferred and
Minimum 1 year experience in supporting operational leaders and executive decision-making Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

Excel and Spreadsheet analysis High

strong financial modeling and analytical skills High
knowledge of healthcare r