Our Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans to keep you and your family healthy.
- Competitive Pay & Full Benefits: A salary and package designed to reward your expertise and dedication.
- Paid time off
- Future Security: 401(k) with matching.
Job Summary
The Director, Finance provides strategic leadership and oversight of financial processes, systems, and initiatives to support organizational objectives. This role manages complex financial operations, ensures compliance with regulatory standards, and drives process improvements across diverse financial functions. The Director collaborates with cross-functional teams to optimize resources, enhance decision-making, and align financial practices with organizational goals.
Essential Functions
- Develops and implements financial strategies and processes that align with organizational objectives and support operational efficiency.
- Oversees financial operations, such as transaction processing, systems management, and reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Leads initiatives to improve financial processes, leveraging technology and best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights, support decision-making, and align financial practices with organizational priorities.
- Manages the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of financial systems and tools, ensuring seamless integration and usability across departments.
- Analyzes financial data to identify trends, assess risks, and develop actionable recommendations for leadership.
- Prepares and presents financial reports, dashboards, and analyses to executive leadership, highlighting key performance metrics and strategic insights.
- Acts as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and resolution of financial issues.
- Supports audits, regulatory reporting, and compliance initiatives to maintain alignment with financial governance standards.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required
- 5-7 years of progressive experience in a finance related role required
- 2-4 years of leadership or management experience required
- Expertise in financial systems or transaction management preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Comprehensive knowledge of financial management, reporting, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Expertise in financial systems, transaction processing, and data analytics.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage diverse teams and collaborate across departments.
- Analytical skills for interpreting complex financial data and providing actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for engaging with stakeholders and executive leadership.
Licenses and Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred or
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) preferred
We know it’s not just about finding a job. It’s about finding a place where you are respected, valued and where your work is purposeful and fulfilling. A place where your talent is recognized, professional development is encouraged and career advancement is possible.
Community Health Systems is one of the nation's leading healthcare providers. With healthcare delivery systems in 36 distinct markets across 14 states, CHS operates 69 affiliated hospitals with more than 10,000 beds and approximately 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, imaging centers, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgery centers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- 5-7 years of progressive experience in a finance-related role
- 2-4 years of leadership or management experience
- Expertise in financial systems or transaction management
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification
Community Health Systems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Community Health Systems and has not been reviewed or approved by Community Health Systems.
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Healthcare Strength — Stated offerings include medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, alongside life and disability insurance. Coverage breadth is presented as a core part of the package across affiliated hospitals.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and illness is part of the package. Time-away benefits are included as a standard element across roles and facilities, subject to local terms.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Tuition assistance, student-loan support, and license or certification reimbursement are emphasized, particularly for clinical roles. These programs can reduce education costs and support ongoing professional development.
Community Health Systems Insights
What We Do
Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of general acute care hospitals. The organization’s affiliates own, operate or lease more than 80 hospitals in 16 states with approximately 15,000 licensed beds. Affiliated hospitals are dedicated to providing quality healthcare for local residents and contribute to the economic development of their communities. Based on the unique needs of each community served, these hospitals offer a wide range of diagnostic, medical and surgical services in inpatient and outpatient settings.
