The Regional Finance Director serves as the senior financial leader for a portfolio of communities with moderate complexity, acting as the face of financial performance for the Regional Team. This role drives profitability and sustainable performance through deep financial insight, strategic guidance, and strong cross‑functional partnership.
The Regional Finance Director possesses strong understanding of financial performance and the operational levers that drive results, including staffing, pricing, capital investment, and cash management. This role leads budgeting and forecasting strategy aligned to the annual business plan, partners closely with community and regional leaders to identify and execute improvement opportunities, and represents Finance in owner, board, and executive‑level discussions.
This role serves as the primary conduit between the Region/Community and Accounting & Finance Centers of Excellence, ensuring consistent application of standards, timely escalation of issues, and adoption of best practices.
Experience is Everything.
At LCS, experience is everything. We provide you the opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, growing organization that makes a positive difference in the lives of the seniors we serve. If you are seeking an organization that gives back, you’ll love working here. Our principles and hospitality promises define our company culture. LCS employees can be found participating in volunteer activities, getting involved in our committees or collaborating with team members in our innovative workspace. You’ll find several opportunities to grow as a professional, serve the community, and enhance the lives of seniors.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide comprehensive financial oversight for assigned communities, ensuring performance aligns with budget, financial goals, and cash management expectations.
- Analyze financial results across the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow to clearly explain performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Lead structured financial reviews with community, regional, and executive leadership; present results to senior leadership, Boards, and ownership groups as appropriate.
- Translate variances into clear, documented action plans with defined owners, timelines, and measurable outcomes; monitor execution and escalate as needed.
- Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting, with strong understanding of the close cycle and accrual processes; escalate accounting, system, or reporting issues to the appropriate COE.
- Lead budgeting and forecasting strategy aligned to the annual business plan, partnering with Executive Directors, Department Heads, and Regional Teams.
- Evaluate staffing changes and operational decisions through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Conduct frequent forecast reviews and provide forward‑looking insights and model updates to the Financial Planning COE.
- Hold leaders accountable to budget commitments by reinforcing expectations and ensuring timely course correction when performance deviates from plan.
- Evaluate capital expenditure requests and strategic investment initiatives, providing ROI analysis and recommendations to support disciplined capital allocation.
- Develop deep understanding of community operations and regional priorities.
- Act as a trusted financial advisor to Operations, Clinical, Human Resources, and Sales & Marketing leadership.
- Identify and help execute opportunities to improve efficiency, staffing effectiveness, pricing outcomes, and overall profitability.
- Connect communities to COE resources (pricing, capital, analytics, accounting) to elevate decision quality and execution.
- Navigate varying ownership and governance structures, including not‑for‑profit boards, third‑party owners, and company‑owned communities.
- Reinforce financial governance, internal controls, policy compliance, and audit readiness.
- Serve as Finance representative in complex discussions involving Boards, owners, residents, and internal stakeholders.
- Approve financial qualifications, bad‑debt write‑offs, and other delegated financial decisions.
What We’re Looking For:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; or equivalent years of experience
- 8-10 years experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, or analytical roles
- Ability to translate financial and operational data into operational action
- Ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, and respond quickly during community or regional issues
- Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning for complex portfolios
- Experience participating in or leading financial presentations to executive teams, boards, and external stakeholders
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, data analytics, and using business intelligence tools to inform decision-making
- Comprehensive knowledge of internal controls, compliance, and audit best practices
- Strong ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholders
Why Join Us?
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Inclusive & collaborative culture.
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Charity and community involvement.
Outstanding advancement opportunities.
Ongoing career development.
Benefits
Competitive pay, great benefits and vacation time. We are an equal opportunity employer with benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, disability, 401(K) with company match and paid parental leave.
Our Commitment
LCS creates living experiences that enhance the lives of seniors. You’ll see this commitment in our people. They’re talented, dedicated professionals who truly care about residents, with each conducting his or her work with integrity, honesty and transparency according to the principles of LCS. We strive to help every community succeed—strengthening available resources, establishing proven practices that lead to long-term growth and value for those living in, working for and affiliated with the community. Check us out on our website: https://www.lcsliving.com
Additional Information
Travel frequency: 25-50%
Estimated Salary: $113,000 - $141,000
The actual title & salary will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors.
A POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, INCLUDING REFERENCES IS REQUIRED.
LCS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent experience
- 8-10 years experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, or analytical roles
- Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning for complex portfolios
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and data analytics
- Experience using business intelligence tools to inform decision-making
- Experience presenting financial results to executive teams, boards, and external stakeholders
- Comprehensive knowledge of internal controls, compliance, and audit best practices
- Ability to translate financial and operational data into operational action and recommendations
- Ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, and respond quickly to regional issues
- Strong ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholders (Operations, Clinical, HR, Sales & Marketing)
- Experience evaluating capital expenditure requests, ROI analysis, and cash management
Vi Living Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vi Living and has not been reviewed or approved by Vi Living.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is complemented by optional protections such as life, disability, accident/critical illness, and hospital indemnity, plus access to mental‑health resources. Coverage typically begins the first day of the month after hire, reinforcing strong baseline healthcare support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, sick time where applicable, bereavement, jury duty, parental bonding, and caregiving leave create a broad time‑off portfolio. Some locations add paid volunteer time and anniversary holidays, extending flexibility for time away.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors retirement readiness, supported by tools like FSAs and commuter benefits that aid overall financial planning. Access to a credit union and early wage access provide additional day‑to‑day financial support within the total rewards mix.
Vi Living Insights
What We Do
Vi is dedicated to providing quality environments, services, and programs to enrich the lives of older adults. Our goal is for our residents to continually experience the finest in senior living. Throughout Vi’s history, we have maintained our commitment to not only help seniors live independent lives on their terms, but also provide a nurturing environment for our employees to build fulfilling careers of service and care. Today, we support more than 2,900 employees in our corporate and community offices who are deeply committed to the care of our residents. The future success of Vi depends on maintaining a standard of excellence in all phases of resident services and relations.
Why Work With Us
At Vi, we go beyond words; respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion are the foundations of our culture. We're devoted to fostering an environment where every employee feels a genuine sense of belonging, appreciation, and empowerment.
