VP, Finance

Welcome to Ovation Healthcare!

At Ovation Healthcare, we’ve been making local healthcare better for more than 40 years. Our mission is to strengthen independent community healthcare. We provide independent hospitals and health systems with the support, guidance and tech-enabled shared services needed to remain strong and viable. With a strong sense of purpose and commitment to operating excellence, we help rural healthcare providers fulfill their missions.

The Ovation Healthcare difference is the extraordinary combination of operations experience and consulting guidance that fulfills our mission of creating a sustainable future for healthcare organizations. Ovation Healthcare's vision is to be a dynamic, integrated professional services company delivering innovative and executable solutions through experience and thought leadership, while valuing trust, respect, and customer focused behavior.

We’re looking for talented, motivated professionals with a desire to help independent hospitals thrive. Working with Ovation Healthcare you will have the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled subject matter specialists and operations executives, in a collegial atmosphere of professionalism and teamwork.

Ovation Healthcare's corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, TN. For more information, visit https://ovationhc.com.

Summary:

The Vice President, Finance, is responsible for meeting Ovation Healthcare commitments and contractual obligations to contracted hospitals and the retention of multi-year contract hospitals within assigned regions while also managing assigned regions to include SVPs.  The VP-Finance will also be responsible for overall coordination of Ovation Healthcare strategic activities, marketing, sales, and growth within the designated markets.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Monitors and ensures compliance with Ovation Healthcare Operating Principals.

• Provides general and technical support to Hospital CEOs and CFOs.

• Performs on-site evaluations of certain hospital controls, systems, procedures, reimbursement functions, and receivables management to identify problem areas.  Requests specialized assistance when needed.

• Reviews and provides input for major capital expenditure requests for accuracy and compliance.

• Assists in the preparation and review of the budget, management plans, and strategic plans of hospitals within the Region.

• Reviews external audit findings and provides input in making related recommendations.

• Monitors and ensures compliance with cost report protocols for assigned hospital.

• Assists in the review of hospital multi-year physician, service, and managed care contracts.

• Coordinates information collection for hospital monthly Board Reports and Annual Benefit Reports.

• Reviews and analyzes periodic financial reports and monitors Regional Tool Kits for trends.  Participates in monthly operational review calls.  Leads call in absence of SVP.

• Monitors consistency and quality of financial performance from the assigned hospitals.

• Manages regions as assigned.

• In conjunction with the hospital CEO, assists in the hospital CFO's recruitment, selection, and development, including the establishment of goals and review of the annual performance evaluation.

• Responsible for the administrative aspects of leading the department/team to include budgeting, time approvals, staff evaluations and expense approvals.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong finance and accounting knowledge and experience.

• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.  Ability to effectively communicate with client Board representatives. 

• Strong organizational, analytical, and reporting skills.

• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, and especially Excel (pivot tables, V-lookup’s, etc)

• Ability to make presentations to managers, small groups, physicians, and senior leadership and hospital boards.

• Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Work Experience, Education, and Certifications:

• Minimum requirements include BS/BA in Accounting desired.  CPA, MBA and FHFMA preferred.  Ten-plus years of progressive healthcare financial management experience, primarily as a hospital CFO desired.  

• Previous experience in multi-facility role, healthcare audit, or consulting would be helpful, but not required. 

• Solid understanding and in-depth experience in working in the healthcare industry.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Reliable high-speed internet connection is required for all remote/hybrid positions.

• Must have access to stable Wi-Fi with sufficient bandwidth to support video conferencing, cloud-based tools, and other online work-related activities.

• A HIPAA-compliant work environment is required, including a secure workspace free from unauthorized access or interruptions, no use of public Wi-Fi unless connected through a secure company-provided VPN, and compliance with all applicable HIPAA privacy and security regulations.