VP Finance Planning & Performance

Vice President, Financial Planning & Performance

UF Health is seeking a dynamic and strategic Vice President, Financial Planning & Performance to lead enterprise financial planning and performance management providing executive leadership with an integrated view of financial performance, future outlook, and financial requirements. Responsible for enterprise budgeting, forecasting, long-range financial planning, financial performance reporting, and capital budgeting. Partner closely with Market CFOs and Market FP&A teams to establish consistent planning and performance management practices while maintaining appropriate market-level accountability. Provide financial insights and recommendations to the CFO and executive leadership to support enterprise financial performance and informed decision making.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise financial planning, including the annual operating budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plan, establishing enterprise assumptions, timelines, standards, and governance.

Coordinate planning across UF Health markets and entities, partnering with Market CFOs and FP&A teams to integrate market financial plans into a consolidated enterprise outlook and identify key risks and opportunities.

Lead enterprise financial performance management, providing executive leadership with timely analysis of financial results, trends, variances, KPIs, and emerging performance issues.

Develop and standardize enterprise financial performance reporting, including executive and Board-level financial reporting, while partnering with Market Finance to establish consistent definitions, measures, and performance expectations.

Provide enterprise financial insights and recommendations regarding financial performance, cost structure, service line performance, productivity, and other areas affecting financial sustainability.

Lead the enterprise capital budgeting process, including coordination of annual capital requests, assessment of capital affordability, integration of approved investments into forecasts and long-range plans, and support of enterprise capital governance.

Build and lead the Enterprise Planning & Financial Performance team, establishing roles, processes, capabilities, and partnerships necessary to support a growing enterprise FP&A function.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field required.

Master's degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or a related field preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible finance experience, including significant experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, financial performance management, or related corporate finance functions.

Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience, including responsibility for developing and

leading high-performing finance teams.

Demonstrated experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance processes within a large, complex, multi-entity organization.

Healthcare industry experience strongly preferred; experience within a large health system or academic health system preferred.

Demonstrated experience partnering with executive leadership and operational leaders to

translate financial information into actionable recommendations.

Licensure or certifications:

CPA or other relevant professional designations preferred.

Other qualifications:

Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate complex financial information

clearly and effectively to senior leadership and other stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment and build productive relationships across corporate and market finance teams.

Strong financial modeling, analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.

Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, develop new capabilities, and establish standardized processes across a complex enterprise.

Strong understanding of healthcare financial performance, cost structures, reimbursement, and key operating and financial drivers.

Ability to balance enterprise standardization with appropriate market-level accountability and operating flexibility.

High degree of judgment, initiative, collaboration, and accountability.