Vice president of operations Jobs in Louisville, KY

Assistant Vice President, Finance Operations

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier.

The Assistant Vice President, Finance Operations provides leadership and oversight for all financial operations across a designated group of healthcare facilities. This role drives strategic financial initiatives, ensures strong financial controls, oversees month-end close and budgeting, and supports accurate financial reporting, audit readiness, and compliance. The Assistant Vice President delivers financial analysis to senior and facility leadership, identifies opportunities to improve financial performance, and fosters accountability for achieving budget targets.

The position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors, has access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information. The AVP will exhibit an understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA). Skilled in the application of policies and procedures.

How you'll contribute:

• Responsible for driving strategic operational and financial operations initiatives for healthcare facilities.
• Provides oversight and leadership on financial controls, month-end financial close, and budget preparation process.
• Ensures accurate financial reporting, including audit and financial compliance.
• Provides financial analysis to senior leadership and facility leadership in support of operational considerations.
• Supports succession planning by developing new and existing facility Chief Financial Officers for their next leadership step.
• Creates an environment of accountability in achieving budgeted metrics and/or targets.
• Identifies opportunities for financial operations improvement and/or increased compliance with established financial controls.
• Supports facility Chief Executive Officers in selection and ongoing performance assessments of facility Chief Financial Officers.
• Assumes a lead role in analyzing and exploring means of reducing facility operating costs and increasing revenues based on knowledge of market trends, financial reports, and operating procedures.
• Exhibits a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance.
• Skilled in the application of policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, and state regulatory environments as needed.
• Always exhibit the company's core values of champion patient care, do the right thing, embrace individuality, act with kindness, and make a difference together.

Why join us:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for:

• Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree with a preference for accounting, business administration, or finance from an accredited school. Master's degree preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant certification preferred.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Ten years of healthcare finance experience required.
• Three years of experience working as a finance leader in an acute-care facility required.
• Knowledge of behavioral health care.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team of healthcare professionals.
• Proficiency in using technology, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Skills and Abilities:

Business Mathematical Skills -- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.

Moderate Computer Skills Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain and incorporate simple functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations to support business objectives.

Moderate Communication Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills. May train others in functional areas, interact with others and make presentations to department or middle management.

Routine Business Problems Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.

Job Specific Impact -- Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.

Independent Judgement -- Results are defined; sets personal goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.

Project Planning/Organization Handle multiple projects simultaneously including task delegation, project oversight, and resource allocation.

EEOC Statement: "Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.