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Sys SVP Financial Planning and Analysis


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 15 October 2026 (10 days ago)
Application Deadline: 20 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Administration

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Job Summary and Responsibilities

The System Senior Vice President (SVP) Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) oversees several areas of finance for CommonSpirit Health (CSH). The SVP leads a team responsible for all Financial Planning and activities for addition the SVP will lead teams overseeing all finance-related activities supporting Central and Corporate office functions Operational Performance Decision Support and Value Capture. This leader plays a vital role in guiding the organizations financial decisions supporting strategic initiatives and decision-making and ensuring effective resource allocation to drive alignment and achieve CSHs short- and long-term operational and financial strategies and objectives. The SVP will serve as a thought partner to the CFO COO and CSO and work closely with other senior leaders across the organization to provide leadership and financial advice informing major strategic financial decisions and ensure organizational effectiveness and success. As the head of FP&A this position provides the vision strategic direction and oversight for short- and long-range financial planning activities capital allocations and approvals growth initiatives and strategic planning including key initiative development and synergy realization acquisitions and divestitures and financial performance analysis analytics and management addition this leader is responsible for leading all finance activities related to the Corporate Office and Central Functions including financial planning capital allocation performance and cost management and analysis to support operational efficiency and growth.

  • Executive Leadership: Act as a strategic partner to the CFO and executive leadership team providing financial insights and recommendations to drive business decisions. Collaborate with the CFO COO CSO and other leaders to drive the system-wide strategic financial planning process providing executive leaders and governance groups with views on financial implications and perspectives on business strategy operations and growth. Communicate financial strategies and results to C-suite senior management the Board of Directors and other stakeholders.
  • Strategic Financial Planning: Develop optimize and lead the execution of the companys financial planning processes for capital expenses operating expenses and cash including long-range planning annual budgeting and monthly and quarterly forecasting activities. Develop financial models and business case tools to support new business initiatives and investment decisions. Develop new integrated planning frameworks that provide better insights into prioritization optimization and utilization of assets and resources across the enterprise. Lead strategic financial planning discussions with the CFO COO CSO and other senior executives and governance bodies on prioritizing and balancing operational performance cash requirements and capital spending levels. Provide financial insights and recommendations to support CSHs strategic short- and long-term plans and initiatives ensuring alignment with expected funding levels days cash on hand debt-to-cap and other key collaboration with SVP Operational Finance develop short- and long-range financial targets for CSH Consolidated and Regions.
  • Capital Deployment and Governance: Engage with COO CFO and CSO on matters related to system-wide capital capacity and recommend optimal allocations and investments. Further develop standards and processes for capital planning prioritization allocation and deployment across the enterprise including end-to-end business case creation prioritization frameworks and value-realization tracking. Create and maintain necessary updates to the CommonSpirit Capital Policy and Procedures.
  • Financial Analysis and Performance Monitoring: In collaboration with other finance functions develop and optimize frameworks and systems for financial analysis management reporting and performance monitoring including preparation of detailed financial analyses scenario planning sensitivity analysis variance analysis expected return on projects and capital and other ad hoc analysis. Utilize advanced financial systems and tools to improve data accuracy and reporting capabilities. Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks to monitor financial performance when appropriate. Provide insights to executive leadership and governance groups related to quality of earnings financial forecasts capital projected cash balances key business metrics and potential risks to achieve goals.
  • Business Partnering: Collaborate with business unit leaders including Regional CFOs and other finance leaders to understand their financial needs and provide support for budgeting forecasting and performance management. Support M&A activities by providing financial analysis and due diligence on the overall impact of potential acquisitions partnerships and divestitures and by integrating acquired entities into the companys financial planning processes and systems.
  • Risk Management: Monitor and manage financial risks including operational market regional and strategic risks. Develop integrated scenario planning and work with Regional CFOs Operational Finance Treasury and other leaders to develop views and provide perspective into long-term external market dynamics industry trends potential changes and implications to each region the impact that different factors could have on overall organizational performance and proposed actions the organization could take. Develop risk mitigation strategies and ensure compliance with financial policies and regulatory requirements.
Job Requirements

  • Bachelors Other Bachelors Degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree and 10 years minimum of 10 years of healthcare Finance experience upon hire or
  • None upon hire


Preferred

  • Masters or Bachelors Degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree and 10 years minimum of 10 years healthcare Finance experience upon hire

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Required Experience:

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