Director of Operational Finance & Analytics

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Director of Operational Finance & Analytics to join our growing team. In this role, you will partner closely with executive leadership, finance, and operational teams to own the operational finance for our growing number of research sites and enterprise analytics capabilities of the company, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and governance of key metrics and a true single source of truth.

This role will play a critical part in building and scaling the company’s Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and implementing Adaptive Insights, leveraging these key systems to deliver reliable reporting and forecasting in order to support operational decision-making. This is a hands-on leadership role with the opportunity to drive significant impact as the company scales.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance partner to the operations team, linking financial performance to operational decisions
• Own site level financial reporting and analysis, with a view on margins, cost drivers, productivity, and performance by location
• Develop an advanced understanding of the business and work closely with the operational teams to develop, maintain and update reporting dashboards
• Define and maintain standardized financial metrics, documentation, and reconciliation processes to ensure a single source of truth
• Support the implementation and optimization of Adaptive Insights and the design, buildout and management of the Enterprise Data Warehouse
• Partner closely with regional directors and site-level leaders to deliver scalable, self-service reporting that supports local decision-making while maintaining governance ensuring data integrity and consistency across source systems (EDW, NetSuite, Adaptive, and operational tools)
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in operational finance, FP&A, or finance-embedded BI roles within high-growth companies
• Demonstrated experience owning operational and financial metrics, reporting, and dashboards used by executives and operators
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, and reconciliation to the general ledger
• Working knowledge of Adaptive Insights, modern BI tools (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.), and Enterprise Data Warehouses with the ability to partner effectively with data teams
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work through ambiguous or imperfect data
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to clearly communicate financial insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and partner effectively across Finance, Operations, and Data
• High degree of ownership, sound judgment, and comfort operating in a hands-on, fast-moving environment
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or multi-site organizations
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning and NetSuite, preferred
• Experience with Power BI dashboards, preferred