[Hiring] Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis @Ensemble Health Partners

Role Description

We continue to grow our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, adding a Manager to help empower our team to consistently make well-informed decisions for our business. This individual will play a leadership role within the FP&A team, driving the financial forecasting, budgeting, and reporting processes. The Manager will also partner with various teams to create pro forma financial models for strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will develop a deep understanding of Ensemble’s business and its data. This individual will be able to extract the most relevant information from various systems (Workday, Adaptive Planning, Power BI) and translate it into useful recommendations for leadership. The manager will also continue to advance our AI journey to continue eliminating manual tasks and simplifying processes.

This role will be remote and will report to the AVP of FP&A. Quarterly travel is required.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the creation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts; collaborate with business leaders to inform revenue and expense estimates and create pro forma financial models that accurately forecast business performance and financial results.
• Mentor, coach, and develop a team of 2 to 4 analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning, professional growth, and overall sense of team.
• Manage our instance of Workday Adaptive Planning for all planning models; identify additional opportunities to leverage the system for automation and simplification of planning cycles.
• Track and review actuals versus budget and forecast estimates.
• Deliver insightful financial variance commentary that goes beyond the numbers, clearly articulating the underlying drivers and root causes of performance deviations, to help leadership understand the “why,” and inform strategic actions.
• Advise on ROI and other decision-making around new initiatives, new clients, and other business opportunities, applying sound judgment and thorough financial analysis.
• Assist in preparation of executive and Board presentations, as well as investor materials.
• Assist with capital planning, scenario planning, and M&A as needed.
• Work closely with Strategy and Analytics teams to define and monitor KPIs to measure business results against expectation.
• Partner with Accounting to deliver month-end close items and support audit (as needed).
• Break down strategic problems and analyze data and information, to provide financial insights and recommendations.
• Document work processes, including data sources and definitions.
• Work independently and regularly handle non-routine situations as they arise.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree.
• 4+ years of experience in consulting, finance, or FP&A at either a high-growth company or a large, well-established organization.
• Superior financial modeling, quantitative, and analytical skills; comfort creating scalable models.
• The ability to develop direct reports and foster a collaborative and engaged team environment.
• 1+ years of experience using Adaptive Planning.
• Excellent communication and narrative storytelling/presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience or comfort with presenting to senior leaders and/or executives; willingness to offer opinion before being asked.
• A collaborative approach and self-starter attitude.
• Familiarity with US GAAP; ability to communicate differences in GAAP and cash financials.
• Excel fluency and strong PowerPoint skills, basic knowledge of SQL or data visualization a plus.
• Comfort with AI and familiarity with creating agents in tools such as Copilot Studio.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs.
• We invest in your professional development. Each associate will earn a professional certification relevant to their field and can obtain tuition reimbursement.
• We offer quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company.