AVP Support Services Financial Operations

The AVP of Support Services Financial Operations at HealthTrust provides direct financial leadership for shared services functions with $2.6 billion in annualized operations. Based in Nashville, TN (onsite), the role guides financial and performance measurement across Environmental Services, Food Services, and Facilities Management, working closely with Support Services Leadership to shape and execute financial and operational strategy.

What You’ll Own

• Strategically lead the financial operations of HCA’s Support Services organization, including both corporate functions and field-based shared services.
• Drive cost reduction strategy by analyzing opportunities to improve people, process, and technology.
• Lead preparation of short- and long-range budgets, strategic plans, monthly financial and operational reports, and ad hoc financial requests to manage performance.
• Direct shared financial reporting personnel activities to support accurate financial results.
• Oversee development and implementation of standardized financial operations policies and procedures, including accounting policies, controls, and reporting.
• Lead and develop all direct reports.
• Provide strategic financial guidance to Divisions, hospitals, and operational leadership through financial analysis, ad hoc reports, proformas, and forecasts, including establishment of performance targets and operational execution.
• Support automation improvements by partnering with Parallon’s Automation Center of Excellence (ACOE).
• Contribute to digital transformation efforts, including AI, to enhance and streamline insights and operational effectiveness.
• Establish and maintain key stakeholder relationships across strategic functional areas to advance corporate wide initiatives, including Performance Improvement, Accounting, Group/Division Finance Leadership, Capital Asset Management, Strategy Resource Group, and Corporate Senior Management.
• Lead the development and review of financial business cases across Support Services functions to advance service line initiatives.
• Partner with the HealthTrust Energy Team in deploying and executing a utility hedging program.

Role Details

• This position is incentive eligible.
• Annualized operations total $2.6 billion.
• Ownership includes financial and performance measurements across Environmental Services, Food Services, and Facilities Management.
• Works in partnership with Support Services Leadership (CFO, VP Operations, and VP- Operations Support) on financial and operational strategies, including labor management, quality improvement, and HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field (required).
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 3-4 years of hospital operations financial management within a large healthcare system (required).
• 10-12 years of progressive accounting, auditing, or management experience in an acute care setting (highly preferred).
• CPA preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs, including paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support including tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.