• Own and direct the organization’s full financial strategy, including annual budgeting, long-term forecasting, and detailed financial reporting, ensuring that all plans are aligned with operational realities and growth objectives. • Act as a strategic partner to operational leadership and facility management teams, analyzing financial and operational performance, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement, and driving initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and increase revenue without compromising quality of care. • Lead, mentor, and inspire finance and accounting teams to achieve excellence in all financial processes, including month-end close, internal controls, audit preparation, and regulatory reporting, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. • Provide actionable insights and financial modeling to inform leadership on critical decisions, including mergers, acquisitions, new service lines, capital investments, and operational expansions, ensuring financial implications are fully understood and strategically managed. • Build and maintain strong relationships with auditors, lenders, and other financial partners, ensuring ongoing credibility, transparency, and access to capital necessary to support growth and operational initiatives. • Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal healthcare regulations, reporting requirements, and accounting standards while implementing systems and processes that allow for agility and operational flexibility. • Balance strategic oversight with hands-on execution, stepping into operational and financial processes where needed to remove bottlenecks, streamline workflows, and ensure that financial strategy translates into real-world operational impact. • Collaborate cross-functionally to develop long-term financial plans and operational benchmarks, using data-driven analysis to guide decisions, identify opportunities for cost savings, and optimize the overall financial health of the organization.