Vice President Finance for National Facilities Services Oakland, CA
The Vice President, Finance for National Facilities Services (NFS) will monitor the overall financial health and viability of our business in National Facilities Services including the accurate and complete financial management of NFS service to the regions.As a partner with the Regional CFOs and Controllers, the NFS Senior Vice President and the Executive Leadership Team, the position plays a key role in managing cost and performance by maximizing the value of NFS financial resources and investments. The Vice President, Finance for NFS will participate in supporting NFS as a national shared service to the regions and actively lead Kaiser Permanente Facilities Management alignment and other key finance initiatives in the finance community to ensure that our services provide a competitive advantage. The Vice President, Finance for NFS also shapes the business by tracking the progress and forecasting the outcomes of key operations against planned objectives.There are significant controllership accountabilities within the Finance organization in NFS, and the Vice President, Finance is accountable to ensure that NFS is compliant with SOX, GAAP, and conducts its business within the appropriate control environment.As the financial leader for a national shared service, he/she is a major contributor to the financial leadership team across the Program, and an active participant in the enterprise-wide and California Finance Communities.
Essential Functions:
- The financial planning responsibilities include planning, budgeting, project reporting, forecasting, construction metrics, and benchmarking.Specific accountabilities are outlined below:
- Supports the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and the SVP, Strategic Planning, by providing information and conducting analyses to support theKP and Regional multi-year capital plans.
- Assists Regional Capital Planning departments in the development of the Long Range Financial Plan.
- The Vice President, Finance for NFS will lead the NFS accounting processes, develop and maintain NFS financial policies and procedures, and ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and other financial compliance.Specific accountabilities include:
- Develops awareness and accountability within NFS on all aspects of internal control in both financial and operational environments to ensure that assets are protected and the integrity of the general ledger is assured.
- Leads implementation, monitors correction, and improvements of NFS' control systems including: training of personnel; periodic evaluation and auditing of control systems in place; oversight of corrective action plans to remedy control weaknesses identified; and involvement in control design considerations of systems under development.
- The Northern California, Southern California and Regions outside California (ROC) regional NFS Financial Directors will have a dual reporting to Vice President, Finance for NFS as well as the Regional Project Operations Director. Regional NFS Finance team is accountable for planning and accounting for individual regional projects
- Manages National Facilities Services' short and long range financial planning and budgeting processes, consistent with the overall processes set in the Program and regions.Identifies key risks and links these processes to the strategic direction of the regions, other shared services and the Program.
- Collaborates with Regional Accounts Payable to ensure on time payment to vendors based on contracted terms and conditions.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Master's degree in accounting or finance.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience escalating managerial work-experience involving diverse financial functions in a highly diversified organization(s).Demonstrated track record in providing financial leadership in a complex medium to large sized business including developing dynamic, constructive working relationships and partnerships with senior leadership.
- Demonstrated experience in managing across a geographically dispersed matrix organization.
- Demonstrated experience in leading finance in a complex facilities operation and construction portfolio including supporting master planning, strategic planning, and facility operations.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. Ability to clearly articulate goals and expectations to staff at all levels of the organization and with diverse constituency groups.
- Ability to work collaboratively across the organization while maintaining the ability to be decisive and forthright in a consensus-driven, professional environment. Demonstrated ability to negotiate 'win-win' situations as it relates to business decisions.
- Proven experience building a team, managing a diverse staff and creating a successful organization and effective processes.
- Ability to understand and assess complex market conditions and recommend necessary cost structure improvements or revenue growth opportunities.
- Experience implementing financial controls and reporting systems to improve management capabilities and results for local market and impact within a larger business unit. Knowledge of the application of information technology to various financial systems.
- Genuine enthusiasm for working in a changing environment with the ability to champion transformation in the finance department and inspire finance staff to embrace departmental changes.
- Ability to consistently demonstrate high personal ethics, integrity, prudence, energy, initiative, and self-confidence.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA or equivalent work experience preferred.
- Experience in large real estate transactions, facility management operations and construction projects strongly preferred.
- Preferred qualifications include familiarity with cost and schedule control principles on large complex construction projects and programs and familiarity with governmental programs in the health care field, which will affect the financial operations of the business, especially the Office of State Health Planning and Development and other regulatory bodies.
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