Senior Vice President, Finance

Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

Care. No Matter What.

We are Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, one of the region’s largest and most trusted providers of reproductive health care. We are recognized for the wide array of services we provide, the outstanding sexual health education we deliver, and our strong commitment to social justice. Working for Planned Parenthood is more than a job; it’s being a part of a powerful movement. Together, we’ll take pride in shaping the future of sexual health and reproductive rights for all people.  

The Senior Vice President of Finance (SVP) is responsible for strategic financial leadership and management of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England and C4 ancillary organizations PP Votes! Connecticut and PP Votes! Rhode Island, focusing on all finance and associated operations, strategic business planning, leading the efforts of internal affiliate programs to ensure fiscal responsibilities are met, and promoting community and professional relationships.

The Senior Vice President of Finance (SVP) will be an inspiring leader and healthcare strategist with a deep commitment to reproductive freedom and will join a leading Planned Parenthood affiliate to help shape the future of sexual and reproductive healthcare for all people. The SVP stewards the financial resources for PPSNE in alignment with our values to ensure that we are maximizing our ability to deliver on our vision and mission. 

The successful SVP:

·       Is an innovative, nimble financial leader with a track record of responsible stewardship provided with a mission-driven lens;

·       Has a demonstrated ability to work across teams and diverse stakeholders and in a matrixed organization effectively;

·       Is a highly data-oriented leader with a high attention to detail and compliance;

·       Is a strategic finance executive who is excited to advance access to care to ensure that all people have the ability to control their own reproductive lives.

• Provide strategic thinking, planning efforts, coordination, and leadership in finance, budgeting, billing, accounting, audits, regulatory requirements, purchasing, and contract administration in the provision of reproductive health care including family planning and abortion services
• Supervise public and private grants team, ensuring alignment between pursuit of grant opportunities with organizational priorities.
• Develop finance organizational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction.
• Establish finance operational strategies by evaluating trends; establishing critical measurements; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; and implementing change.
• Track and ensure cash flow is appropriate and sustainable.
• Direct affiliate fiscal management to ensure financial viability in compliance with not-for-profit accounting standards and government funding regulations.
• Interpret financial trends and monitors the details of financial data to inform decision-making throughout the agency, linking financial information and operational data to planning decisions and infusing the use of data, both qualitative and quantitative approaches, throughout the agency.
• Oversee the analysis of demand for/development of, new or modified health care delivery programs, including family planning and abortion services, sites and operations, contracts with health care insurers, providers, vendors as needed; additionally oversees the analysis for other new revenue-generating services and programs.
• Develop organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; projecting acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; and accumulating capital to fund expansion.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, contracts, Funding Council interactions, Planned Parenthood policies and procedures, strategic plan, security standards, and employee handbook guidelines.
• Ensure maintenance of current and accurate business records including the general ledger, chart of accounts, contracts, and leases.
• Serve as a primary liaison, along with the CEO, to the integrated MSO, Clinical Health Network, to ensure shared services – which include or may include, but are not limited to, information technology & security  and revenue cycle management – are serving the needs of PPSNE.
• Collaborate with the IT MSO to ensure digital systems meet the needs of the organization by identifying and communicating requirements for user-driven system changes, providing user resources, and monitoring progress towards achieving technology goals.  Works in close partnership with the IT partner to plan for future technological and technology systems needs of the organization.     
• Collaborate with the billing vendor to ensure efficient and effective revenue cycle processes and procedures to ensure completion of the revenue cycle and adherence to revenue cycle-specific EOPs and benchmarks.
• Develop and implement accurate and timely financial reporting and analytical business tools for use by staff and Board members to make timely and informed business decisions in support of the affiliate's strategic plan and annual budget.
• Oversee the annual operational and capital budgeting process; provide the CEO and Board with an annual and capital budget that aligns annual planning and strategic plan priorities and meets PPFA Elements of Performance for approval prior to each Fiscal Year.
• Strategically optimize the multi-million dollar portfolio of agency real estate properties, including market evaluation for physical footprint of the agency, working in partnership with the General Counsel on negotiating the terms of leases, purchase and sales agreements, and creating and maintaining the facilities capital and expense budgets.
• Ensure provision of appropriate property and other business insurance and oversees claims process as needed.
• Supervise purchasing and inventory systems to maintain highest quality assets, goods, and services at competitive prices.  Ensure that proper and effective check and balance systems remain in place.
• Act as a liaison with Board of Directors, specifically supporting the Finance/Audit Committee and Investment Committee, implementing and monitoring financial and investment policies and procedures
• Participate in PPFA and ancillary organization financial, compliance, audit, and other relevant committees or councils and represents PPSNE other local, regional, or national task forces and committees within PPFA and externally.
• Participate in the Risk and Quality Management process for medical protocols, regulatory agency compliance, HR policies, and workplace safety policies
• Supervise internal controls and maintain finance operations policies and procedures
• Hire, train, supervise, lead, and evaluate finance personnel
• Ensure completion of training required for self and supervised staff’s required annual training
• Adhere to all HIPAA and patient privacy regulations.

• Passionate commitment to PPSNE’s mission, vision, and values especially centering on health equity and a deep sense of accountability to community.
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree and/or CPA preferred
• Minimum of ten years’ experience financial leadership, preferably in health care and/or non-profit organizations, with proven leadership of highly functioning, team-based operations.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in team management with the ability to motivate, inspire and build a team that fosters dignity, belonging, and equity.
• A deep understanding of the interdependence of clinical quality, patient experience, staff engagement and the financial well-being of the organization.
• Attention to detail and sensitivity to process and operations; knowledge and understanding of the elements of high reliability organizations in healthcare and experience with implementation of those elements.
• Demonstrated ability to use quantitative and qualitative data effectively and to inspire successful delivery on key performance indicators.
• Demonstrated ability to be responsive to changing priorities and simultaneously handle multiple complex initiatives.  A creative, flexible, and learning orientation.
• Demonstrated understanding of how race dynamics impact supervisory relationships and organizational culture, and internal and external partnerships, and can demonstrate a history of successfully intervening in problematic dynamics and deepening a racial equity approach within a team.
• Commit to individual and collective continued learning about the intersection of racial equity, health equity, and sexual and reproductive health and to using a race+ equity lens in their leadership and decision-making.
• Demonstrated commitment to learning about and enhancing practices related to racial equity and the impact of structural racism on healthcare systems.
• Prior success in fostering cross-departmental partnerships and collaborations to advance success of organizational priorities.
• A strategic thinker with an analytic bent and a focus on outcomes, finances, and impact.
• Sound judgement and grace under pressure with a track record of anticipating problems and negotiating solutions.
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills, including a high level of self-awareness, empathy, and humility in interpersonal interactions.
• A demonstrated ability to work and build trust across cultural differences as well as to effectively communicate across differences related to race, class, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, language, national origin or ability.
• A strong understanding and high level of proficiency with financial analysis, accounting, and other systems and technology supports (example: Sage Intacct).
• Ability to routinely travel throughout the affiliate and to other locations.

PPSNE is committed to equal opportunity in all areas of its operations, including patient care and employment. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetics, veteran status, or any other protected category. Discrimination and retaliation are strictly prohibited.

PPSNE offers a comprehensive benefit package which includes; Health, dental and vision insurance, paid parental leave, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, a flexible spending account, wellness program and more.