Executive Director - Finance

The Opportunity

This role will lead a high-performing team of finance professionals responsible for enterprise financial planning, forecasting, commercial finance, profitability management, pricing strategy, and business decision support our Global Center, External Services (ES), and emerging Product business.

The ideal candidate brings strong FP&A expertise combined with commercial acumen and passion for technology-enabled finance transformation. This leader will drive financial rigor, improve business performance, influence executive decision-making, and modernize finance capabilities through data, automation, analytics, and digital tools.

Key Responsibilites

Strategic Finance Leadership

• Lead the FP&A function with a team of finance professionals supporting multiple business portfolios.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on financial performance, strategic investments, growth opportunities, and operational efficiency.
• Drive enterprise-wide planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial strategies.
• Build a culture of accountability, business partnership, innovation, and continuous improvement within the finance organization.
• Present financial results, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Partner with business development and service leaders to evaluate and support new business opportunities.
• Lead financial due diligence, business case development, investment modelling, and profitability assessments.
  
  
  

• Review and evaluate commercial contracts from a financial perspective.
• Collaborate on Deal Structuring and Pricing Strategy for products & services
• Assess pricing terms, cost assumptions, profitability expectations, and financial risks.
• Drive gross margin and operating margin improvement initiatives across business portfolios.
• Develop financial frameworks to monitor contract performance and profitability realization.
• Lead enterprise cost optimization programs while preserving business value and service quality.
  
  
  

• Collaboration and Influence : The executive must be able to build strong and enduring relationships across the organization and facilitate collaborations, transparent communications, and alignment between diverse constituents. S/he must have the ability to move seamlessly between various stakeholders, gaining support for key initiatives.
• Driving Results : Knows how to get things done in the organization; successfully mobilizes people, processes, culture and technology. Effectively navigates relationships and organizational politics within a matrixed organization.
• Inspirational Leader : Demonstrates emotionally intelligent leadership and interactions. Courageously communicates and inspires an ever evolving and changing organization. Is action-oriented; consciously and effectively urges others toward the goal.
• People Focused : Clearly sets direction and expectations for direct reports and holds them accountable for results. Provides feedback and coaching to both good performers and underperformers. Conscientiously builds a diverse talent pipeline of highly capable caregivers. Demonstrates the value of diversity and inclusion in leadership efforts.
• Thought Leader : Knowledgeable about current business and healthcare practices. Capable of critical operational and financial analytics. Leverages best business practices to solve problems. Leverages strategies that grow and develop the organization. Stays on top of emerging business and healthcare trends. Thinks innovatively and facilitates creativity in others. Is mentally agile; “thinks well on their feet.” Introduces break - through thinking, enabling new mental models to emerge.
• Innovation Mindset: Create the new and different by bringing a strategic mindset and creating a culture of innovation in the team.
  
  
  

• Chartered Accountant/ MBA (Finance) with 18+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance or Business Finance
• 10 years leading large finance teams and developing finance talent.
• Solid experience in supporting executive leadership and influencing strategic business decisions
• Strong expertise in:
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Commercial Finance
• Pricing Strategy
• Profitability Management
• Business Case Development
• Financial Modelling
• Forecasting & Budgeting
• Cost Optimizations