VP, Finance Data & Analytics

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Primary Function/General Purpose Of Position
The Vice President, Finance Data & Analytics is a strategic Finance leader responsible for designing, building, and leading the Finance data and analytics capability, including the enterprise semantic layer, analytics governance, forecasting modernization, and proactive insight delivery. This role owns the Finance Digital Strategy and chairs the Finance Digital Council, partnering closely with IT and the Enterprise Data Warehouse team to ensure Finance business logic, data governance, and analytics capabilities are delivered in a secure, scalable environment.
Essential Job Functions
Own and execute the Finance Digital Strategy; lead annual roadmap updates and milestone accountability through the Finance Digital Council
Chair the Finance Digital Council — coordinating product owners across five system domains (Planning & Forecasting, Revenue & Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), Cost & Decision Support, Core Financials, Workforce & Supply Chain)
Represent and set Finance data interests in enterprise-wide data governance and IT architecture forums
Establish and enforce AI and automation governance for Finance — including use case briefs, human-in-the-loop thresholds, audit trail requirements, and compliance review
Lead the design and buildout of the enterprise Finance semantic layer — defining and governing single sources of truth for GL, RCM, cost accounting, workforce, and supply chain data
Drive enterprise Finance analytics platform activation and integration, including Strata (cost model and reporting roadmap), Epic/HECDP/Caboodle (RCM analytics), and consolidation of Finance data assets into governed environments.
Design and implement annual data quality baselines by domain and own KPI targets, remediation prioritization and reporting to Chief Financial Officer.
Modernize financial planning and reporting processes, including rolling forecast transformation (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning), Power BI enablement (paginated reports, certified datasets, dashboards), and replacement of manual Excel-based workflows.
Build the service line analytics capability — connecting Strata cost data, Epic revenue and volume data, and Workday labor and supply costs into the organization's first system-level service line contribution margin view
Drive proactive insight delivery: design and deploy automated alerts, variance flagging, and narrative summaries that push actionable signals to Finance and operational leaders without manual requests
Lead rolling forecast modernization in partnership with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Leader and Workday Adaptive Planning product owner — replacing manual, monthly Excel-based processes with an automated, sub-monthly cadence
Build and lead a team of data engineers, analytics engineers, and insight analysts — with headcount scaling per the Finance Digital Strategy staffing roadmap, manage vendor relationships including Microsoft, Strata Decision Insight, and analytics consulting partners.
Design/execute the Finance digital skills program across all three tiers: data literacy for all Finance staff; Power BI authoring and SQL for analysts; semantic modeling and AI governance for leaders
This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.
Licensing/Certification
N/A
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (required)
Master’s degree or MBA (preferred)
Work Experience
10+ years of progressive experience in Finance, data, and/or analytics roles, ideally spanning Finance operations and technology leadership (required)
Demonstrated experience building a semantic layer, governed data model, or enterprise reporting capability in a complex, multi-system environment (required)
Healthcare finance experience (required)
Familiarity with Epic (Clarity/Caboodle), Workday Financials/HCM, and cost accounting platforms (e.g., Strata Decision Insight) (preferred)
Skills
Finance semantic modeling and metric definition
Healthcare financial reporting and analytics
Data governance and data quality management
Power BI and enterprise reporting platforms
Financial forecasting and planning analytics
Service line and cost accounting analytics
Enterprise data architecture collaboration
AI and automation governance (Finance use cases)
Vendor and platform management
Analytics roadmap and portfolio management
Strategic thinking
Executive communication
Influence without authority
Change leadership
Cross‑functional collaboration
Decision framing and storytelling with data
Team leadership and talent development
Stakeholder alignment
Problem solving
Accountability and follow‑through
As a Bon Secours associate, you're part of a Mission that matters. We support your well-being—personally and professionally. Our benefits are built to grow with you and meet your unique needs, every step of the way.
What We Offer
Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support
Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Bon secours – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com

Work arrangement
No