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Director of Financial Planning & Analytics Headlight Health

Partially · Salt Lake City, Utah
Posted August 12, 2026
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Overview

Headlight Health seeks a Director of Financial Planning & Analytics to own forecasting and analytics at a growing multi-site behavioral health organization. Reporting to the CFO this senior individual contributor will develop scalable models and planning frameworks that provide leadership with accurate actionable insights. The role operates at the intersection of finance billing operations and data building forecasting capabilities that a scaling healthcare company requires.

What You'll Do11

  • 1Own the company`s forecasting methodology across revenue reimbursement and long-range planning partnering closely with Sales & Operations Planning function on provider productivity
  • 2Improve build and evolve driver-based financial models that support executive decision-making budgeting scenario analysis and growth planning
  • 3Continuously identify gaps in data systems and billing processes that limit forecasting accuracy or scalability and drive cross-functional efforts to resolve them
  • 4Influence stakeholders across Finance Operations Billing and Clinical to implement process improvements strengthen data quality and improve inputs that power planning
  • 5Lead the evolution of financial reporting from manual spreadsheet-driven workflows toward scalable repeatable processes and modern planning tools
  • 6Partner with billing and operations teams to operationalize financial models and build reporting infrastructure that reflects how the business actually works
  • 7Establish governance documentation and feedback loops that measure forecast performance identify variance root causes and drive continuous improvement
  • 8Support investor reporting board materials and fundraising with clear well-supported financial narratives
  • 9Own the annual budget forecast and long-range planning cycle end-to-end
  • 10Identify root causes behind forecasting or planning challenges and drive improvements to business processes systems or data quality
  • 11Influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority to implement operational or analytical change

Requirements9

  • 15+ years of experience in financial planning strategic finance or financial analytics ideally in healthcare MSO or a complex multi-site services environment
  • 2Deep expertise building forecasting models for revenue operating expenses and long-range planning
  • 3Strong understanding of healthcare revenue cycle economics reimbursement payer contracts and AR dynamics
  • 4Familiarity with provider productivity metrics is a plus
  • 5Demonstrated ability to identify root causes behind forecasting or planning challenges and drive improvements
  • 6Advanced Excel proficiency SQL experience preferred
  • 7Experience with modern planning or BI tools such as Adaptive Planning Anaplan Pigment Power BI Tableau or similar
  • 8Self-directed comfortable operating with ambiguity in a fast-moving environment
  • 9Hybrid schedule for local applicants in Salt Lake City remote candidates welcome

Salary Insight

Salary not disclosed in listing

Location

Typepartially
LocationSalt Lake City, Utah

Required Skills

Advanced ExcelSQLFinancial ModelingForecastingBudgetingData AnalysisPower BITableauAdaptive Planning
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