Chief Financial Officer, Business Operations - Hybrid
This is a hybrid position based at our corporate office in Brentwood, TN, with on-site work required Monday through Wednesday.
Reports to: Enterprise CFO, in partnership with the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Environment: Publicly Traded/Healthcare Services
Scope: Enterprise-wide | Full Book of Business | FP&A Ownership
Role Overview
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Business Operations is a senior operational finance leader responsible for driving financial performance, discipline, and value creation across a PE-backed healthcare services organization. Reporting to the enterprise CFO with strong COO partnership, the CFO, Business Operations serves as a critical thought partner to Operations, translating operational strategy into scalable financial results. Surgery Partners is comprised of over 165 surgical and related partnerships that each operate separately with different physician and health system partners.
This role owns the full financial lifecycle of the enterprise—including Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), reviewing and interpreting financial statements on a facility-basis, regional, group and enterprise levels, as well as other key operating metrics, to advise, on a timely basis, the COO and other Operators on rapid reaction to changing business dynamics. The CFO, Business Operations will also be responsible for all budgeting, projections and ad hoc forecasting for all the facilities, certain Sarbanes-Oxley controls and reporting to the Board of Directors and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). —with a strong emphasis on margin optimization, business and facility economics, and performance visibility across operations.
The CFO, Business Operations brings rigor, speed, and insight to decision-making in a dynamic, growth-oriented healthcare environment
This is a new role for Surgery Partners (as is the COO). Reporting into this role are the FP&A leadership and two group CFOs plus their supporting staff. This role will influence the Operations comprised of over 10,000 FTEs and greater than $3.3 billion in revenue.
Core Responsibilities
Operational & Enterprise Finance Leadership
• Act as the primary financial partner to the COO, supporting operational execution, scalability, and Revenue and EBITDA growth.
• Own financial performance across all service lines, entities, and markets, ensuring alignment with value creation plans.
• Support enterprise growth initiatives, including de novo expansion, acquisitions, divestitures, integrations, and service line optimization.
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Lead enterprise FP&A, including budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, and scenario modeling.
• Develop and refine facility-level and service-line economics to support financial, productivity, and margin decisions.
• Deliver actionable financial insights, dashboards, and KPI reporting to field operations, executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Provide clear, concise financial narratives that connect operational drivers to financial outcomes.
Accounting, Reporting & Controls
• Maintain strong internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance (including SOX, where applicable).
Capital & Cash Focus
• Own cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, and working capital optimization.
• Support capital allocation decisions aligned to return objectives.
Operations Partnership & Performance Management
• Significantly mature processes and team within Finance into day-to-day operations as a proactive business partner to facilities and facility level boards via finance leadership teams.
• Support labor optimization, cost containment, revenue cycle performance, and productivity initiatives.
• Drive accountability through clear financial targets, performance reviews, and variance analysis.
Team Leadership & Scale
• Build and lead a high-performing finance organization across FP&A, accounting, and operational finance.
• Develop talent and systems capable of supporting scale, integration, and increasing complexity.
• Champion process standardization, automation, and financial system maturity.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership, including senior experience in multi-site healthcare services, preferably with group level (layered management) oversight of multiple markets and submarkets. Revenue under management of at least $2.5 billion.
• Deep FP&A expertise with strong operational and unit economics orientation.
• Proven ability to partner with operations leaders and influence outcomes at the executive and board level.
• Strong talent leadership and development ability.
Benefits:
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!
ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS : Normal busy office environment with much telephone work. Possible long hours as needed. The description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.
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