Title: Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Location: Midtown

Org Unit: Budget and Planning

Work Days:

Weekly Hours: 35.00

Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $198,800.00 - $221,500.00

*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices

Position Summary

As the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) for Weill Cornell Medicine, you have a critical role in guiding the organization’s financial strategy. Your work will drive budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes, and deliver insightful financial analysis to support strategic decision-making across all missions (Clinical, Research and Education) of the college as well as supporting WCM Qatar campus. Your leadership will be essential in optimizing financial performance and supporting the institution's growth initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Work cross functionally to drive and lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic goals.

• Develop financial models to support business decisions, including revenue forecasting, expense management, and capital investment analysis.

• Analyze financial performance and prepare reports on key metrics to support strategic initiatives including business unit trends, cost control and labor forecasting.

• Collaborate closely with the Accounting department to ensure alignment on financial reporting and compliance for month-end and year-end closing activities

• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to provide financial insights and recommendations that drive business decisions.

• Develop and maintain reporting systems to provide timely and accurate financial information and create dashboards and presentations for executive leadership, highlighting key financial metrics and business insights.

• Ensure data integrity and consistency across all financial reports and systems.

• Drive a continuous improvement approach with a focus on automation and operational improvements on key FP&A processes (improved FX modeling, PowerBI commercial dashboard, SPoT data management for divisional analytics).

• Manage and mentor a team of financial analysts, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in financial planning and analysis.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.

• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably in a multi-unit or multi-location environment.

• Expert level excel user with extensive experience in financial modeling, data analysis and predictive modeling, and capability to train others in Excel proficiency.

• Expertise in data analytics tools and techniques, database management, and reporting systems (Netsuite (ERP & FP&A), Power BI).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong leadership and team management skills with a proven track record of developing high-performing teams.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and drive innovation within the organization.

• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality.

• Collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively across departments.

• Strategic thinker, capable of contributing to the broader business strategy.

• Manage, mentor, and lead a team of analysts, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.

• Recruit, train, and develop team members to ensure they have the skills and resources necessary for success.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.

• Knowledge of database, spreadsheets, and presentation software.

• Experience with MS Excel, Access, Word, SQL Server, Power BI, and Visual Basic.

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Standard office work; position may require the need to work overtime to meet deadlines.

Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to protected status, including race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.