Warbird Healthcare Advisors
Reports To:
Hospital CEO
Employment Type:
Full-Time & Onsite
Location:
Southeast US
Client Partnership Director | Healthcare Advisory & Executive Recruitment About Warbird Healthcare Advisors
Warbird Healthcare Advisors is a leading healthcare consulting firm specializing in strategic advisory services, operational improvement, and executive leadership solutions. We partner with hospitals and health systems nationwide to drive financial stability, operational efficiency, and leadership excellence.
Position Description This leader will provide strategic financial direction for the hospital, ensuring fiscal responsibility, operational efficiency, and alignment with the health system’s mission and objectives. Reporting directly to the Hospital CEO and indirectly to the System CFO, the CFO collaborates closely with the senior management team, serving as a key advisor on strategic initiatives, cost management, and resource allocation to optimize performance within the broader system framework.
Responsibilities include oversight of all aspects of hospital financial operations—general and cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, revenue integrity, capital planning, and long‑range financial planning. The CFO will lead the development, analysis, and interpretation of accounting and statistical data to evaluate operating results, measure profitability, monitor performance against budget, and assess overall fiscal soundness and operational effectiveness.
The role partners with system‑level shared services—including accounting, payroll, revenue cycle, supply chain, and information systems—to ensure consistent policy application, accurate financial data, and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Amid a backdrop of significant financial challenges, ERP implementation impacts, and outsourced revenue cycle operations, this CFO must be both a transformational strategist and hands‑on operator—capable of stabilizing day‑to‑day functions while shaping a sustainable financial future.
Strategic Financial Leadership
Demonstrated success in leading performance improvement and financial turnarounds in hospital operations.
Expertise in long‑range financial planning, forecasting, cost containment, scenario modeling, and aligning financial strategies with community needs.
Skilled at interpreting financial performance and adept at communicating ideas and strategies to the senior management team.
Ability to lead the strategic planning process in a complex healthcare environment.
Operational and Cost Management Acumen
Strong command of hospital operations, service line profitability, labor management, productivity benchmarking, budgeting, and driving revenue integrity at the hospital level.
Ability to evaluate and improve hospital financial performance.
Comprehensive knowledge of financial management and metrics, including Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations.
Strong quantitative/problem‑solving abilities, including mathematical, statistical, and computer skills.
Systems & Process Improvement
Adept in leveraging technology, ERP systems, and process redesign to increase efficiency and accuracy.
Strong analytical skills and deep Excel experience.
Leadership
Collaborative partnership with Hospital CEO.
Trusted advisor and strategic partner to the hospital CEO.
Navigate matrixed environments to foster transparency, collaboration, and shared ownership of financial outcomes.
Entity Financial Oversight
Skilled in managing and mentoring hospital financial team and working with clinical leaders across the continuum of care.
Align local finance functions with enterprise‑wide goals while respecting the unique operational needs of individual hospitals.
Experienced in assessing and elevating hospital financial leaders through coaching, accountability structures, and succession planning.
Builds high‑performing hospital finance teams that are both technically strong and strategically oriented.
Executive Presence & Influence
Effective communicator with the executive team, clinical and department leadership, physicians, and community stakeholders.
Brings clarity to complex financial issues and fosters a culture of transparency, integrity, and results.
Resilient, ethical, and mission‑driven—able to lead with credibility in high‑pressure, high‑stakes environments.
Desirable Qualifications
7+ years of progressive financial leadership in healthcare, with prior hands‑on experience as a hospital CFO.
MBA, MHA, CPA, or related advanced degree/certification is highly desirable.
Professional Attributes
Results‑oriented and able to deliver measurable financial improvements within short time frames.
Hands‑on leader who quickly builds trust and credibility with teams.
Analytical and decisive, with a collaborative approach to problem‑solving.
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Hospital CEO
Employment Type:
Full-Time & Onsite
Location:
Southeast US
Client Partnership Director | Healthcare Advisory & Executive Recruitment About Warbird Healthcare Advisors
Warbird Healthcare Advisors is a leading healthcare consulting firm specializing in strategic advisory services, operational improvement, and executive leadership solutions. We partner with hospitals and health systems nationwide to drive financial stability, operational efficiency, and leadership excellence.
Position Description This leader will provide strategic financial direction for the hospital, ensuring fiscal responsibility, operational efficiency, and alignment with the health system’s mission and objectives. Reporting directly to the Hospital CEO and indirectly to the System CFO, the CFO collaborates closely with the senior management team, serving as a key advisor on strategic initiatives, cost management, and resource allocation to optimize performance within the broader system framework.
Responsibilities include oversight of all aspects of hospital financial operations—general and cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, revenue integrity, capital planning, and long‑range financial planning. The CFO will lead the development, analysis, and interpretation of accounting and statistical data to evaluate operating results, measure profitability, monitor performance against budget, and assess overall fiscal soundness and operational effectiveness.
The role partners with system‑level shared services—including accounting, payroll, revenue cycle, supply chain, and information systems—to ensure consistent policy application, accurate financial data, and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Amid a backdrop of significant financial challenges, ERP implementation impacts, and outsourced revenue cycle operations, this CFO must be both a transformational strategist and hands‑on operator—capable of stabilizing day‑to‑day functions while shaping a sustainable financial future.
Strategic Financial Leadership
Demonstrated success in leading performance improvement and financial turnarounds in hospital operations.
Expertise in long‑range financial planning, forecasting, cost containment, scenario modeling, and aligning financial strategies with community needs.
Skilled at interpreting financial performance and adept at communicating ideas and strategies to the senior management team.
Ability to lead the strategic planning process in a complex healthcare environment.
Operational and Cost Management Acumen
Strong command of hospital operations, service line profitability, labor management, productivity benchmarking, budgeting, and driving revenue integrity at the hospital level.
Ability to evaluate and improve hospital financial performance.
Comprehensive knowledge of financial management and metrics, including Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations.
Strong quantitative/problem‑solving abilities, including mathematical, statistical, and computer skills.
Systems & Process Improvement
Adept in leveraging technology, ERP systems, and process redesign to increase efficiency and accuracy.
Strong analytical skills and deep Excel experience.
Leadership
Collaborative partnership with Hospital CEO.
Trusted advisor and strategic partner to the hospital CEO.
Navigate matrixed environments to foster transparency, collaboration, and shared ownership of financial outcomes.
Entity Financial Oversight
Skilled in managing and mentoring hospital financial team and working with clinical leaders across the continuum of care.
Align local finance functions with enterprise‑wide goals while respecting the unique operational needs of individual hospitals.
Experienced in assessing and elevating hospital financial leaders through coaching, accountability structures, and succession planning.
Builds high‑performing hospital finance teams that are both technically strong and strategically oriented.
Executive Presence & Influence
Effective communicator with the executive team, clinical and department leadership, physicians, and community stakeholders.
Brings clarity to complex financial issues and fosters a culture of transparency, integrity, and results.
Resilient, ethical, and mission‑driven—able to lead with credibility in high‑pressure, high‑stakes environments.
Desirable Qualifications
7+ years of progressive financial leadership in healthcare, with prior hands‑on experience as a hospital CFO.
MBA, MHA, CPA, or related advanced degree/certification is highly desirable.
Professional Attributes
Results‑oriented and able to deliver measurable financial improvements within short time frames.
Hands‑on leader who quickly builds trust and credibility with teams.
Analytical and decisive, with a collaborative approach to problem‑solving.
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