The University of Southern California (USC) seeks outstanding candidates for the new position of Vice President Financial Planning, reporting to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer James Staten, who recently joined USC after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the Yale New Haven Hospital System. The Vice President Financial Planning (VPFP) will lead and coordinate the financial planning functions for the University and for USC’s health system, Keck Medicine. This will involve focused business planning and analytical support for new programs, senior recruitments, and projects in the University and at Keck Medicine. This is an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished individual seeking to apply leading edge financial and strategic planning skills to help shape USC’s competitive strategy and support operational excellence.
Broadly, and across the University, the VPFP will: lead business plan development and multi year University and Keck Medicine projections; support the financial close process; lead long range financial planning; evaluate proposed investments in information technology and major capital construction; and prepare the financial analysis and planning that underpins USC’s strategy and growth plans. The VPFP also will devote a significant proportion of his/her time to supporting Keck Medicine and USC’s other health care endeavors including providing financial planning support to operational improvement efforts and new program development in Keck Medicine’s various programs and locations; conducting due diligence and financial analysis on merger and acquisition options, strategic partnerships, and new reimbursement models; and assisting deans and senior faculty in health and life science programs analyze current academic and research efforts and plan enhancements and expansions.
The ideal VPFP is an experienced university and healthcare financial executive with strategic and executive capabilities as well as significant experience in and/or with research universities and academic medical centers. S/he will have a successful track record in healthcare finance, financial analysis, planning, and management and the ability to navigate in universities and academic health settings with both vertical and horizontal complexity. S/he will have demonstrated experience working with cabinet level officers and boards; introducing new strategic uses of information and technology; and will exhibit a participatory leadership style that models the values of service, initiative, and collaboration.
Please send nominations and applications to:
Nicholas Brill and Amy Sugin
Brill Neumann
Email: USCVPFinancialPlanning@brillneumann.com
USC is an equal-opportunity educator and employer, proudly pluralistic and firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for outstanding persons of every race, gender, creed and background. The University particularly encourages members of underrepresented groups, veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply.