FP&A Manager - Veterinary Operations

Blue Pearl Pet Hospital is currently seeking an experienced Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis.

The primary purpose and function of the Manager Financial Planning & Analysis is to lead, develop, and implement strategic planning, corporate financial planning, and operations financial planning for Blue Pearl. This includes financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and analysis. This role partners with Blue Pearl’s senior leadership and regional leadership while leading cross-functional efforts to create assumption-based and forward-looking scenarios that enable agile decision-making with the ultimate goals being the delivery of Blue Pearl’s Annual Operating Plan and Value Creation.

• Develop talent through hiring, coaching, training, engagement, and performance management of the FP&A team as well as mentoring and training the talent pipeline within all of S&F.
• Lead Blue Pearl’s FP&A function and team, which owns financial reporting, financial planning, strategic planning, financial analysis, and governance reporting.
• Ensure the FP&A team provides a high degree of customer service to Associates at all levels and external stakeholders.
• Proactively assess and challenge the status quo and lead the enhancement of technology within FP&A. Develop financial planning tools that can be leveraged across all of Blue Pearl.
• Take the lead role in partnering with stakeholders to develop the Annual Operating Plan to ensure alignment with and achievement of Blue Pearl’s strategic objectives.
• Develop in-depth financial models and analyses to evaluate and support strategic initiatives.
• Continually analyze financial and operational performance across all lines of the P&L and NCFO with a focus on actionable insights and variance analysis against the prior year, run rates, and Annual Operating Plan to ensure Blue Pearl stays on course to deliver targets.
• Rigorously examine and monitor business performance at all management levels of Blue Pearl and influence course corrections to ensure targets are achieved by driving accountability.
• Early identification of cost savings opportunities and unfavorable business trends. Recommend immediate corrective actions.
• Partner cross-functionally with Blue Pearl’s senior leadership to manage overhead budgets and ensure targets are achieved by driving accountability.
• Develop performance analytics that will be used to manage the business performance of all hospitals within the Blue Pearl portfolio at various management levels (e.g., hospital, market, region, etc.), identify performance issues, and provide recommendations for course correction (e.g., effective labor management, effective COGS management, pricing adjustments, turnover implications, etc.).
• Act as key contact for VP of Operations, VP of Medicine, Regional Vice Presidents, and Field Directors to develop strategies that drive regional growth and profitability.
• Partner with IT and Operations to develop, implement, and maintain the highest quality and most efficient systems to ensure strong internal controls, to ensure appropriate financial reporting, and to leverage hospital resources.
• Lead and sponsor projects related to Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Partner with the Business Development team to create hospital acquisition models that evaluate potential targets.
• Execute ad-hoc reporting and analysis with a sense of urgency.
• Effectively communicate with Blue Pearl stakeholders and external stakeholders (e.g., Mars Veterinary Health, Global Petcare, Mars).
• Owns the accuracy of all management reporting and analysis.
• Professionally represent Blue Pearl S&F given the high degree of exposure to Blue Pearl’s senior leadership team and Mars leadership.
• Other job duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required. MBA or a similar advanced degree in accounting or finance is preferred.
• 5+ years of job-related experience in a veterinary or similar industry (human healthcare, dental, etc.) is strongly preferred.
• Multiple years of prior experience leading a function, developing talent, and motivating others are preferred.
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