Director, Finance

Wolters Kluwer N.V.

Chicago, IL

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$165,400–$295,600 Per Year
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Budgeting, Business Administration, Business Case, Business Development, Business Model, Business Operations, Business Strategy, Business Support, Capital Allocation, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Channel Strategies, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Corporate Finance, Customer Relations, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Decision Support, Documentation, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Expense Analysis, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Reporting, Financial Strategy, Financial Support, Financial Systems, Financial Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Great Plains Accounting Software, Healthcare Providers, Interviewing Skills, Investment Strategy, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Product Family, Operational Improvement, Oracle, Performance Metrics, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Development, Process Improvement, Resource Management, SAP, Salesforce.com, Set Goals, Succession Planning, Talent Management, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Tuition Fees, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Chicago, IL
POSTED
30+ days ago

Wolters Kluwer Health division provides trusted clinical technology and evidence-based solutions that engage clinicians, patients, researchers, students, and the next generation of healthcare providers.

As the Director of Finance, Health, you will serve as the strategic finance business partner for the functional Executive Leadership team within the Health Division, a strategic and highly successful division within Wolters Kluwer. You will be responsible for driving the FP&A function including, but not limited to financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, financial modeling, headcount planning, business cases and supporting key business initiatives. You will also develop and manage a team of corporate financial analysts.

In this role, you will report to the Vice President, Finance and work a hybrid schedule from our local office (2 days in office, 3 days remotely).

Responsibilities:

  • Represents Wolters Kluwer Health in a positive, professional, and customer focused manner. Treats fellow employees and carries out all tasks while demonstrating the Wolters Kluwer Corporate Values: Focus on Customer Success, Make It Better, Win as a Team, Aim High & Deliver.
  • Serves as a key senior member of the Health Finance team, acting as a key influencer of business strategy and sharing accountability for the business' financial performance
  • Drive consistency around financial reporting and financial modeling that will be used for strategic investment decisions
  • Support Health initiatives as needed, develop business models for incremental revenue opportunities and new products.
  • Ensures functional group leaders and all other senior executives receive financial support as required for them to successfully manage their functions, including forecasting, budgeting, long term planning, expense analysis, financial modeling, and scenario planning and analysis, and other decision-making support as needed.
  • Provides analytical insight and objective and accurate information on the forecasts and operations of the business, enabling the best decision making by the Health business leaders.
  • Oversee the capital allocation process for the Health division.
  • Working with team, analyzes and interprets financial information pertaining to the business' performance. Makes recommendations concerning business policy, resource allocation, and business operations to improve company financial performance. Alerts senior leadership to trends in the financial performance of various segments of the business that may require management attention.
  • Creation, preparation and monitoring of forward looking KPIs to ensure the business can achieve their forecasts.
  • Seek continuous improvements to financial processes through automation, streamlining processes, improved communications, additional training, and documentation.
  • Support the Health FP&A responsibilities which will also include substantial involvement and responsibility for communication to Division and Corporate stakeholders such as three-year plans, quarterly forecasts, the annual budget, and other monthly Division meeting presentations.
  • Manages and develops a team of Finance professionals by setting clear goals and objectives; providing professional guidance, training, and leadership to develop talent and maintain a highly motivated team. Ensure growth in capability of the finance resources and a solid succession plan for the finance organization.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by Health VP, Finance.

Qualifications:

Education:

  • Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, related field or equivalent experience required
  • MBA, preferred
  • CPA, preferred

Experience:

  • Minimum of 10 years' total experience, with minimum of 5 years' experience in senior financial analyst role in a subscription-based business model. 3+ years' experience managing a team of financial analysts in a large corporate environment.
  • Proactive experience working as a strategic finance business partner to senior leadership team.
  • Strong team building skills with a commitment to continuous team development.
  • A collaborative leader and effective communicator with strong written and oral skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft suite including advanced Excel. Proficiency in ERP accounting software such as Great Plains, Oracle, SAP. Proficiency in financial reporting systems and CRM such as Salesforce. Use of CPM tools highly desired.

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Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we're getting to know you-not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

$165,400.00 - $295,600.00 USD

This role is eligible for Bonus.

Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

Additional Information:

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.

About the Company

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Wolters Kluwer N.V.

At Wolters Kluwer, we excel at creating content solutions for use in a professional context in the fields of health, corporate services, finance, tax, accounting, law, regulation, and education. We are professionals serving professionals and are committed to delivering essential content, software, and services to help our customers make their most critical business decisions. Utilizing the latest in information technology, we ensure that our customers have the solutions they need, when they need them, and in the media best suited to their requirements. When we achieve this, we deliver on our goal of being the market leader in content in context.

Partners in Innovation
Wolters Kluwer professionals are continuously engaged in an ongoing exchange of expertise and ideas with our customers about their work. This partnership in innovation is at the heart of meeting our commitment to the lawyers, doctors, nurses, tax advisors, teachers, and business executives we serve. Knowledge of their professional workflows and the ability to apply emerging technologies to make them more efficient and productive are at the heart of this partnership.

Leading Positions and Brands
Strong market positions are very important to our business strategies at Wolters Kluwer, and we value the leading positions we hold in most of our markets. Across all of our markets, we own strong, enduring brands in North America such as Adis International, Aspen Publishers, Bankers Systems, CCH, ClineGuide, CT Corporation, Kluwer, Facts & Comparisons, IFI Claims, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Loislaw, Medi-Span, Ovid Technologiesand Skolar. These brands have promised and delivered high quality information for decades, and we are committed to continuing to do everything necessary to earn, retain, and expand leadership positions in our selected markets.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1836
WEBSITE
http://wolterskluwer.com/