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The Director of Decision Support is a strategic finance leader responsible for advancing enterprise decision-making through robust cost accounting, financial analytics, and data-driven insights. This role oversees the design, management, and continuous improvement of the organization's costing processes and systems, while leading a high-performing analytics function that delivers both recurring and ad hoc insights.

The Director will evolve the organization's analytic capabilities from descriptive reporting to more advanced predictive and prescriptive analytics, enabling proactive, data-informed operational and financial decisions. In addition, this role is accountable for the governance, administration, and optimization of key financial subsidiary systems, ensuring data integrity, security, and scalability.

Cost Accounting & Decision Support Leadership
    Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of the organization's cost accounting methodology and processes
    Ensure accuracy, transparency, and scalability of cost allocation models to support operational and strategic decision-making
    Oversee periodic cost updates, variance analysis, and continuous improvement of costing accuracy
    Partner with clinical/operational, finance, and executive stakeholders to translate cost insights into actionable recommendations
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 Financial & Operational Analytics
    Lead a centralized decision support / analytics function delivering: 
o    Recurring reporting (financial, operational, KPI dashboards)
o    Ad hoc analyses for senior leadership and business partners
    Drive adoption and development of Power BI dashboards and self-service analytics tools
    Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders
    Establish and maintain data governance standards, ensuring consistency and reliability of reporting outputs
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Advanced Analytics Capability Development
    Build and execute a roadmap to evolve analytics maturity from: 
o    Descriptive (what happened)
o    Diagnostic (why it happened)
o    Predictive (what will happen)
o    Prescriptive (what should we do)
    Introduce statistical methods, forecasting models, and scenario analysis into decision-making processes
    Partner with IT/data teams to integrate advanced analytics tools and datasets
    Promote a data-driven culture across finance and operations
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Financial Systems & Data Governance
    Oversee administration and optimization of financial subsidiary systems
    Ensure effective system governance, including: 
o    User access & security controls
o    Data integrity and validation processes
o    System configuration and updates
    Partner with IT and vendors to maintain system performance, enhancements, and integrations
    Serve as the functional owner for finance systems supporting costing, analytics, and reporting
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Team Leadership & Development
    Lead, mentor, and develop a team spanning cost accounting and financial/operational analytics
    Establish clear performance expectations, career development plans, and a culture of continuous improvement
    Foster collaboration across finance, operations, and IT
    Drive adoption of modern tools, automation, and best practices to increase team efficiency and impact

Impact of Role

This role is critical in transforming the organization's ability to make informed, data-driven decisions. By strengthening cost transparency, elevating analytics capabilities, and ensuring robust financial systems, the Director of Decision Support & Cost Accounting will directly influence operational efficiency, financial performance, and long-term strategic success.

Base salary: $163,702-$306,130
 

Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care powered by a workforce of more than 18,000 team members and 4,800 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, the system offers more than 400 sites of care, including eight award-winning medical centers. Specializing in cardiovascular care, cancer care, orthopedics, neuroscience, pediatrics, women's health and rehabilitation medicine. Atlantic Medical Group, comprised of 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers, represents one of the largest multi-specialty practices in New Jersey and includes finance, legal, marketing, human resources, talent acquisition, ISS and more. Caring for our patients, our team members and the communities we serve is our central mission. 

    Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
    6+ years of progressive experience in finance, cost accounting, or decision support roles
    Leadership experience managing high-performing teams
    Deep expertise in cost accounting methodologies and financial analytics
    Strong experience with BI tools (Power BI strongly preferred)
    Proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive strategic decisions
 

Preferred
    Master's degree (MBA, MHA, or similar)
    Experience building or scaling analytics functions
    Exposure to predictive analytics, statistical modeling, or data science techniques
    Experience working with large, complex datasets and enterprise systems
    Background in healthcare, manufacturing, or other cost-driven environments

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to translate complex data into compelling narratives
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on innovation and automation