Clarity Clinic
Clarity Clinic
201 – 500 Employees
ConsultingHealthcareLegal
Clarity Clinic is a Chicagoland mental health provider delivering psychiatric and therapeutic care across multiple locations. Its services include talk therapy, medication management, psychological testing, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), with care available in person and virtually. The clinic supports adults and teens through personalized, evidence-based treatment from psychiatrists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and licensed therapists.

Strategic Finance Manager - Remote | Clarity Clinic

Lead FP&A, site economics, and provider profitability for Clarity Clinic’s outpatient mental health network. Build financial models, forecasts, reporting, and recommendations that support growth and operational decisions.

Description

  • Own the annual budget with department leaders through a driver-based model incorporating provider capacity, payer mix, ramp curves, and headcount
  • Maintain the monthly rolling forecast and refresh revenue, expense, and cash projections
  • Identify financial risks and opportunities 60 to 90 days in advance
  • Develop site-level P&Ls and analyze provider productivity
  • Manage provider and PA demand models and recommend hiring triggers for CEO approval
  • Supply hiring timing, spending pace, and collection assumptions for the Controller’s 13-week cash forecast
  • Create pro formas for new sites and lease arrangements
  • Develop service-line economics for PHP/IOP, TMS, and Spravato
  • Model provider-level profitability and compensation structures
  • Assess payer rate changes, capital planning scenarios, and incentive plan designs
  • Translate executive questions into timely financial models and recommendations
  • Prepare monthly variance explanations and P&L bridges for Controller review
  • Present the P&L bridge during monthly operating reviews
  • Prepare board and lender reporting packages for Controller review and sign-off, then present them with the Controller
  • Act as the primary contact for departmental data and reporting requests
  • Conduct regular check-ins and monthly budget reviews with department leaders
  • Lead site P&L reviews with Center Operations Managers
  • Maintain consistent definitions for core financial KPIs
  • Define financial dashboard requirements for the Data & Analytics team and provide commentary
  • Extract and organize data from AdvancedMD, Rippling, the general ledger, and Clarity’s data platform
  • Monitor budgeted, actual, and committed spending across all payment channels
  • Support the Sage Intacct implementation through cost center design, budget loading, and budget-versus-actual reporting
  • Support the financial close with accrual inputs and P&L and balance sheet flux reviews before the Controller locks the trial balance
  • Provide Controller coverage for the Senior Accountant by reviewing entries and reconciliations and approving routine payments under the documented approval process
  • Complete Clarity Clinic orientation, including HIPAA privacy and security, compliance, and role-specific training

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related discipline
  • At least five years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or transaction advisory, including two to three years in an operating FP&A position; six to ten years is ideal
  • End-to-end ownership of an annual budget, with input from department or site leaders
  • Experience owning a monthly rolling forecast and presenting it to an executive team
  • Experience conducting monthly variance analysis and explaining results to non-finance leaders
  • Experience owning a unit- or site-level P&L model, preferably with ramp or maturity curves
  • Experience defining KPIs and producing recurring reporting packages
  • Experience creating and presenting at least one board or lender reporting package
  • Experience building an operating model rather than only maintaining an existing one
  • Working knowledge of accrual accounting and confidence working closely with actuals
  • Advanced Excel modeling skills, including driver-based models, scenario analysis, and sensitivity tables
  • Experience partnering with operational leaders as a finance business partner
  • Strong written communication and the ability to articulate a clear point of view
  • Preferred: Investment banking, consulting, or transaction advisory experience
  • Preferred: Background in multi-site healthcare services, behavioral health, or private-equity-backed healthcare
  • Preferred: Experience with AdvancedMD
  • Preferred: Familiarity with payer mix and CPT-driven revenue
  • Preferred: Power BI knowledge sufficient to direct dashboard development
  • Preferred: Experience supporting an ERP transition
  • MBA, CFA, or CPA is optional
  • Complete HIPAA privacy and security training during orientation and annually
  • Use aggregated data only and never export patient-level information
  • Protect the confidentiality of financial, compensation, and patient-adjacent data
  • Occasional travel to Clarity Clinic locations in the Chicago area

Benefits

  • 10% bonus target
  • Remote position; candidates in the Chicago area are strongly preferred
  • Opportunity to grow with Clarity Clinic as it scales
  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, EAP services, and more
  • Monthly wellness reimbursement supporting personal self-care and well-being
  • 401(k) match of up to 4%
  • 15 accrued PTO days plus up to 5 sick or wellness days
  • Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

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