Senior Manager Total Cost Leader

Datavant is seeking a Total Cost of the company (SG&A and Variable Cost), to deliver leadership visibility and drive efficiency through actions.  In this role, you will perform financial planning & analysis, cost control and help with capacity planning to identify and implement actions to drive productivity.

This is a great role for someone who is excited to work cross functionally and lead an extremely important and visible project within Datavant, Bullet Train!

You will:

COGS and SG&A

• Own planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the Support Functions (People, Finance, Legal and Executive), monitor actual performance and analytics.
• Own the full consolidation of Datavant’s SG&A (Support Functions, Services Operations and Product, Engineering & GTM), also monitor actual performance and analytics against budgeting and forecasting.  
• Work closely with the 3 Executive Team members (direct reports to CEO) in the support functions (People, Finance and Legal), providing data-driven insights and analysis to support strategic decision-making, including evaluating investment opportunities, headcount planning and cost optimization on a helpful cadence and assist in driving continuous improvement.
• Lead the Total Cost Optimization process, which strives for maximizing efficiencies across the main operating expenses and cost lines.  You will work across all Datavant Departments and Business Units, on SG&A and COGS, as well as the BU FP&A teams, to achieve the right balance between spend and ROI, accomplishing more with less, avoiding headcount or fixed expenses increases, as well as finding productivity opportunities.
• With other members of the finance team, support monthly internal and external reporting and other activities to bring visibility and clarity to our stakeholders and BOD.
• Lead a team of finance analysts and exercise horizontal leadership across functions and business units.

M&A

• Financial Due Diligence: Conducting thorough financial analyses of potential acquisition targets to evaluate their financial health, synergies with Datavant’s business, and risks associated with the acquisition. Working collaboratively with other functions and colleagues at New Mountain Capital.
• Integration Strategy: Developing a comprehensive integration strategy that aligns with Datavant’s overall business objectives and ensures seamless integration of financial systems, processes, and reporting within our company.
• Financial Modeling: Creating financial models to forecast the impact of acquisitions on Datavant’s financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows.
• Cost Synergies Identification: Identifying opportunities for cost synergies between Datavant and acquired companies to improve operational efficiency and profitability.
• Risk Management: Assessing financial risks associated with acquisitions and implementing strategies to mitigate risks and achieve financial targets.  
• Communication and Reporting: Providing regular updates and reports to senior management and stakeholders, including the Board of Directors, on the financial progress and integration status of acquired companies.
• Post-Merger Integration: Overseeing the execution of integration plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across finance, operations, legal, and IT departments.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and corporate governance standards throughout the acquisition and integration processes.
• Financial Strategy Development: Contributing to the development of Datavant’s financial strategy and goals, integrating insights from acquisitions to drive long-term financial growth.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitoring and evaluating the financial performance of acquired companies post-integration, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Partner with Treasury to develop cash models to incorporate new targets and acquisitions, as well as assess commercial insurance policies for cost synergies and risk management.
• Partner with Tax to ensure tax operations of acquired companies are integrated into current tax structure/department operations. 

What you will bring to the table: 

• BA/BS degree 
• 7-10 years of experience in finance, with positions showing increasing responsibility and authority
• Experience with operating finance in a COGS/SG&A-heavy structure
• Ability to drive change and improvement
• Excellent written and oral communication, as well as interpersonal and influencing skills.  Ability to influence a cross-functional team to reach successful outcomes.
• Master of the Excel

Bonus points if:

• Experience in the healthcare and/or software/technology field, including SAAS.
• Graduate degree in business or an analytical field