Wisconsin Regional Chief Financial Officer
Posted Aug 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit system. How do you balance financial performance with the mission?
What they are checking: Whether they can make hard financial decisions that still respect the organization's mission and community role.
Tell me about a time you turned around a struggling hospital or service line financially.
What they are checking: Whether they have real experience improving margins and can explain what actually worked.
How have you built and developed a finance team?
What they are checking: Whether they can lead and grow finance staff, not just manage numbers.
How do you explain complex financial information to a board or non-finance leaders?
What they are checking: Whether they can make finance clear for decision-makers who are not accountants.
What would you do
Labor costs are running over budget across the Wisconsin region. What would you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can work with clinical leaders to manage costs without hurting patient care or staff.
How would you work with regional presidents and physician leaders who want to invest in new programs?
What they are checking: Whether they can be a strong partner who supports growth while being honest about risk.
This role is based in Madison and is not remote. How would you build relationships across the region?
What they are checking: Whether they plan to be present and visible with leaders across Wisconsin sites.
About the work
How would you build a financial strategy for a region with hospitals, clinics and post-acute services?
What they are checking: Whether they can connect finance to the needs of a large, integrated health system rather than one facility.
How do you handle shifts in payer mix and reimbursement, including Medicare and Medicaid?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the revenue pressures that shape health system finance.
How do you evaluate whether to open or close a service line in a community?
What they are checking: Whether they consider community need and mission along with financial return.
How do you approach capital planning when there are more needs than dollars?
What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize capital fairly and defend those choices across the system.
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