Finance Director - Hybrid - 133301

$116,000 - $224,200/Yr

University of California - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Director

San Diego, CA

Educational Services

About the position

The Finance Director at UC San Diego Health will lead the Budgeting and Financial Forecasting Team, providing expertise and oversight in the development of the annual Medical Center Operating Budget and financial analytics. This role involves managing Financial Managers, establishing operational objectives, and ensuring the integrity of financial reporting systems. The position is crucial for driving continuous improvement in budgeting processes and collaborating with various departments to enhance financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of Financial Managers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture within the department.
• Assist in the production of the annual Medical Center Operating Budget and maintain the integrity of the organization's financial reporting and tracking systems through supervision and oversight of processes and protocols; functions as chief budget liaison for resource allocations.
• Manage day to day operations for the department within the scope of the position.
• Oversee system administration and data integrity functions for EPSi and Strata.
• Establish and refine budget policies, procedures, and systems to improve efficiency, transparency, and accountability. Drive continuous improvement initiatives within budgeting processes.
• Collaborate with departments serving as primary financial advisor for departments, working closely with department heads and project leads to ensure their budgets are managed effectively.
• Utilize data analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable recommendations to enhance financial performance and resource allocation.
• Develops, modifies, and executes appropriate internal controls to protect University resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Eleven (11) years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor's degree in related area plus seven (7) years of related experience/training.
• Related experience: healthcare decision support systems best practices, management experience, as well as clinical finance and cost accounting principles.

Nice-to-haves

• Ten or more years of relevant experience within a complex academic health system.
• Leadership experience, including hiring, training and mentoring.
• Demonstrated developing and managing the overall budget process in an Academic Medical Center budgeting department with an expense base greater than two billion dollars.
• Experience with developing financial and staffing models and leading initiatives to support opening new large scale licensed health care facilities.
• Demonstrated success developing financial reporting and analytics to meet evolving needs of a complex Academic Medical Center environment.
• Experience and success implementing budgeting and decision support systems in a complex Academic Medical Center.
• Knowledge of UCOP and UCSD Campus finance policies, practices, and systems.