Strategic Finance Program Manager - Decision Support - F/T - Days

About the role

The incumbent will serve as a recognized organization-wide expert and influential partner, contributing significantly to UCI Health's integrated clinical financial planning, reporting, and financial operations initiatives. They will optimize financial and operational excellence by leading enterprise business and capital implementation and integration, enterprise financial planning, and finance and business applications efforts for Strategic Finance and Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Optimize financial and operational excellence by leading enterprise business and capital implementation and integration
• Leverage data systems to build a robust fact base, quantify financial and operational benefits, and prioritize efforts for Strategic Finance and Analytics
• Support strategic performance management programs that deliver sustainable, measurable changes across UCI Health
• Build and integrate financial projection analyses aligned with strategic initiatives
• Develop strategy and methods for providing financial management and planning information to senior executives, managers, and clinicians
• Leverage data systems to build a robust fact base, quantify financial and operational benefits, and prioritize efforts for Strategic Finance and Analytics
• Translate complex data into executive presentations

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of financial reporting and analysis experience
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a health system-based environment working with decision support systems or relevant financial and operational analysis experience
• Minimum 2 years' experience in an academic healthcare setting managing funds flow supporting the faculty practice and clinical operations
• Solid understanding of financial modeling and forecasting techniques with demonstrated ability to build robust models to accurately forecast future performance, develop assumptions, and provide insights supporting strategic planning and objectives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Advanced ability to present complex finance-related information verbally and in writing in a clear, concise manner
• Effective communicator able to understand the needs of a variety of audience members and tailor a message accordingly
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office software
• Highly developed problem-solving, analytical ability, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in the ability to develop, analyze, and interpret application of data from multiple sources
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to translate complex data into executive presentations
• Ability to maintain an organized approach, clarity of purpose, and goal orientation in a rapidly changing environment involving multiple stakeholders of various levels from throughout the organization
• Expert understanding of business planning including analysis, relational databases, statistics, data modeling, budgeting, feasibility studies, financial pro forma, return analysis, and implementation
• Ability to plan, set expectations (for self and others), and accomplish multiple objectives within specific timeframes
• Internal or external financial consulting (or equivalent experience)
• Highly advanced organizational and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team, prioritize tasks, and see projects through from inception to completion on schedule
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or related field
• Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field preferred
• Knowledge of healthcare market, government rules and regulations
• Knowledge of Action OI and other benchmarking platforms
• Knowledge of Strata or other similar hospital budgeting and cost accounting systems
• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures, and forms

Skills

• Financial modeling and forecasting techniques
• Data modeling and analysis
• Strategic planning
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Project management
• Team leadership

Benefits

UCI offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a variety of discounts and perks. For more information, please visit this page.

Pay

Details of pay will be provided in the conditional offer letter.

Schedule

Details of the work schedule will be provided in the conditional offer letter.