Director of Clinical Finance

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The Office of Finance at the Dell Medical School is seeking a Director of Clinical Finance. This is a full-time position, and remote work is expected with limited possibility of hybrid work.

The Director of Clinical Finance provides leadership and direction for clinical financial operations and productivity metrics at the UT Health System and Dell Medical School. This includes generating meaningful reporting and analytics, communicating results to drive strong financial decision-making, and overseeing the integration of clinical financial data across multiple platforms. This position is highly matrixed between the Office of Finance, Clinical Departments, and Senior Health Center Administration.

• Serve as a key leader and liaison for the Office of Finance leadership (Senior Director and CFO) in working with Clinical Departments to create and execute a financial plan to support the strategic growth of clinical services. Act as a partner with Clinical Departments, providing thought leadership and analysis for ongoing business initiatives (go/no-go decisions, scenario analysis, project after-action reviews, etc.).

• Develop, maintain, and deliver financial reporting to Clinical leadership teams, driving continuous improvement in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Oversee the management of the clinical pillar budget plan, including developing, monitoring, analyzing forecasting and reporting. Recommend and develop strategies for general cost containment, strategic investments, and growth management. Develop metrics and analytics to monitor and assess performance to budget in volumes, revenues, and expenses. Create and lead a monthly financial review for each department. Develop rolling multi-year program-level forecasts, supporting clinical prioritization.

• Partner with clinical department leadership to develop clinical productivity metrics and implement regular dashboards/tracking systems. Represent the Director of Finance regarding clinical financial matters on various institutional committees and ad hoc groups. Represent Finance to other operational components, UT System, outside agencies, and on intra- and inter-unit committees as needed.

• Collaborate with Finance leadership to ensure business continuity plans are maintained, documented, and routinely tested. Work closely with the Finance leadership team on the recruitment, training, supervision, and evaluation of finance staff supporting clinical finance. Work with Finance senior leadership to define, plan, and implement professional development of staff. Work closely with the Finance leadership to evaluate staffing levels and develop projections to meet operational needs. Adhere to internal controls and reporting structure.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrated leadership skills, including but not limited to, collaboration, communication, integrity, transparency, and execution.

• Must possess broad industry knowledge of academic health care.

• Strong knowledge of financial applications and processes.

• Effective problem-solving skills.

• Ability to develop, prioritize, and accomplish goals.

• Ability to analyze and evaluate data and make appropriate decisions/recommendations.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism in dealing with staff at all levels of the institution.

Bachelor's degree in finance or a related field. 10 years of progressive, professional finance, accounting, or consulting experience, including 5 years of mid to senior management experience and including 5 years in an academic medical center or dynamic and complex healthcare organization or hospital system. Experience with hospital revenue cycle operations. Experience with physician productivity.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Master's degree in business administration or related field. 15 years of progressive, professional accounting or finance leadership or consulting experience, including 5 years of mid to senior management experience and including 7 years in an academic medical center or dynamic and complex healthcare organization or hospital system.

$152,000 - $229,000 depending on qualifications

• Work in standard office environment

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Requires occasional travel to local, state, and national meetings.

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.