Executive Director, Finance Program Management

Job Description

Join a world‑class academic healthcare system,
UChicago Medicine
, as the Executive Director, Finance Program Management
. We are seeking an experienced transformational leader who will ensure the timeliness and quality of the accounting and financial reporting functions. You will plan and direct all administrative, financial and operational activities on behalf of the executive. He/she will develop, implement, and maintain an administrative and financial infrastructure that effectively supports the System's financial team operations. Additionally, The Executive Director collaborates with Finance leadership to drive strategic business initiatives and lead implementation of new systems and processes changes across the organization, acting as an advisor for important decisions as well as implementing process improvement initiatives across the system.

The incumbent serves in a leadership role to support the CFO and works in collaboration with the Finance Department’s leadership team, business owners, stakeholders and vendors to align Finance with UCM’s strategic and operational goals and initiatives. Success in this role requires strong leadership, clear and concise communication, and organizational and decision‑making skills. You will be responsible for modeling and fostering a team culture of continual improvement through structured problem‑solving concepts with the goal of maximizing efficiency and productivity across the Hospital System.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this Executive Director is a strategic finance and business partner for a $5B Health System and a complex organization with over 20+ operating units. This is a flexible remote role based at our Burr Ridge location with the expectation that you will be onsite 1‑2 days weekly.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or finance required. MBA or Master’s degree in finance preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years in a leadership role required, preferably in a highly complex, matrixed organization such as an academic medical center, medical school teaching hospital, research university or other/consulting experiences in these types of environments.
• Minimum 10 years of hands‑on related hospital/healthcare finance experience required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in organizing and driving execution and adoption of assigned projects and programs required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in process improvement and project management required with demonstrated success managing multiple, diverse projects or initiatives.
• A sound knowledge of healthcare accounting, finance and cost controls with skills in business acumen, strategic planning, organizational assessment, highly developed leadership and quantitative analytic abilities.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively and exercise a high degree of diplomacy, discretion and collaboration with the most senior levels of an organization toward shared objectives.
• Ability to research a diverse array of health‑related topics and distill the key messages in preparation for presentations.
• Ability to work cooperatively and strategically in a team environment with all levels of professional, technical and administrative staff and to integrate resources on a timely and organized basis.
• Sound management skills, ability to think strategically while balancing several complex agendas.
• Demonstrated skills in developing communication scripts, c‑suite and board presentations and operating plans.
• Ability to drive system and division level initiatives by developing project plans to organize and facilitate system and process implementations.

What you’ll gain as Executive Director, Finance Program Management:

• Opportunity to work at a world‑class organization, engaging numerous stakeholders, with the mission of providing a solid strategic financial vision.
• Chance to make an impact from a total system perspective, focusing on system‑wide integration, coordination, and seamless execution by offering expertise to help the organization achieve high performance outcomes.
• Transform financial performance within an academic medical center that positively impacts the organization while…