Strategic Finance Program Manager - Decision Support

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

Req : 146903

Location: Irvine, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Decision Support

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $/Yr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $/Yr.

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region.

Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and qua ternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute‑designated comprehensive cancer center, high‑risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons‑verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center.

UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

As a recognized organization‑wide expert and influential, trusted partner, the incumbent will significantly contribute to the success of UCI Health's integrated clinical financial planning, reporting and financial operations initiatives. Utilizing comprehensive knowledge, this position optimizes 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.

The incumbent supports strategic performance management programs that deliver sustainable, measurable changes across UCI Health. This position builds and integrates financial projection analyses aligned with strategic initiatives and develops strategy and methods for providing financial management and planning information to senior executives, managers and clinicians for Strategic Finance and Analytics. The incumbent leverages data systems to build a robust fact base, quantify financial and operational benefits, and prioritize efforts for Strategic Finance and Analytics.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance or related field
• 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
• Ability to manage risk and ambiguity on a project
• 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
• Must be results‑driven to drive quantifiable results
• Expert understanding of business planning including analysis, relational databases, statistics, data modeling, budgeting, feasibility…