Chief Financial Officer

RWJ
- Robert Wood Johnson Medi

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Chief Financial Officer for the Rutgers School of Medicine ( RWJMS / NJMS ).

The Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) serves as the senior financial executive for Rutgers School of Medicine and is accountable for all school-wide finance functions, including Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, Business Operations, Research Administration, Budget Management, and Financial Compliance. The CFO provides strategic leadership and oversight of the school’s financial resources, ensuring alignment with Rutgers University and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) priorities.

The CFO leads the development and execution of financial strategies that support the academic, research, clinical, and administrative missions of the School of Medicine. The position serves as the principal advisor to the Executive Vice Dean on financial matters. The CFO champions fiscal stewardship, operational excellence, financial transparency, and long-term sustainability across the institution.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Provide executive leadership and oversight for all School of Medicine finance functions including FP&A, Accounting, Business Operations, Research Administration, and departmental financial operations.
• Develop and implement financial strategies that support the school’s academic, research, clinical, and operational goals.
• Direct the preparation, review, and submission of the annual School of Medicine operating and capital budgets.
• Conduct final review and approval of budget submissions before presentation to RBHS leadership and governance bodies.
• Monitor financial performance through monthly and annual reporting processes and ensure timely analysis of variances, trends, and risks.
• Establish, interpret, and approve school-wide financial policies, procedures, and controls consistent with Rutgers University and RBHS requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ( GAAP ), university policies, federal and state regulations, sponsored research requirements, and auditing standards.
• Provide oversight of procurement, expense management, payroll allocations, reimbursement processes, and financial reporting…