Director of Budget & Finance

Work Location Los Angeles,CA

Job #32778

Work Hours Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Employment Type 2 – Staff
- Career

Duration Indefinite

Salary Range $Annually

Posted Date August 21, 2026

Bargaining Unit 99

Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.

Financial Services

Lead a high-performing team responsible for hospital system budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, strategic analysis, labor planning, and enterprise decision support. As the Hospital System Finance and Budget Director, you will direct the development of operating and capital budgets, long-range financial plans, executive reporting, financial models, and performance analyses for hospital locations, joint ventures, and affiliates. This role serves as a strategic financial resource to executive and operational leadership by providing recommendations related to financial stewardship, resource allocation, capital deployment, organizational growth, workforce planning, and enterprise financial performance.

You will collaborate with Finance, Clinical Operations, Accounting, and other stakeholders to strengthen accountability, support cross-functional financial governance, and advance UCLA Health’s strategic, operational, and financial objectives.

In this role, you will:

• Direct the development of the Hospital System’s annual operating budget, capital budget, forecasting, and long-range strategic planning processes, including timelines, deliverables, executive presentations, financial targets, and planning assumptions.
• Lead month-end close, financial performance reporting, variance analysis, budget-to-actual analysis, cash flow reporting, and other financial activities that support organizational and operational objectives.
• Oversee the preparation and delivery of executive financial reporting materials, including Management Operating Reviews, Management Forum reporting, financial results, and leadership presentations that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Champion financial stewardship, resource allocation, asset and investment management, and enterprise financial performance by using internal, benchmarking, and industry data to guide best practices, strengthen accountability, and develop recommendations grounded in sound financial analysis.
• Guide leadership and operational teams in evaluating key performance indicators, financial trends, operational drivers, risks, and opportunities, and recommend actions that improve financial and operational performance.
• Oversee the development and review of financial models, scenario analyses, pro formas, business plans, and strategic analyses that evaluate growth opportunities, reimbursement changes, capital investments, acquisitions, affiliations, business development initiatives, operational efficiencies, and enterprise transformation efforts.
• Lead the development and maintenance of UCLA Health’s long-range financial plan, including multi-year operating, balance sheet, capital, cash flow, and forecasting projections.
• Provide executive leadership with analyses and recommendations related to financial sustainability, capital deployment, investment opportunities, resource allocation, organizational growth strategies, and enterprise financial outcomes.
• Lead the enterprise capital planning process and establish methodologies for evaluating, prioritizing, and allocating financial resources across competing strategic initiatives and investment opportunities.
• Provide financial…