Assistant Director, Finance

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Salary Range $92,000.00 - $Overview Under the general direction of the Associate Director,Finance, and with latitude for exercising discretion and independent judgment, perform a variety of analytical and financial functions for the Department of Internal Medicine. The position will provide financial oversight of11 sections and the management of a centralized financial team. The position will serve as a partner between sections and the centralized financial units to aid section leadership in decision-making and be able to providerelevant analysis to assist with the strategic direction ofthe section(s).

The position will be responsible for the oversight of the centralized financial analyst team that will handle all reporting, YBT maintenance, Workday ledger monitoring/maintenance, and providing timely, accurate,and consistent reporting to departmental/sectional leadership. This team will consist of financial analysts and departmental financial assistants. This position will be responsible for ensuring that COA management and consistent standards for use of COAs are being implemented across all sections. This will include assisting in the development of a standardized hierarchy across the department for the utilization of COAs as wellas ensuring that the analysts are applying the same standards across all sections.

This is integral to ensuring the integrity of our financial reporting. The position willalso be integral to implementing Yale Medicine initiatives to lead clinical mission COA location-based driven financial reporting across the sections- including running financial analysis on specific practice locations to adviseon short-term to long-term strategic  addition:
Manage, track and analyze the financial reporting of the department. Determine budgetary constraints; identify areas of excessive spending orunder-utilization based on financial goals and priorities.

Oversee the forecast projections of the central financial team. Monitor budget v. actual performance for section sand work with Associate Director of Finance on implementing corrective actions when necessary.

Participate in annual closeout and monthly monitoring process. Provide technical assistance and direction tocentral finance team in solving moderate to complex problems or issues or completing projects. Serve as key financial support for Central Administration and perform special projects as needed. Use Workday, YBT and Excelto create specialized reports that examine and analyze financial reports and records. Create system to track various monthly, quarterly and yearly tasks.

Distribute requests from YSM and Department Central Administration to sections; represent departmental needs,challenges and opportunities. Assist in development of departmental policies and procedures associated with financial reporting and transaction processing in line with University and YSM policies.

- Provide direction to central financial team to fulfill all adhoc reporting requests from Department and Sectional leadership. Interact on the department's behalf with other business administrators, chairs, directors, University officials, medical directors, research, administrative and clinical staff over a wide variety of issues supporting the clinical, research, administrative, financial and operational needs of the department.

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Skills and Abilities

Required Skill/Ability 1:
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability toadapt communication style to address the needs of individuals at all levels throughout the University. Ability to communicate policy and procedures to staff and faculty ina way that encourages willing compliance.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Ability to create new and complex reports (Excel ,Word,etc.) for tracking, analysis and communication of financial information.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Strong organizational skills and ability to lead a financial team that consists of a financial manger, financial analysts, and financial assistants to provide consistent,timely, and accurate financial support to departmental leadership. Well-developed analytical and problemsolvingskills.

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Comprehensive knowledge of financial and economic concepts,…