Assistant Director of Finance

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health

September 24, 2025

The Assistant Director of Finance at NYU Langone Health is responsible for supervising daily financial and strategic tasks to enhance financial performance, specifically for the Perlmutter Cancer Center (PCC) non-clinical financial portfolio. This includes oversight of financial management, accounting, funds flow, compliance, and budgeting for the PCC, with an emphasis on post-award grants management. The role requires regular interaction with department and central staff and leadership, ensuring proper adherence to financial principles.

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• Financial Management:
  Supervise non-clinical financial performance of the PCC, providing oversight to research and academic financial components.
• Staff Supervision:
  Manage financial staff, including managers and analysts, as applicable.
• Budgeting:
  Develop and monitor PCC’s annual operating and capital budgets, with quarterly performance reports for leadership.
• Internal Controls:
  Implement and oversee internal controls to ensure high fiduciary compliance within the Center.
• Infrastructure Development:
  Collaborate with leadership to enhance infrastructure with human resources and IT systems, enabling efficient budgetary and financial data flow and real-time financial health analysis.
• Strategic Analysis:
  Work with central and departmental leadership to design and communicate high-level administrative and budgetary analyses, including creating business plans for new programs, services, and recruits.
• Variance Reports:
  Oversee monthly analyses and variance reports for all accounts, covering grants and philanthropy, and provide regular financial reporting and analyses to PCC principal investigators and program leaders.
• Grant Management:
  Monitor expenditures related to grants and contracts and prepare necessary financial reports, ensuring compliance with regulations and adherence to institutional deadlines.
• Recruitment Planning:
  Manage financial operations for research staff and faculty recruitment and coordinate the financial onboarding process, ensuring proper account and fund setup.
• Policy Communication:
  Ensure faculty and staff are informed of relevant policies and procedures and their financial impact.
• Resource Management:
  Collaborate with executive leadership to manage and align financial needs with available resources.

• Experience:
  
  8 years in managing budgets, business development, and financial operations within complex academic medical centers. Experience in clinical and research billing, grants management, and clinical trial business.
• Skills:
  
  Firm understanding of basic accounting principles, variance analysis, multi-tasking across deliverables, and problem-solving.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field; MBA preferred but not required.
• Additional
  
  Skills:
  
  Must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, be a quick learner, and adapt to changing responsibilities effectively.

• Education:
  
  MBA is preferred but not mandatory.

This role plays a critical part in ensuring the PCC’s financial operations are effective and comply with external and internal standards, providing necessary insights and analyses to aid leadership in informed decision-making.