Finance Director, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences

Uclahealthcareers; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences seeks a Director of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership across clinical, research, and educational programs. You will partner with department leadership to optimize budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning in a world-renowned academic setting.

You will oversee diverse budgets (clinical, research, education, gifts, and endowment), develop robust financial models, and produce dashboards to support

Qualifications

• Strategic financial planning and budgeting leadership for a large academic department.
• Experience supporting clinical, research, and educational missions in a university setting.
• Ability to develop financial models, reports, and dashboards for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic financial planning, forecasting, and budget development.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to department leadership.
• Oversee departmental operating, clinical, academic, gift, and endowment budgets.
• Develop financial models, reports, and dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with University policies and financial regulations.
• Lead and mentor finance staff.

Skills

Financial leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Staff management

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Excel

Financial dashboards

Job description

UCLA’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences seeks a Director of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership across clinical, research, and educational programs. You will partner with department leadership to optimize budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning in a world-renowned academic setting.

You will oversee diverse budgets (clinical, research, education, gifts, and endowment), develop robust financial models, and produce dashboards to support