Finance Manager (Hyrbid)

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health seeks a Hospital System Finance Manager to oversee budgeting, financial planning and operating finance for a $3 billion annual budget across four hospitals and 600+ cost centers. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Budget & Finance, you will develop annual cost center budgets, analyze variances and lead efficiency initiatives to strengthen financial health.

Ideal candidates have a business-related degree, 8+ years in financial management, and experience in an academic medical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent finance experience; 8+ years in financial management required.
• Academic medical center/hospital system experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare budgeting and financial planning systems.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual cost centers budgets and review monthly variance and trends.
• Obtain, validate and analyze data for resource, expenditure, capital, and planning requests; present results.
• Maintain position control; review labor metrics and resource alignment.
• Identify efficiencies; lead projects to implement system/process improvements; establish metrics.
• Build trusted relationships with cost centers and act as their financial advisor.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance

Tools

EPSI

Strata

Axiom

Kauffman Hall budgeting

Job description

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Work Schedule

Monday- Friday 8am - 5pm

Posted Date

10/13/2026

Salary Range: $98200.00 - 214600.00 Annually

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33524

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Make a significant impact on a world-class health organization. Ensure the financial strength and health of a dynamic healthcare leader. Take your professional expertise to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

As one of our Hospital System Finance Managers, reporting to the Hospital System Assistant Director of Budget & Finance, you are part of the team who manages the budgeting, financial planning and operational finance for a $3 billion annual operating budget that includes 4 hospitals and over 600 cost centers. Responsibilities include:

• Develop annual cost centers budget, review and analyze monthly budget variance and trends, identify opportunities to realign cost centers to budget
• Obtain, validate and analyze data for resource, expenditure, capital, strategic planning requests, and present analysis results
• Maintain position control, review cost center labor metrics, and assist cost centers with maintaining resources within metrics
• Work with cost centers to identify opportunities for efficiencies, utilize project management skills to prioritize and implement system, tool, process and other initiative, establish metrics and benchmark to measure progress and success
• Build relationships with cost centers and become their trusted financial advisor

Salary Range: $98,200 - $214,600/annually. Please note that the department's target pay range is $145,000 - $165,000/annually

Job Qualifications

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We’re seeking a results-driven, self-motivated individual with:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent finance experience
• An advanced degree is preferred
• Eight or more years of experience in financial management is required
• Two or more years of experience in an academic medical center, hospital system, or related field is preferred
• High standards of behavior, performance, quality, credibility, and integrity
• In-depth knowledge of financial elements in healthcare delivery
• Ability to influence, accomplish results and effectively integrate functions with business plans
• Ability to continuously elevate quality, customer service, and productivity
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, management, prioritizing, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Experience preparing budgets, forecasts, long-range plans, and detailed variance analysis
• Ability to work under time constraints; meeting deadlines and schedules; setting priorities; and working with detailed information
• Understanding of large-scale, integrated client-server/ERP/budgeting and financial planning systems
• EPSI, Strata, Axiom, Kauffman Hall budgeting system experience

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 250 community clinics throughout Southern California, as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.