Finance Program Manager - Decision Support - FT Days

University of California, Irvine; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement savings plans

Discounts and perks

Professional development

Job summary

UCI Health is seeking a senior financial planning expert to drive enterprise budgeting, forecasting, and performance management. Lead capital projects and integrate finance systems, delivering strategic analyses to senior leaders and clinicians.

You will build robust financial models, provide actionable insights, and guide prioritization of initiatives across Orange County’s largest academic health system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Advanced finance knowledge with strong modeling/forecasting abilities.
• Experience presenting data to executives and clinicians.
• Health system or academic healthcare experience preferred.
• Expert in budgeting, pro forma, and financial planning.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams and manage multi-stakeholder projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise business and capital budgeting initiatives.
• Develop and integrate financial planning and reporting processes.
• Build financial projection analyses aligned with strategy.
• Provide clear financial management information to executives.
• Leverage data systems to quantify benefits and prioritize efforts.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Executive presentations

Data analysis

Project management

Decision support

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Business/Finance/Accounting

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Strata budgeting

Action OI

Relational databases

Job description

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County’s only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Position Summary

As a recognized organization-wide expert and influential, trusted partner, the incumbent will have a significant contribution on the success of UCI Health's integrated clinical financial planning, reporting, and financial operations initiatives. Utilizing comprehensive knowledge, this position optimizes financial and operational excellence by leading enterprise business and capital implementation and integration, enterprise financial planning, and finance and business applications efforts. The incumbent supports strategic performance management programs that deliver sustainable, measurable changes across UCI Health. This position builds and integrates financial projection analyses aligned with strategic initiatives and develops strategy and methods for providing financial management and planning information to senior executives, managers, and clinicians. The incumbent leverages data systems to build a robust fact base, quantify financial and operational benefits, and prioritize efforts.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications

• Strong presentation skills and the ability to translate complex data into executive presentations
• Solid understanding of financial modeling and forecasting techniques with demonstrated ability to build robust models to accurately forecast future performance, develop assumptions, and provide insights supporting strategic planning and objectives
• Proficient in the ability to develop, analyze, and interpret application of data from multiple sources
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Must be results-driven to drive quantifiable results
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a health system-based environment working with decision support systems or relevant financial and operational analysis experience
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an academic healthcare setting managing funds flow supporting the faculty practice and clinical operations
• Internal or external financial consulting (or equivalent experience)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office software
• Highly developed problem solving, analytical ability, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
• Highly advanced organizational and project management skills
• Expert understanding of business planning including analysis, relational databases, statistics, data modeling, budgeting, feasibility studies, financial pro forma, return analysis, and implementation
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Effective communicator able to understand the needs of a variety of audience members and tailor a message accordingly
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team, prioritize tasks, and see projects through from inception to completion on schedule
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Advanced ability to present complex finance-related information verbally and in writing in a clear, concise manner
• Ability to plan, set expectations (for self and others), and accomplish multiple objectives within specific timeframes.
• Ability to manage risk and ambiguity on a project
• Ability to maintain an organized approach, clarity of purpose, and goal orientation in a rapidly changing environment involving multiple stakeholders of various levels from throughout the organization.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• 10 years of financial reporting and analysis experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Knowledge of healthcare market, government rules and regulations
• Knowledge of University and Medical Center organizations, policies and procedures
• Knowledge of Strata or other similar hospital budgeting and cost accounting systems
• Knowledge of Action OI and other benchmarking platforms

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

• Medical insurance
• Sick and vacation time
• Retirement savings plans
• Access to a number of discounts and perks

Conditions of Employment

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional 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; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming. UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [e-mail] or at [phone], Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization