Manager Decision Support

University of Maryland Medical System; La Plata (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland Medical System seeks a financial leader to drive the annual operating budget for hospital departments and align financial plans with organizational priorities. The role coordinates multi-department budgeting, maintains accuracy, and supports regional decision support activities.

The position focuses on monitoring financial performance, guiding department leaders, and collaborating on operational initiatives and cost-reduction opportunities.

Qualifications

• Eight years of progressive financial experience within the University of Maryland Medical System.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting and FP&A.
• Ability to translate financial data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Take primary role in annual operating budget development for hospital departments.
• Coordinate budget preparation across multiple departments for consistency and accuracy.
• Monitor departmental financial performance and identify variances and risks.
• Partner with clinical and operational leaders to align financial plans with organizational priorities.

Tools

Power BI

Epic

Axiom

Advanced Excel

Job description

Job Requirements

• Will take the primary role in the annual operating budget development process for hospital departments, partnering with clinical and operational leaders to align financial plans with organizational priorities.
• Coordinates budget preparation activities across multiple departments, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Dohe will remain responsible for Regional DS responsibilities and continue to report through the Regional Decision Support team and Brian Jubb, Director of Charles and UCHS decision support.

Job Requirements

Leadership of Hospital Operational Budgeting

• Will take the primary role in the annual operating budget development process for hospital departments, partnering with clinical and operational leaders to align financial plans with organizational priorities.
• Coordinates budget preparation activities across multiple departments, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Dohe will remain responsible for Regional DS responsibilities and continue to report through the Regional Decision Support team and Brian Jubb, Director of Charles and UCHS decision support.

Financial Performance Management

• Continue to monitor and analyze departmental financial performance, identifying variances, emerging risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Provides ongoing financial support to department leaders to improve accountability for budget performance and resource utilization.

Operational Decision Support

• Become a key strategic partner to the hospital finance executive in evaluating operational initiatives, staffing requests, service expansions, and cost-reduction opportunities.

Labor and Productivity Management

• Continue to lead analyses related to labor planning, staffing models, overtime management, agency utilization, and productivity performance.
• Supports organization-wide initiatives to manage labor costs, one of the hospital's largest operating expenses.

Leadership

• Demonstrates leadership behaviours expected of a manager through financial stewardship, communication, and accountability.

Process Improvement and Financial Stewardship

• Working with his Regional Decision Support team, identify opportunities to improve budgeting processes, reporting tools, and financial transparency across the organization.
• Support changes and updates to management reporting and analytics that provide leaders with timely and actionable operational insights.
• Supports continuous improvement efforts that strengthen financial controls, forecasting accuracy, and decision-support capabilities..

Work Experience

Skills include: Financial Decision Support

• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Cost Accounting
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;)
• Productivity & FTE Reporting
• Variance Analysis
• Service Line Performance Analysis
• Executive Reporting & Financial Modeling
• Clinical Resource Utilization Analysis
• Regulatory Reporting (CMS, HSCRC)
• Power BI
• Epic
• Axiom
• Advanced Excel.

Over eight years of progressive experience within the University of Maryland Medical System in various finance related roles. Expertise in financial planning, budgeting, cost accounting, productivity reporting, reimbursement, and executive decision support. Proven ability to partner with operational and clinical leadership to develop financial strategies, evaluate organizational performance, and translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business insights. Advanced experience in Power BI, Epic, Axiom, financial modeling, and healthcare analytics.