Network Finance Director

UCSF Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health seeks a Network Finance Director to collaborate with senior leadership, delivering expert financial direction across the UCSF Health Network. The focus is on its Community Hospitals, optimizing systems, processes, and resources to move from reactive reporting to proactive, forward-looking finance that drives operational excellence.

The role entails leading strategic financial leadership, workforce analytics, revenue cycle improvements, and end-to-end financial close, enabling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field; professional experience preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive healthcare finance experience.
• Advanced knowledge of organizational processes and planning.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Network leaders to provide strategic financial leadership and actionable recommendations.
• Lead financial performance across community hospitals and optimize data infrastructure.
• Oversee productivity, labor management, and cost-control initiatives.

Skills

Financial leadership

Healthcare finance

Forecasting

Strategic planning

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Cost control

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field

MBA (preferred)

Job description

Job Description

The Network Finance Director serves as a key strategic partner to the Network’s administrative leadership team, providing expert financial direction, guidance, and operational support across the UCSF Health Network. This role places particular emphasis on the Community Hospitals, driving the optimization of financial systems, processes, and resources to shift from reactive reporting to a proactive, forward-looking finance function that supports operational excellence.

Job Description

The Network Finance Director serves as a key strategic partner to the Network’s administrative leadership team, providing expert financial direction, guidance, and operational support across the UCSF Health Network. This role places particular emphasis on the Community Hospitals, driving the optimization of financial systems, processes, and resources to shift from reactive reporting to a proactive, forward-looking finance function that supports operational excellence.

Initial Key Responsibilities Include

• Partner closely with Network administrative leaders to deliver strategic financial leadership, decision support, and actionable recommendations that align with organizational goals.
• Lead and strengthen financial performance at the community hospitals by maximizing the value of existing systems, tools, and data infrastructure.
• Oversee productivity and labor management initiatives, including workforce analytics, staffing efficiency, and cost‑control strategies.
• Direct revenue cycle reviews and performance improvement efforts to enhance collections, reduce denials, and optimize cash flow.
• Co‑own month‑end close responsibilities, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant financial close processes across the Network.
• Develop and deliver higher‑level analytics, dashboards, and insights that enable proactive decision‑making.
• Conduct ad‑hoc business reviews, scenario modeling, and special projects to support strategic initiatives, volume growth, service‑line performance, and operational efficiency.
• Promote a culture of financial accountability, internal controls, transparency, and continuous improvement throughout the Network.

This position is instrumental in elevating the financial maturity of the UCSF Health Network—particularly its community hospital portfolio—by translating data into strategy and ensuring the organization extracts maximum value from its people, processes, and systems.

This role serves as key strategist with the VP/CFO, Network in initiating and developing new financial strategic direction, long‑and short‑range plans and innovative initiatives. Has high level authority to make official commitments and to broadly represent the VP/CFO, Network’s interests across the organization. Responds to issues with little or no precedence. May manage and administer independent program(s), typically with Network Business Unit‑wide impact, particularly within the Community Hospitals. May in the future manage professional staff handling diverse administrative functions such as human resources and budgetary planning. Uses advanced Finance concepts and organizational objectives to resolve highly complex issues. Regularly works on highly complex issues or problems which require analysis of unique issues / problems without precedent and / or structure. Exercises a high level of judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressive/combined in healthcare finance
• Advanced knowledge of the organization's processes, protocols and procedures.
• Advanced skills in short- and long‑range planning, program and project management, facilitation and collaboration.
• Sound strategic thinking and consulting skills in guiding the organization toward workable strategies and solutions.
• Proven ability to focus on priorities, strategies, and vision.
• Advanced ability to coach, facilitate and influence people at all levels.
• Advanced ability to build and maintain relationships with a broad range of staff and members of the community.
• Knowledge of common organization‑specific and other computer application programs.
• Financial analysis and reporting techniques.
• Demonstrates breadth and/or depth of professional/technical skills and capabilities required for position; shares knowledge; sets or contributes to the Company’s direction within area of expertise.
• Managing Expenses, Labor productivity and Finances: Knowledge of the principle and methodology of finance management and ability to use the functions, tools and processes needed to manage financial assets and liabilities throughout the organization.
• Budget Management: Knowledge of the principles and methodology of budget management and ability to utilize the tools, techniques and procedures needed to establish and monitor budgets.
• Financial Analysis: Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.
• Cost‑Benefit Analysis: Knowledge of the principles and tools used in cost‑benefit analysis and ability to analyze the purpose and scope of a producer, product, process, or project in terms of cost and benefits.
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling: Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques of financial forecasting and modeling; ability to explore and evaluate alternative financial scenarios and results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred.

About Us

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10‑campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values .

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here .

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 status under state or federal law.

Salary Information

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html