Senior Director, Finance

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); Remote; USD 138,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Plans

Certification and Education Support

Job summary

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia seeks a Senior Director, Finance to lead enterprise-wide finance transformation, modernize systems, and advance the One UVA vision. This remote leadership role partners with UVA Health and university leaders to translate strategy into scalable financial solutions across finance, accounting, treasury, and data domains.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in academic medical centers or integrated health systems, a Bachelor’s degree in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional finance experience.
• 6+ years in formal management roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise finance transformation and modernization efforts.
• Guide cross-functional teams to standardize, automate, and strengthen processes.
• Design and implement intercompany framework and governance.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, IT, and Tax leaders.

Skills

Finance leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Enterprise systems thinking

Change leadership

Data analysis

Workday

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

CPA licensure (preferred)

Tools

Workday

Job description

Help shape the future of finance across the University of Virginia and UVA Health. The Senior Director, Finance will lead complex, enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen financial operations, modernize systems, and advance the One UVA vision.

This remote leadership role is designed for an accomplished finance professional who can work at scale, bring clarity to complex challenges, and turn strategic priorities into sustainable solutions. Reporting to senior UVA Health finance leadership, the Senior Director will operate at the intersection of finance, accounting, treasury, technology, data, and organizational transformation.

The Role

The Senior Director will serve as a senior finance leader and strategic problem solver, partnering with leaders across the University and UVA Health to address initiatives that cross organizational, functional, and system boundaries. The role requires the ability to move comfortably between executive-level strategy and detailed financial, accounting, data, and systems analysis.

In this role, you will:

• Lead enterprise finance transformation connected to One UVA, Workday, and broader financial modernization efforts.
• Guide cross-functional teams in simplifying, standardizing, automating, and strengthening financial processes across the enterprise.
• Provide finance leadership for the implementation, stabilization, optimization, and enhancement of Workday financial functionality.
• Translate complex financial and operational requirements into practical system and process solutions, accounting for upstream and downstream impacts.
• Identify and resolve system limitations, integration challenges, data issues, process gaps, and control considerations.
• Establish scalable governance structures, operating processes, controls, and measures of success.
• Lead initiatives addressing general ledger reconciliation, financial data integrity, and data flow across systems and organizational entities.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Information Technology, Tax, and operational leaders to improve the quality, timeliness, and usability of financial information.
• Support stronger treasury projections, cash and liquidity reporting, forecasting methodologies, and integration between financial systems and treasury processes.
• Lead the design of a comprehensive pan-enterprise intercompany framework that strengthens accounting, reporting, reconciliation, and controls while reducing unnecessary complexity.
• Facilitate decisions where accounting requirements, operational needs, technology capabilities, data structures, and organizational responsibilities intersect.
• Anticipate the broader financial, operational, technological, and organizational effects of proposed changes.
• Develop executive-level communications that translate complex financial and technical matters into clear business decisions.
• Own initiatives from problem definition and solution design through implementation, stabilization, and continuous improvement.

Success in this role will require enterprise systems thinking, sound financial judgment, change leadership, and the ability to build alignment in a highly matrixed environment. The ideal candidate will bring at least 10 years of relevant professional experience supporting an academic medical center or integrated healthcare system, along with a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. A related master's degree and CPA licensure are preferred.

Why UVA Health

UVA Health offers the opportunity to contribute to a complex academic health system where financial strategy, technology, and operational excellence directly support clinical care, research, education, and service to the community. This position provides a distinctive opportunity to influence how enterprise finance operates across both the University and UVA Health.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Shape future-state financial processes and systems at enterprise scale.
• Partner with senior leaders across finance, healthcare operations, technology, accounting, and treasury.
• Influence high-impact decisions involving Workday, data governance, financial controls, reconciliation, forecasting, and intercompany design.
• Lead solutions that improve financial accuracy, operational efficiency, transparency, and organizational decision-making.
• Work remotely while maintaining broad visibility and strategic influence across the UVA enterprise.
• Join an organization committed to continuous improvement, collaboration, and responsible stewardship of resources.

This is an opportunity for a seasoned finance leader to take ownership of complex challenges, develop durable solutions, and help build a more integrated and effective financial operating environment.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor's Degree required.

Experience: 10+ years relevant professional experience, to include 6+ years of formal management experience.

Licensure: None, unless otherwise specified in job posting.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The pay range for this role is $138,424.00 - $276,849.00 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Retirement Savings
• Long-term and Short-term Disability
• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and Education Support

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as "High Performing" in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures.

We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children's is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.