VP Chief Financial Officer (CFO), UNC Wayne

UNC Health; Goldsboro (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a VP Chief Financial Officer for UNC Wayne in Goldsboro, NC. The role leads financial planning, budgeting, and reporting, guiding executive leadership and the Board on financial strategy.

The position oversees accounting, tax, audits, and capital planning to ensure accurate financial statements and compliance. With extensive experience in healthcare finance, you will drive cost controls, revenue enhancement, and strategic investments while managing a team and collaborating

Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree and at least 12 years of experience with 10+ years in people management.
• Solves complex problems with long-term impact on the business function.
• Excellent project management and change management skills for large-scale initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversees overall financial operations including accounting, budgets, audits, tax, and government cost reporting.
• Advises hospital leadership, supporting revenue enhancement and cost controls.
• Leads budgeting processes and production of monthly financial statements with variance analysis.
• Coordinates monthly department operation reviews and presents to UNC Wayne leadership.
• Develops and communicates long- and short-term financial objectives aligned with strategic goals.
• Represents the hospital in meetings with board, medical staff, and external stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial planning

Budgeting & forecasting

GAAP / regulatory knowledge

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Job Summary

The VP Chief Financial Officer for UNC Wayne is responsible for providing financial leadership and coordination of the Wayne's financial planning and reporting procedures, budget development and management functions, including interim and final financial statements with supporting schedules, for the guidance and use of management. Serve as a collaborative member of the hospital’s leadership team, providing proactive and creative financial guidance and advice to the Board of Trustees, President and other senior leaders.

Description Of Job Responsibilities

• Oversees the overall financial operations, including general accounting, patient financial services, budgets, audits, tax, governmental cost reporting and other financial planning activities; including management of respective department directors as assigned. Develops and oversees the management of financial policies, systems and controls to protect the corporation’s assets and help to establish and achieve operating and financial goals and objectives.
• Serves as key advisor to the hospital President on financial management including revenue enhancement and cost controls, strategy and capital development and allocation. Provides financial leadership to hospital directors and managers that will enroll support, create ownership of goals and encourage active participation in decisions that impact the hospital.
• Establishes effective working relationships with financial staff, external auditors, and counterparts in the UNC system and other organizations, key vendors and customers, government regulators and lending agencies. Works with general accounting staff in maintaining the hospital’s system of accounting in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards.
• Leads generation of annual operating and capital budgets and produces monthly financial statements along with analyses showing results in comparison to budget, historical performance and identifying trends. Assists in accumulating hospital data and statistics necessary for the preparation of the annual Medicare and Medicaid Cost Reports.
• Develops, evaluates, monitors and communicates long and short-term financial objectives and metrics ensuring consistency and alignment with overall strategic goals and objectives. Assists senior management in the planning of new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue.
• Coordinates and leads hospital’s monthly departmental operation reviews. Represents the hospital at meetings including medical staff, hospital board of trustees' meetings as well as relevant community meetings as needed. Recruits, trains, supervises and evaluates departmental staff as assigned. Makes presentations to the UNC Wayne and UNC HCS directors, committees and boards.
• Leading People - Leads people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Provides an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Encourages workforce engagement by building a commitment to excellence and by promoting the organization's vision internally and externally. Delegates’ responsibility clarifies expectations and holds others accountable for achieving results related to their area of responsibility. Leads in a deliberate and predictable way and operates with transparency. Treats sensitive or confidential information appropriately. Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods. Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.
• Leading Change - Acts as a catalyst for organizational change. Influences others to translate vision into action. Brings about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Establishes an organizational vision and implements it in a continuously changing environment. Is open to change and new information and rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Deals effectively with pressure and remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. Recover quickly from setbacks. Formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks. Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others.
• Results Driven - Exceeds organizational goals and customer expectations. Makes decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Delivers high-quality services and is committed to continuous improvement. Fosters a culture of safe and compassionate patient care. Makes well‑informed, timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unfavorable results. Positions the organization for success by identifying new opportunities and builds the organization by developing and improving services. Leads the budgeting process. Uses cost-benefit thinking to set priorities, monitors expenditures in support of programs and policies, and identifies cost-effective approaches.

Qualifications

Education Requirements: Master's degree required. Licensure/Certification Requirements: None required. Professional Experience Requirements: Requires a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience, with at least ten (10) years of people management experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements: Solves complex problems that may have a long-term impact on the business function/line of business. Develops innovative ideas and solutions with significance to the organization’s future. Identifies problem areas and skill gaps proactively and addresses them appropriately. Excellent project management and change management skills for designing and implementing Entity, Triangle, or System initiatives in a complex environment.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: Wayne UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Rex Wayne Memorial Admin

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC: Goldsboro

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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