Finance Director

Responsibilities

The Department Finance Director reports to the Department Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), and is a strategic leadership position in the Department, critical to the development and implementation of the Department's short- and long-range strategic plans and direction.

In this role you will:

• directly supervise a team of 5 FTEs, which support the fund management, payroll and personnel administration, and supplies procurement for a workforce of more than 180 FTEs

• oversee budget management, decision support and financial analysis services for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

• foster a culture of continuous process improvement regarding these services

• oversee the preparation of Department's budgets, forecasts, variance and trend analysis and multi-year financial plans

• perform complex ad-hoc reporting and analysis and provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes

Qualifications

Required:

• 5 plus years of experience managing a finance department

• 7 plus years of progressive experience in financial management roles

• Advanced Excel and Power Point skills

• Creative problem solver that can identify sources of information from disparate sources and deliver comprehensive, balanced, and actionable insights

• Demonstrated experience as an effective team leader and supervisor

• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentation)

• Excellent customer service interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization

• High level of ethics, integrity, discretion and confidentiality

• Prior leadership experience in academic healthcare setting strongly preferred

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a desire to understand the issues

• Strong knowledge of financial and accounting concepts, including basic framework of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

Strongly Preferred:

• MBA in Finance

• Advanced Tableau or PowerBI skills preferred

• Expertise in fund accounting and performance metrics of research intensive health systems desirable

• Fund accounting experience preferred

UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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