Job Details : General Notes

The Office of Finance at the Dell Medical School is seeking a Director of Clinical Finance. This is a full-time position, and remote work is expected with limited possibility of hybrid work. Purpose

The Director of Clinical Finance provides leadership and direction for clinical financial operations and productivity metrics at the UT Health System and Dell Medical School. This includes generating meaningful reporting and analytics, communicating results to drive strong financial decision-making, and overseeing the integration of clinical financial data across multiple platforms. This position is highly matrixed between the Office of Finance, Clinical Departments, and Senior Health Center Administration. Responsibilities

Serve as a key leader and liaison for the Office of Finance leadership (Senior Director and CFO) in working with Clinical Departments to create and execute a financial plan to support the strategic growth of clinical services. Act as a partner with Clinical Departments, providing thought leadership and analysis for ongoing business initiatives (go/no-go decisions, scenario analysis, project after-action reviews, etc.).

Develop, maintain, and deliver financial reporting to Clinical leadership teams, driving continuous improvement in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Oversee the management of the clinical pillar budget plan, including developing, monitoring, analyzing forecasting and reporting. Recommend and develop strategies for general cost containment, strategic investments, and growth management. Develop metrics and analytics to monitor and assess performance to budget in volumes, revenues, and expenses. Create and lead a monthly financial review for each department. Develop rolling multi-year program-level forecasts, supporting clinical prioritization.

Partner with clinical department leadership to develop clinical productivity metrics and implement regular dashboards/tracking systems. Represent the Director of Finance regarding clinical financial matters on various institutional committees and ad hoc groups. Represent Finance to other operational components, UT System, outside agencies, and on intra- and inter-unit committees as needed.

Collaborate with Finance leadership to ensure business continuity plans are maintained, documented, and routinely tested. Work closely with the Finance leadership team on the recruitment, training, supervision, and evaluation of finance staff supporting clinical finance. Work with Finance senior leadership to define, plan, and implement professional development of staff. Work closely with the Finance leadership to evaluate staffing levels and develop projections to meet operational needs. Adhere to internal controls and reporting structure.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Demonstrated leadership skills, including but not limited to, collaboration, communication, integrity, transparency, and execution.

Must possess broad industry knowledge of academic health care.

Strong knowledge of financial applications and processes.

Effective problem-solving skills.

Ability to develop, prioritize, and accomplish goals.

Ability to analyze and evaluate data and make appropriate decisions/recommendations.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism in dealing with staff at all levels of the institution.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field. 10 years of progressive, professional finance, accounting, or consulting experience, including 5 years of mid to senior management experience and including 5 years in an academic medical center or dynamic and complex healthcare organization or hospital system. Experience with hospital revenue cycle operations. Experience with physician productivity. Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in business administration or related field. 15 years of progressive, professional accounting or finance leadership or consulting experience, including 5 years of mid to senior management experience and including 7 years in an academic medical center or dynamic and complex healthcare organization or hospital system. Salary Range

$152,000 - $229,000 depending on qualifications Working Conditions

Work in standard office environment

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Requires occasional travel to local, state, and national meetings.

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ----