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Job Description & Salary Range

UC Title:                                     Assistant Director

Position Number:                      10007398

Reports to:                                 Executive Director, Finance

Working Title:                            Assistant Director, DSS

Cost Center:                              Decision Support (8515)

Bargaining Unit:                        None

FLSA:                                          Exempt

Job Code:                                   0280

Date Created:                             04/30/2018

Shift:                                           Day Shift

Hours:                                         40.00

Position Summary: 

Incumbent functions as a representative for the UC Irvine Medical Center to the CFO and Executive Leadership team.  Provides vital financial analysis, planning, evaluation and performance monitoring services that support the organization's short and long term tactical an strategic financial planning, decision support, benchmarking and is the key finance leader working with the Operations leadership team on Operational Transformation.  In partnership with the vision of the CFO, the incumbent helps set the strategic financial direction of the UC Irvine Medical Center and carries out greater financial initiatives for UC Irvine Health (Medical Center and Health Sciences).

Required Qualifications:

A management style which emphasizes teamwork, participation, communication, and a service orientation.

Ability to accurately analyze complex financial and accounting data and effectively communicate it to a wide variety of executives, faculty, and other constituents in lay terms

Ability to develop financial and operational systems to accurately monitor and control organizational activities

Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field

Demonstrated experience and commitment to exceeding regulatory and accreditation standards.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Experience in a complex, highly competitive health care marketplace.

In-depth and broad understanding of finance within an integrated health care model, including accounting practices, financial analysis, business management theory, and practices relating to financial management.

Leadership experience in strategic planning, budgeting, and financial reporting.

Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job

Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties

Seven or more years of management experience in finance in healthcare

Significant experience with and understanding of health care information technology, including clinical information systems

Significant experience with decision support systems (Eclipsys Epsi, MedAssets, or McKessen)

Preferred Qualifications:

Leadership experience in an academic medical center environment

Master‘s degree in business administration, health administration, CPA, or other relevant degree program

Physical, Mental & Environmental Demands:

To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.