Assistant Director of Budget
UCLA Health Systems
Posted Thursday, May 23, 2024
Posting ID: 12045_crt:1716505101567
Los Angeles, CA
Description
Take on a significant leadership role within a world-class health organization. Help ensure the financial health of a complex health system. Take your professional expertise to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.
Reporting to the Hospital System Director of Budgeting and Finance, you will drive the success of a dedicated team responsible for managing budgeting, financial planning, and operational finance for a $3 billion annual operating budget that includes three hospitals and over 600 cost centers. You will:
Job Qualifications
Qualifications
We're seeking a self-motivated, deadline-oriented, results-driven leader with:
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Take on a significant leadership role within a world-class health organization. Help ensure the financial health of a complex health system. Take your professional expertise to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.
Reporting to the Hospital System Director of Budgeting and Finance, you will drive the success of a dedicated team responsible for managing budgeting, financial planning, and operational finance for a $3 billion annual operating budget that includes three hospitals and over 600 cost centers. You will:
- Lead and supervise a team of Finance Managers
- Lead all operating budget activities, including budget monitoring
- Identify and implement process improvements
- Monitor monthly budget variances/trends and identify root causes/opportunities
- Oversee labor resource requests
- Work with divisions to identify opportunities for efficiencies
- Prioritize and implement system, tool, process, and other initiatives
- Establish metrics and benchmarks to measure progress and success
- Serve as trusted financial advisor to division leaders
- Oversee all system-related activities
Job Qualifications
Qualifications
We're seeking a self-motivated, deadline-oriented, results-driven leader with:
- Bachelor's degree in business related field or equivalent work experience
- Advanced degree, preferred
- Ten or more years of experience in budgeting and/or financial system administration
- Experience leading and supervising team members
- Expertise in EPSI budgeting system administration
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
- Proficiency with data analytics/visualization tools (SQL, Microsoft Access, Tableau)
- Knowledge of large-scale integrated client-server/ERP/budgeting and planning financial systems
- Extensive experience with hospital budgeting and financial management
- In-depth understanding of process improvement methods
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to develop advanced data queries
- Demonstrated ability to influence, accomplish results, and effectively integrate functions with business plans
- Strong communication, interpersonal, prioritization, and collaboration skills
- Ability to think creatively, anticipate, and respond in a rapidly changing industry
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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.