Director – Finance Academic Alignment HonorHealth/ASU SOMME

HonorHealth • Scottsdale, AZ

5h

About The Position

Looking to be part of something more meaningful? At HonorHealth, you’ll be part of a team, creating a multi-dimensional care experience for our patients. You’ll have opportunities to make a difference. From our Ambassador Movement to our robust training and development programs, you can select where and how you want to make an impact. HonorHealth offers a diverse benefits portfolio for our full-time and part-time team members designed to help you and your family live your best lives. Visit honorhealth.com/benefits to learn more. Join us. Let’s go beyond expectations and transform healthcare together. HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The comprehensive network encompasses six acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more. With nearly 17,000 team members, 3,700 affiliated providers and close to 2,000 volunteers dedicated to providing high quality care, HonorHealth strives to go beyond the expectations of a traditional healthcare system to improve the health and well-being of communities across Arizona. Learn more at HonorHealth.com.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree - Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field – Required
• Minimum 7 years in financial leadership roles, preferably in academic or healthcare settings
• Experience managing multi-campus operations and complex budgets with diverse funding sources

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree - Business Administration or Public Administration
• CPA – Preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Financial Leadership: Lead and manage all financial operations for the HonorHealth/ASU Health partnership, including budgeting, accounting, and cash flow. Ensure compliance with GAAP, HonorHealth policies, and academic finance standards.
• Faculty Time Tracking: Oversee physician faculty time allocation systems to ensure accurate tracking between clinical and teaching duties. Drive improvements in academic credit capture and reimbursement accuracy.
• GME Optimization: Collaborate with HonorHealth Academic Affairs to optimize Graduate Medical Education (GME) reimbursement. Align reporting with ASU and federal standards and implement audit-ready documentation protocols to reduce compliance risk.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and present strategic financial reports, budget variance analyses, and recommendations to HonorHealth and ASU Health leadership. Facilitate operating reviews and action planning with HonorHealth and ASU SOMME leadership.
• Strategic Initiatives: Drive special projects related to academic finance, reimbursement innovation, and cross-campus financial integration. Projects could include multi-campus grant harmonization, AI-enabled forecasting pilots, and financial modeling for new academic programs. Develop advanced financial models, proformas, and ROI analyses for strategic initiatives, joint ventures, and academic program expansion.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration. Partner with HonorHealth teams to align financial initiatives with clinical excellence and patient experience goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• The above job responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work to be performed. It does not restrict management’s right to assign or re-assign duties at any time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees