Director, Financial Analytics and Modeling

University of Utah Health • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

Leads financial analytics and modeling for the University of Utah Health clinical enterprise. Owns the methodology and data behind patient-level cost information and the standard models used by finance leaders. Provides independent, consistent financial analysis to support Enterprise Management Committee and system leadership decisions about resource requests, program growth, and facility expansion.

University of Utah Health is an integrated academic healthcare system that includes five hospitals, eleven community health centers, more than 1,600 providers, and a health plan serving over 200,000 members. Its clinical and academic operations include schools and colleges providing education and training for more than 1,250 providers annually. The system reports more than 2 million patient visits annually and research grants exceeding $350 million.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of healthcare finance or analytics experience, including financial modeling and pro forma development.
• Hands-on experience with patient-level costing systems and cost allocation methodology.
• Advanced analytic skills and the ability to present complex analysis clearly to senior executives and committees.
• Knowledge of finance, financial methods, tools, and strategies used by private and public corporations.
• Ability to read, interpret, and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.
• Knowledge of and ability to use processes, tools, and techniques for exploring and evaluating alternative financial scenarios and results.
• Knowledge of the functions, tools, and processes needed to manage financial assets and liabilities throughout an organization.
• Knowledge of the methods, processes, and tools for maintaining organizational books and preparing financial statements and reports.
• Knowledge of financial and accounting applications specific to the organization.
• Demonstrated leadership, human relations, and effective communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Experience leading analysts or analytic teams.
• CPA or equivalent professional credential.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical enterprise financial analytics, including standard reports, model structures, and analytic tools used across the finance team.
• Support the CFO and finance leaders with scenario and ad hoc analysis for strategic decisions.
• Own patient-level costing methodology, allocation logic, and data integrity.
• Support costing-system users and respond to their data needs.
• Coordinate with the financial systems function on data feeds, system changes, and governance.
• Partner with the Sr. Director of Ancillary and Care-line Finance, who operationalizes costing data for improvement.
• Support Enterprise Management Committee and system leadership resource request submissions.
• Apply consistent standards for assumptions, format, and financial review across submissions.
• Lead pro forma modeling for program growth requests and facility expansion.
• Maintain standard modeling templates and assumptions, and track post-approval performance against the model.
• Provide return and operating-impact modeling to the Director of Capital Budgeting to support prioritization; the Director of Capital Budgeting retains ownership of the capital planning process.
• Support Hospital and Ambulatory Finance with modeling tools for volume, payer mix, revenue, and reimbursement scenarios.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director