Finance Director

Lumiere Systems • Las Cruces, NM

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About The Position

The Finance Director will direct the department's activities and resources to achieve departmental and organizational objectives. This role involves developing and implementing departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization. The Director will direct and evaluate departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives. Planning and monitoring staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives, is also a key responsibility. The role requires preparing, monitoring, and evaluating departmental budgets, ensuring compliance with allocated funding, and coordinating and directing internal/external audits. The Finance Director will create and foster an environment that encourages professional growth and ensures the department stays focused on its important role in the continuum of care. This position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors, and will access and/or work with sensitive and/or confidential information.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in related field or applicable work experience
• Understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA).
• Prior team leadership experience.
• Business Mathematical Skills -- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Moderate Computer Skills -- Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain and incorporate simple functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations to support business objectives.
• Complex Communication -- Frequently communicates complex information and interacts with management. Can present, resolve, and address delicate situations. Can motivate and persuade others.
• Varied Business Problems -- Problems are varied and complex, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation. Problems are solved using knowledge and skills, general precedent and practices.
• Department Specific -- Decisions impact the management and operations within a department. May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department.
• Functional Independent Judgement -- Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional area. May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs. Makes decisions for and/or resolves problems for others.
• Project Planning/Organization -- Handle multiple projects simultaneously including task delegation, project over-sight, and resource allocation.

Nice To Haves

• Skilled in the application of policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.
• Experience in staff management

Responsibilities

• Directs the department's activities and resources to achieve departmental and organizational objectives.
• Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
• Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
• Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
• Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets, and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding.
• Coordinates and directs internal/external audits.
• Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth.
• Ensures department stays focused on their important role in the continuum of care.
• Exhibits regular and reliable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling and reviewing work, ensures quality standards.
• Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance and administering corrective action for staff.

What This Job Offers

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