Senior Finance Manager (Local/Partial Remote) - Health System Accounting

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)•Galveston, TX

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

Manages and assists the Director in financial and operational analysis activities with a complex functional or broad organizational scope. The senior manager will be able to assist in multiple activities at one time with little supervision.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent in a related field and at least 7 years of relevant work experience.
Possess and demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding, with progressive development, of financial statements and relationships, analytical techniques, operations, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, practices, and procedures
Progressive development of the ability to analyze/evaluate data
Must possess excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively work and communicate with individuals at all levels of the institution
Possess advanced decision-making skills
Possess critical thinking skills
Strong organizational and planning skills
Effective problem-solving skills
Ability to develop, communicate, and accomplish goals
Ability to develop and deliver presentations
Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or Master’s Degree in Business or a related field is preferred.
Experience in Health Systems and Academic Medicine is desirable.

Responsibilities

Assists the Director with department operations, including departmental budget, staffing, and special projects
Maintains a documented system of policies and procedures
Supervises the coordination, preparation, and analysis of complex financial and operational reports, financial statements, scorecards, metrics, benchmarks, budgets, and financial forecasts across multiple areas
Oversees and validates complex analysis of historical and projected financial and operational data to provide leadership information to make relevant financial decisions
Manages and validates information to support developing trends that will inform forecasts and management decision-making
Identifies and utilizes technology and best practices to ensure continuous process improvement
Oversees the quality assurance functions of financial data and statistical information
Recruits, hires, evaluates, develops, mentors, and provides performance feedback to employees
Remains current with and progressively learns industry trends, analytical techniques, and appropriate financial systems necessary to complete essential job functions
Participates in the development of and adheres to internal controls and reporting structure
Performs related duties as assigned