Associate VP, Clinical Financial Operations - UHealth

The University of Miami/UHealth has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Vice President, Clinical Financial Operations. The Assoc. VP, Clinical Financial Operations, is responsible for the supervision and management of all matters related to financial policies, financial management, and financial analysis for the University of Miami clinical operations, consisting of the hospital, clinics and physician practices. The Associate VP, Clinical Financial Operations, is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of operational and financial performance and the development and implementation of improvement actions plan, as necessary. Additionally, the Associate. VP, Clinical Financial Operations, is focused on ensuring collaborative and cohesive financial operations across the clinical continuum, ensuring coordination of financial and business systems and processes. The incumbent is expected to maintain collaborative relationships with senior leaders and managers for effective change management while seeking to continuously improve financial operations in conjunction with clinical senior leadership.

Core Job Functions

1. Develops and tracks financial performance metric standards across the clinical enterprise for internal achievement and external benchmarking with peers, educates operational leadership in the relevance of established financial metrics.
2. Ensures monthly financial reviews and productivity reviews are conducted consistently and coordinated across the clinical enterprise.
3. Presents financial reports to operational leadership on a routine basis.
4. Coordinates and assists leadership in strategic plan coordination and financial oversight of pro-forma business plan results to actuals with a focus on identifying opportunities for improvements and efficiencies to support current goals and objectives.
5. Directs operating plan preparation and forecasting in conjunction with the office of financial planning and analysis.
6. Monitors financial performance of service lines across the enterprise.
7. Serves as the Clinical Finance representative on all committees as requested.
8. Ensures that all operational managers are provided training on all available financial systems and reports that are necessary to independently manage their departments.
9. Trains, mentors, hires, and supervises department staff, as needed.
10. Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with university policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes: Knowledge of business and management principles.
• Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
• Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
• Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.
• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
• Ability to translate and present complicated concepts into simple items with actionable analysis.

Department Specific Functions

• This Associate. VP, Clinical Financial Operations will support the Ambulatory Services leadership in the evaluation of the financial performance of key locations, offering insight into financial outcomes and business processes to support organizational goals.
• This position collaborates across multiple departments, shared services, and financial peers.
• Success in this role requires strong communication skills, the ability to simplify complex concepts, effective teamwork, and a solid understanding of finance and accounting principles.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

EEO Statement

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.