To perform complex financial analysis and to provide supervisory guidance in a fiscal group of the Medical Branch. Preferred Qualifications: Please note, it is essential that candidates have a thorough understanding of governmental accounting. It is significantly different from private-sector accounting (planning, recognition, and reporting). Previous experience at UTMB with knowledge of UTMB Plan, Oracle Smart View add-in, OBIEE, and PeopleSoft FMS Knowledge of Endowments and gift recognition i... more details
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent in a related field. Four years of related experience in a financial or related field.
Job Description:
To perform complex financial analysis and to provide supervisory guidance in a fiscal group of the Medical Branch.
Preferred Qualifications:
Please note, it is essential that candidates have a thorough understanding of governmental accounting. It is significantly different from private-sector accounting (planning, recognition, and reporting).
- Previous experience at UTMB with knowledge of UTMB Plan, Oracle Smart View add-in, OBIEE, and PeopleSoft FMS
- Knowledge of Endowments and gift recognition is highly desirable.
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience in Health Systems and Academic Medicine, Higher Education, and/or Public Sector is desirable
Job Duties:
- Assists with department operations including departmental budget, staffing, and special projects
- Supervises the coordination, preparation, and analysis of complex financial and operational reports, financial statements, scorecards, metrics, benchmarks, budgets, and financial forecasts across multiple areas
- Performs finance support functions as a working lead for 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, validates, and coordinates the preparation of 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
- Manage and monitor endowments, grants, and other funding-related activities for multiple areas.
- Oversees the development and administration of the department budget.
- Oversees the quality assurance functions of financial data and statistical information
- Remains current with and progressively learns industry trends, analytical techniques, and appropriate financial systems necessary to complete essential job functions
- Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure
- Performs related duties as assigned
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- 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
- Advanced Excel skills are necessary
- 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
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Ability to develop, communicate, and accomplish goals
- Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism.
Salary Range:
Actual salary commensurate with experience.
Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm and as needed on occasion
Equal Employment Opportunity
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
