Job Abstract

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• 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

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
• 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

EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

• Actively participates with Business and Finance colleagues in completing initiatives, goals and priorities
• Develops productive relationships with UTMB personnel across campus while accomplishing institutional objectives
• Interacts with UT System Administration and/or other State of Texas agencies and universities as required

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.