Ambulatory Finance Director - Physician Enterprise Finance - FT Days

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Position Summary:

The Director of Ambulatory Finance is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing the financial operations of UCI Health's ambulatory services. This position will report to the Vice President of Physician Enterprise and dotted line to the Vice President of Ambulatory, ensuring effective financial management and support for various teams. Develops and executes financial strategies to support UCI Health Ambulatory services. Oversees Ambulatory department budgeting processes, working closely with operational leaders to ensure accuracy and alignment with organizational goals. Monitors financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying variances and implementing corrective actions as needed. Provides financial analysis and recommendations to support decision-making by senior leadership and operational teams. Collaborates with other finance and accounting teams to streamline financial processes and improve efficiency. Prepares and present financial reports and updates to executive management and stakeholders.

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Required Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible work experience in a leadership position in a medical practice setting, healthcare administration or closely related field.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies, including planning, setting priorities, systematic performance assessment, implementation based on such assessment and maintaining achieved improvement
• Experience with financial planning and decision support systems in a Health Care environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent understanding of healthcare finance, financial and analytical skills and ability to develop financial models using Excel, Access or other applications
• Excellent strategic planning skills to develop long and short range goals and objectives
• Excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning and change management principles
• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Ability to work autonomously and use independent sound judgment
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the UC Irvine Health Affairs and work effectively with diverse stakeholders, especially physicians
• Ability to accurately analyze complex financial and accounting data and effectively communicate it to a wide variety of executives, faculty, and other constituents in lay terms
• Ability to accomplish results and effectively integrate functions with business plans. Consistently demonstrates and encourages a commitment to quality, customer-centeredness, productivity and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications:

• Significant experience with financial planning and decision support systems (Strata, Epsi or Axiom)
• Knowledge of University and Medical Center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
• Experience in an academic medical center environment

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.