Associate Vice President, Clinical Financial Operations - UHealth

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The University of Miami / UHealth has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Vice President (AVP) of Clinical Financial Operations. The AVP, of 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 AVP is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of operational and financial performance and the development and implementation of improvement action plans, as necessary. This role is focused on ensuring collaborative and cohesive financial operations across the clinical continuum, ensuring coordination of financial and business systems and processes. This individual 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.

Develops and tracks financial performance metric standards across the clinical enterprise for internal achievement and external benchmarking with peers and educates operational leadership in the relevance of established financial metrics. Ensures monthly financial reviews and productivity reviews are conducted consistently and coordinated across the clinical enterprise. Presents financial reports to operational leadership on a routine basis. 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. Directs operating plan preparation and forecasting in conjunction with the office of financial planning and analysis. Monitors financial performance of service lines across the enterprise. Serves as the Clinical Finance representative on all committees as requested. Responsible for ensuring that all operational managers are provided training on all available financial systems and reports that are necessary to independently manage their departments. Trains, mentors, hires, and supervises department staff, as needed. 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.

Department-Specific Functions :

The Associate Vice President (AVP), Clinical Financial Operations role will report directly to the Chief Accounting Officer with a matrix reporting relationship to the Clinical Business Operations leader.

Education :

Bachelor's degree in finance, healthcare administration, or accounting

Certification and Licensing :

CPA preferred

Experience :

Minimum 10+ years equivalent experience in a healthcare system / academic healthcare setting

Minimum 5+ years supporting leadership.

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 lead, motivate, develop and train 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.

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

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 - Females / Minorities / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.

Job Status : Full time

Employee Type : Staff

Pay Grade : H23