Director of Finance

Organization:

SDMC-Sutter Delta Medical Center

Position Overview:

Provides leadership and direction to a team at Sutter Delta Hospital. Monitors operational and financial performance and manages the presentation of financial information in conjunction with Shared Services Accounting, ensuring financial services meet the needs of business leaders. Provides consultation to leadership team on major and complex healthcare trends and issues with strategic importance.
This is a hybrid work schedule meaning 3 days onsite and 2 days ability to work from home.

Job Description:

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

OPERATIONS.
• Drives the execution of services that include financial analysis, forecasting and reporting; operational and capital budgeting; internal and external auditing; benchmark and productivity analysis; cost accounting and/or metrics and dashboard reporting.
• Monitors operational and financial performance to effectively anticipate and address the short- and long-term implications of decisions/actions, and to provide timely and relevant reporting, analysis modeling, and forecasting.
• Oversees the preparation and implementation of operating and capital budgets, cost allocations, and budget consolidation and submission to operating unit.
• Works with operating unit, affiliate and system leaders/departments in developing and implementating system pricing standards, communicating impact and changes.
• Rounds with staff and leaders to gather informal feedback, and to stay on top of items/issues needing prompt attention or recognition, and or provides feedback to Shared Services (S3) regarding quality and effectiveness of service delivery.


STRATEGY/PLANNING:
• Provides financial consultation to leadership on major and complex healthcare trends and issues with strategic importance.
• Partners with affiliate and operating leaders to implement financial strategic plan, providing resources and support to achieve financial targets and objectives.
• Sets priorities to align with business objectives and annual plan.
• Leads departmental goal setting process, and provides roadmap for accomplishing goals. Monitors progress, developing action plans to address issues and challenges.
• Participates in and/or facilitate ad-hoc committees and task forces to collaborate on or support new or ongoing initiatives.


FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:
• Establishes operational and capital budgets, ensuring financial targets are achieved and variances are addressed.
• Reviews financial reports, and develops and implements corrective action plans to address unfavorable variances.
• Reviews and approves employee expense reimbursements, and billing statements from vendors according to established protocol.


PEOPLE:
•Provides and fosters an inclusive work environment that encourages staff engagement and collaboration, establishing a culture of teamwork.
•Supervises assigned staff, makes employment decisions, and reviews and approves timekeeping records.
•Establishes expectations with all direct reports, holds individuals and work teams accountable, and evaluates performance.
•Provides constructive feedback, coaching and counseling. Implements disciplinary actions and/or performance improvement plans to achieve desired performance.



EDUCATION:
Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.

Bachelor's: Accounting, Finance, Business or Healthcare Administration or related field


TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

12 years recent relevant experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Working knowledge of accounting and/or finance operations.

Working knowledge of managerial/financial accounting and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Working knowledge of healthcare operations and financial reporting requirements.

Knowledge and understanding of healthcare financial and operating challenges and the business environment, including emerging trends and issues.

Ability to translate complex financial data and analysis into presentations for appropriate audience.

Strategic skills for reviewing processes and strategies to ensure successful alignment with business needs and for identifying improvement opportunities

Analytical skills with proven ability to resolve issues/problems by leveraging business and functional knowledge, and client relationships.

Ability to operate strategically and tactically.

Demonstrates credible leadership presence, with the ability to respond to questions with logic, clarity, calmness and authority.

Ability to bring individuals together to resolve differences and/or to achieve acceptance of a solution.

Ability to influence others by persuasion, negotiation, and problem solving, and to move others to recognize and appreciate different points of view and to consider/accept alternative options.

Collaborative working style to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various project participants and/or stakeholders.

Demonstrates a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues to manage/minimize risks.

Ability to interact and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of role’s duties while respecting cultural and linguistic differences and fostering an inclusive work environment.

Ability to communicate through verbal and written means, and to present concepts and information in a manner that is readily understood by management and employees.

Organization and planning skills to effectively delegate, manage and/or re-prioritize activities and projects to meet deadlines wihle maintaining a high degree of responsiveness.

Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities.

Displays integrity and ethics in handling confidential and sensitive information.

Ability to use essential applications and/or databases associated with the role’s duties and responsibilities.

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift Hours:

8

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $76.57 to $122.51 / hour

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. Applicants for specific positions are still required to disclose certain convictions during the application process, and those convictions may also be considered in determining eligibility for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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