Strategic Finance Program Manager - Decision Support - F/T - Days
 University of California - Irvine Health | |
medical insurance
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 United States, California, Irvine | |
 Jul 08, 2026 | |
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Who We Are
UCI Healthis one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includesUCI Health - Orange,UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County's only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the onlyNational Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centerbased in the county, the region's only American College of Surgeons-verifiedLevel I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 GeriatricEmergency Departmentand a nationally recognizedregional burn centerverified by the American Burn Association. Powered byUC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education. Your Role on the Team Position Summary: As a recognized organization-wide expert and influential, trusted partner, the incumbent will have a significant contribution on the success of UCI Health's integrated clinical financial planning, reporting and financial operations initiatives. Utilizing comprehensive knowledge, this position optimizes financial and operational excellence by leading enterprise business and capital implementation and integration, enterprise financial planning, and finance and business applications efforts for Strategic Finance and Analytics. The incumbent supports strategic performance management programs that deliver sustainable, measurable changes across UCI Health. This position builds and integrates financial projection analyses aligned with strategic initiatives and develops strategy and methods for providing financial management and planning information to senior executives, managers and clinicians for Strategic Finance and Analytics. The incumbent leverages data systems to build a robust fact base, quantify financial and operational benefits, and prioritize efforts for Strategic Finance and Analytics What It Takes to be Successful Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance or related field 10 years of financial reporting and analysis experience Minimum 5 years' experience in a healthsystem basedenvironment working with decision support systems or relevant financial and operational analysis experience Solid understanding of financial modeling and forecasting techniques withdemonstratedability to build robust models to accurately forecast future performance, develop assumptions, and provide insights supporting strategic planning and objectives Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Ability to manage risk and ambiguity on a project Advanced ability to present complex finance-related information verbally and in writing in a clear, concise manner Effective communicator able to understand the needs of a variety of audience members and tailor a message accordingly HighlyproficientinMicrosoft Office software. Highly developed problem solving,analyticalability, critical thinking, andproblem solvingskills Proficient in the abilityto develop, analyze,and interpret application of datafrom multiple sources Strong presentation skills and the ability to translate complex data into executive presentations Ability tomaintainan organized approach, clarity of purpose, and goal orientation in a rapidly changing environment involving multiple stakeholders of various levels from throughout the organization. Must be results-driven to drive quantifiable results Expert understanding of business planning including analysis,relational databases, statistics, data modeling,budgeting, feasibility studies,financial pro forma, return analysis,and implementation. Ability to plan, set expectations (for self and others), andaccomplishmultipleobjectiveswithin specifictimeframes. Internal or external financial consulting (or equivalent experience) Highly advanced organizational and project management skills Demonstrated ability to lead a team, prioritize tasks, and see projects through frominceptionto completion on schedule Mustpossessthe skill,knowledgeand ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties Ability toestablishand maintain effective working relationships across the Health System Ability tomaintaina work paceappropriate tothe workload Mustdemonstratecustomer service skillsappropriate tothe job Preferred Qualifications: Minimum2 years' experience in anacademic healthcare setting managing funds flow supporting the faculty practice and clinical operations. Master's Degree inFinance, Accounting,Businessora related field Knowledge of healthcare market, governmentrulesand regulations Knowledge of Action OI and other benchmarking platforms Knowledge of Strata or other similar hospital budgeting and cost accounting systems Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies,proceduresand forms Total Rewards 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. 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:
Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations. *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.
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 is an Equal Opportunity 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 Anti-Discrimination Policy. Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship Must be able to provide proof of work authorization | |