Director of Financial Operations - Financial Services Administration

ECU Health

About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

Position Summary

The Director of Financial Operations position will report to the VP of Finance at the Medical Center and work in collaboration with the corporate finance offices in the ECU Health system. This position will have responsibility for the direction and leadership of operational, financial and programmatic activities for Finance, primarily focused on financial operational excellence within the Medical Center.

As The Director Of Financial Operations, You Will

• Ensure the establishment and maintenance of sound financial information and functions as a liaison between the financial team and Operations.
• Create a seamless financial operational model throughout the organization.
• Provide education and support for departments to enhance their understanding of hospital financials including revenue, expense, profitability and key indicators.
• Design service line reports and tools to assist operational and physician leaders across the Medical Center
• Formulate and refine initiatives and tactics throughout the year to ensure operational and financial success in meeting assigned targets and improvement plans.
• Provide consultation to leadership team on major and complex healthcare trends and issues with strategic importance.
• Oversee service line profitability reporting, pro forma work and general finance decision support.
• Responsible for development of business plans, collaborating on the annual operating budgets and capital process as they relate to ECU Health Medical Center.
• Manage and monitor day-to-day finance operations, including but not limited to financial reporting, budget, cost accounting, productivity, capital and general data reporting.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy by leading and participating in the design of reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with administrators, medical directors, division chiefs, and department chairpersons to support departmental goals.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors or higher is required
• Masters is required; or 15 years work experience within a finance function
• Minimum 7 years of progressively more responsible experience in health care finance
• Previous managerial experience is preferred
• Strong excel / computer skills
• Analytical skills with proven ability to resolve issues/problems by leveraging business and functional knowledge, and client relationships
• Ability to translate complex financial data and analysis into presentations for appropriate audience.
• High level of interpersonal, management and organizational skills are necessary with special focus on customer service orientation skills
• Demonstrate 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
• Collaborative working style to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various project participants and/or stakeholders
• Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the mission, vision and goals of ECU Health
• Role preferred to mostly be on site with ability to work from home if and when needed, minimum expectation hybrid splitting the week with in office and work from home
  
  

Other Information

• 40 hours a week
• Monday - Friday (8 am - 5 pm)
• Hybrid Position ()
• Great Benefits
  
  

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicants qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.