Consultant, Capital Budget and Control

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Capital Budget & Control Consultant. This is a remote, work from home opportunity but will be required to travel to the Hyde Park campus as needed. 

Essential Job Functions

• Assists the Manager, Capital Budget in creating and analyzing monthly and ad hoc reporting on capital projects
  • Utilizes tools to provide updates on current and forecasted project spend to budget
  • Identifies budget variances, reconciles data, investigates causes, and advises on options for allocating capital
  • Partners with project stakeholders to understand project(s) status and inform leadership through reporting
• Partners with FPD&C to review, monitor and report on projects and maintaining eBuilder to ensure accurate reporting
• Partner with Manager, Capital Budget and other Departments to continually assess and process changes and enhancements needed to support high value work
• Independently prepares and analyzes monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc capital financial reports ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial data.
• Investigates and resolves problems relating to monthly and ad hoc reconciliations.
• Assist with the annual audit of financial records and systems as needed.
• Prepares monthly or ad hoc reconciliations with medium to high degree of difficulty.
• Conducts periodic review of current capital accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepares reports for monthly capital review meeting.
• Staffs capital meetings and prepares reports to inform capital decisions
• Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure capital payments are processed correctly and all required documentation is collected prior to payment

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in capital finance, budgeting, or financial administration.
• Strong understanding of capital accounting principles and processes.
• Proficiency in financial management tools, including Oracle and eBuilder.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for working with various stakeholders.

Position Details

· Job Type/FTE: Full-Time, 1.0

· Shift: Days 

· Work Location: Remote

· Unit/Department: CAP BUDGET & CONTROL

· CBA Code: Non-Union

Why Join Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.