Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis - Finance and Value Transformation

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Position Summary:

This position serves as the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis for UCI Health (UCIH), the only comprehensive academic health system in Orange County with a Level 1 Trauma Center, ambulatory and acute specialty medical, behavioral health, and rehabilitation services.  Currently UCI Health has 1,317 licensed beds in  the various campuses, and it is currently building a new medical center in Irvine, comprised of ambulatory and acute care settings, with 144 beds.  Annual revenue for the health system is $4 billion.  The VP FP&A serves as an advisor to the UCIH Chief Financial Officer/SVP and has direct management responsibility for the following areas: Budget Planning & Analysis, Financial Forecasting and Planning, Decision Support Services, and Service Line Finance for the medical centers, physician enterprise, and the School of Medicine, in support of the health system’s senior leaders throughout the various facilities and ambulatory sites, and in coordination with the VP Finance, Medical Centers and VP Finance, Physician Enterprise & School of Medicine.

Total Compensation

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Significant experience with decision support systems (Strata, Eclipsys Epsi, MedAssets, or McKessen)
• Significant experience with and understanding of health care information technology, including clinical information systems
• Seven or more years of management experience in finance in healthcare
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Leadership experience in strategic planning, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• In-depth and broad understanding of finance within an integrated health care model, including accounting practices, financial analysis, business management theory, and practices relating to financial management.
• Experience in a complex, highly competitive health care marketplace.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to exceeding regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to develop financial and operational systems to accurately monitor and control organizational activities
• Ability to accurately analyze complex financial and accounting data and effectively communicate it to a wide variety of executives, faculty, and other constituents in lay terms
• A management style which emphasizes teamwork, participation, communication, and a service orientation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master‘s degree in business administration, health administration, CPA, or other relevant degree program
• Leadership experience in an academic medical center environment

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:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

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, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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 nondiscrimination policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.