Job Summary

The Finance Manager is critical to the daily operations of the Hematology and Oncology Division. The individual works under the general supervision of the Division Manager to oversee the extensive financial operations of the division. This position will manage two financial analysts (directly) and ten research finance analysts (indirectly), and is directly and independently responsible for the Division’s financial operations.

The incumbent is responsible for overseeing the effective and efficient budgetary and financial management of the Division’s resources encompassing $146M that is a mix of funds flow (profees), division gifts, faculty gifts, endowment income, discretionary funds, and financial commitments to faculty for recruitment and retention. Incumbent is responsible for ensuring successful internal controls; compliance with gift and endowment restrictions; compliance with UC, campus and DOM policies and procedures; continual process improvement; and risk management. Incumbent serves as a resource for guidance within the division, particularly on UC, DOM, and division policies, with a concentration on financial management requirements related to UC accounting, purchasing, travel reimbursement, and gifts and endowments.

The Finance Manager independently conducts in-depth financial and management analysis to support the division’s strategic objectives. Responsibilities include oversight of the annual budget preparation; oversight of the monthly reports used by the Division Manager in decision support; preparation of the annual faculty incentives for clinical and research activities to drive the missions; preparation and maintenance of the expected clinical effort of faculty members and their cFTE-based wRVU targets; management of the clinical fellowship program finance.

The Finance Manager serves as a resource for guidance, functioning as advisor to the Division Manager, Division Chief, and 100+ faculty members on finance-related issues, exercising judgement and determining appropriate action. The individual is responsible for oversight of prospective and retroactive funding updates for faculty and staff; oversight of an extensive array of clinical pay plans with monthly payments; oversight of ledger verification; approval of journals; leads in the creation, maintenance and reporting of budget processes and financial planning. Responsible for development and monitoring of policies and procedures for division finance operations.

Responsible for leading development and implementation of optimal workflows, and facilitating collaboration and sharing of best practices within the division for related workflows and/or activities, such as purchasing, reimbursement, and ledger reconciliation.

Department Description

The Division of Hematology/Oncology is one of the largest and most complex divisions in the Department of Medicine. Currently, the Division has 100 Full-time faculty, 15 emeritus and volunteer faculty, 25 ACGME and non-ACGME fellows, 24 post-doctoral fellows, 58 non-faculty academics, and 51 administrative, research, and programmatic staff. The Division’s primary research, clinical and teaching functions are primarily split between the Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses, although the faculty, fellows, and staff have appointments and clinical, research, and educational activities at ZSFG, and VAMC as well.

In addition, the division has significant and complex financial and administrative relationships with the Department of Medicine (DOM) and the UCSF Health System. There are large patient care programs in the sections noted above, as well as large clinical, federal, and privately supported research programs along with faculty laboratories.

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here.

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 status under state or federal law.

Salary Information

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

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