Note the following position will be based on the Stanford campus and is a hybrid (working on-site and working from home) subject to operational need.
The Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking a strategic and collaborative finance leader to oversee the department's financial operations and support its continued growth. Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Associate Director of Finance will provide leadership for clinical, research, and departmental finance functions while managing a team responsible for budgeting, financial reporting, revenue cycle operations, analytics, and business processes.
The successful candidate will partner closely with department leadership to develop financial strategies, oversee a complex portfolio of funds, monitor clinical and research financial performance, lead process-improvement initiatives, and provide data-driven recommendations to support informed decision-making. This role also oversees financial reporting, dashboards, benchmarking, and compliance while fostering operational excellence across the department.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in academic medicine, healthcare finance, sponsored research administration, and clinical revenue operations.
Experience using Microsoft Power Tools and Tableau for dashboards.
Core Duties
:
Manage the work of other employees, make hiring decisions,
provide coaching, training and mentoring, manage performance, determine
staffing needs, develop and ensure succession planning within area of
responsibility.
Establish operational objectives and assignments, plan, direct
and monitor all budgets for areas of responsibility, manage business
operation and administration of several functional areas, may manage a
team in providing post award sponsored research administration and
services.
Identify and resolve unique problems of substantial significance
that affect the overall functional area, beyond the immediate
unit.
Manage organization's financial activities and structure; develop
system and procedure requirements to support the financial reporting for
the organization.
Contribute to designing, developing and delivering complex
policies and procedures with both short and long term impact.
Collaborate with other colleagues on school/ unit projects;
design and execute an effective system of internal controls for areas of
responsibility; establish operational objectives to support the
university's stewardship of resources.
Engage in continuous critical analysis of existing systems and
processes; identify need for new systems, and develop and present
proposals.
Lead complex, high-visibility process redesign and innovation
projects; develop, implement, and participate in major
initiatives.
Represent the units/school within the functional units or school
and to external constituencies.
Minimum Education
and
Experience
Master’s degree and six years relevant experience or combination of
education and relevant experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
:
User knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Advanced knowledge of Oracle or other business financial
systems
Advanced understanding of financial principles.
Advanced oral and written communication skills
Ability to clearly and effectively present information to
internal and external audiences, client groups and all levels of
management.
Strong analytical skills to review and analyze complex financial
information.
Strong leadership and management skills with previous experience
managing people, delegating workload and providing direction/corrections
as necessary.
Knowledge of property management requirements related to Stanford
or non-Stanford title of equipment and fabrications.
Demonstrated competency in project management of a high volume of
work, some of which is cyclical.
If managing sponsored projects, ability to manage post and pre
award administration for sponsored projects within his/her unit.
Knowledge and fluency of governmental regulations and Cardinal
Curriculum level I and II.
Knowledge of procurement needs, including sole-sourcing, cost
analyses, vendor requirements, and small business reporting.
Experience working successfully with PIs, their administrative
staff, the office of sponsored research and external sponsors.
Demonstrated success in performing meticulous, high quality and
compliant work.
Ability to interpret complex research and fiscal policies,
assimilate information from a wide range of resources and act like a
mentor and resource to others.