General Information


Job Description ADMIN MGR 4 Working Title Associate Dean and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Job Code 000550 Grade 30
Department Name SOM Finance & Administration - D02013 Department Head
Supervisor Effective Date 10/03/2016
Position(s) Directly Supervised
Job Code Title FTE
000212 FINANCIAL ANL MGR 1 1
007376 ADMIN OFCR 2 1
000487 PLNG MGR 3 1
000548 ADMIN MGR 2 1
007711 ACAD HR SUPV 2 1
007700 HR SUPV 2 1
000667 INFO SYS MGR 1 1

Generic Scope
Directs through subordinate managers multiple large and complex critical programs impacting broad constituencies across major portions of the organization. Identifies objectives, manages very significant human, financial, and physical resources, and functions with an extremely high degree of autonomy. Accountable for formulating and administering policies and programs for major functions. Operational or program results can affect overall organization-wide performance and reputation. Directs through subordinate managers the development of strategic goals and objectives to achieve accountability and stewardship of university resources in a manner consistent with systemwide objectives and initiatives.

Custom Scope
Directs a large academic organization or non-academic area with multiple departments involving diverse functions. Develops organizational policies and authorizes their implementation. Provides advice, guidance and assistance to the senior leadership of the organization. Represents the organization in organization-wide and system-wide meeting and discussions. Recognized as an influential leader. Makes final decisions for the organization and ensures achievement of objectives. Erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of division or the organization.

Department Custom Scope
The Associate Dean and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (AD/CFAO) at the School of Medicine (SOM), UCR reports to the Dean of the SOM and to the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Budget. The AD/CFAO will be responsible for leading the SOM from the start-up phase to the growth phase requiring expertise in financial planning, modelling, and analytics as we position ourselves for future growth. The AD/CFAO participates in development of strategic plans and objectives, issue management and problem resolution. Responsible for development, implementation and oversight of financial and administrative/operational planning processes and protocols. The individual provides strategic leadership for the School's financial functions ensuring sound management of the School's financial resources. Serves as principal advisor regarding financial, budgetary and administrative/operational issues. The AD/CFAO ensures proper accountability is maintained that provides strong division and department adherence to approved budget and spending levels. The AD/CFAO provides leadership and oversight to the centralized Strategic Resources Center in the SOM, coordinating with central campus offices and UC system- wide organizations to administer services across both the SOM and the health affairs organization, consistent with campus and system-wide policies and procedures. Oversees and ensures effective coordination with related campus and UC system-wide financial and business operations organizations to provide overall direction and support for program investments and facilities and capital programs. This includes all financial and business operations systems and processes such as billing, contracting, and reporting. As an executive member of the SOM Leadership team, the incumbent contributes to top-level vision setting, critical decision-making, issue management, and provides executive representation of the interests of the SOM within campus-wide and UC system-wide initiatives and projects. The incumbent is responsible for the entire scope of planning, operations, and resource management for the School, involving its instructional, research, and administrative functions. The AD/CFAO works directly with the Dean in defining and prioritizing specific needs related to the Schools academic mission and in developing objectives and strategies to meet those needs. Directs and plans all financial and administrative operations, oversees technology support operations for both administrative and instructional computing; provides leadership for management of all space, facilities, and capital needs; management responsibility for all human resources issues (both academic and staff) in the School.

Education & Experience Requirements

Education Requirements
Degree Requirement
Bachelor's degree in related area. Advanced degree preferred. Required
Graduate degree in business, finance, healthcare or a related field Preferred

Experience Requirements
Experience Requirement

License Requirements

Certification Requirements
Certification Requirement

Educational Condition Requirements
Condition Requirement

Key Responsibilities

Description % Time
Directs departments impacting a significant proportion of organization staff.
10
Makes long-term strategic decisions that reflect upon the organization as a whole, and may be emulated at other UC locations.
5
Determines organizational structures of assigned departments and allocation of subordinate management responsibilities.
10
Negotiates and directs agreements with other institutions, community enterprises and contracts for facility usage and employment services.
10
Directs and controls the activities of a broad organizational department through several subordinate managers, having overall responsibility for functional programs.
5
Ensures the overall monitoring and success of assigned functions and for integrating these activities with those of other major organizational segments.
5
Leads other senior managers to establish organization strategic plans and objectives.
5
Plans, designs and implements department programs and establishes direction, policies and procedures for divisions.
5
Interacts with senior management on controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing and persuading other senior level managers.
5
Serves as the main point of contact for Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) regarding questions for Planning, Budget and Forecasting processes assigned unit(s) and liaise between SOM Leadership and FP&A. Provides guidance, modelling and financial oversight of SOM business plans from idea to implementation; helps unit's model financial plans for development and implementation of key strategies across all mission facets, as well as is accountable for the oversight of operational and capital budgets. Oversees the allocation of the dean's strategic investment fund and school reserves. Is responsible for the budget processes (both internal SOM & campus), coordination of unit budget hearings internal to the SOM, and provides guidance as needed to resolve questions with SOM leadership regarding budget call letter assumptions, financial modelling of tactics to reach strategies, etc. Accountable for the development of all aspects of anticipated deliverables related to the school of medicine level operating budget (revenue, cost, and central strategic support) with feedback from SOM Leadership and submits to FP&A to include in University operating budget. Oversees budget allocation process school-wide, oversees school of medicine-wide resource call process and budget hearings, develops procedures and policies which may be specific for school of medicine, but are in alignment with local campus and university-wide policies and procedures. Oversees a wide range of financial functions, including financial reporting on all mission facets of the school, manages funds flow per the Health Sciences Compensation plan, cash flow management, debt management, budget and planning, and financial analysis. *Oversees the finance and administration of Clinical agreements, and Graduate Medical Education programs.
10
Supports SOM's strategic objective to attract, build, promote, and retain a diverse and highly qualified workforce. Ensures compliance with all university, state, and federal applicable laws, policies and procedures. Special Projects: Responsible for all special projects and assignments as needed by the Dean and Senior Associate Deans. Business Services: Responsible for analysis and support for negotiation of issues within the contracting areas. Oversees preparation of financial feasibility analyses for self-supporting operations/services, including demand, capacity, and pricing/rate analyses. Faculty Practice Plan and Affiliate Relationship Management: Responsible for analysis which supports management of relationships with affiliates. Develops reporting and analytical methodologies to predict, report on, and evaluate the proposed faculty practice plan models.
10
Provides oversight of analytics and develops strategies in order to increase revenue by utilizing analytics management, and consulting with School leadership. Provides analytical support for negotiation and management of direct and indirect costs, contracts, and relationships with affiliated clinical partners and medical centers. Advises School leadership on financial programs, state and federal funding processes, policies and procedures. Develops and maintains forecasting models for capital and operating budgets, conducts analyses of strategic issues of concern to the School and develops capital and operating performance targets. Responsible for devising systems and procedures that enable SOM to respond to campus and system wide reporting requirements and requests for information. Develops business plans. Evaluates internal and external business opportunities that will add academic, political, and economic value to the School. Communicates with SOM Leadership to understand SOM goals and submits information for FP&A to include in University Long-Range Plan. Serves as point of contact for SOM for UCR Project Management Office (PMO) regarding business process improvement activities. Reviews strategic initiatives business cases (to address budget/forecast variances and/or process improvement efforts) and submit prioritized initiatives to UCR PMO and FP&A. Develops and ensures effective internal controls, risk assessments and reduction measures and overall compliance. Conducts research and analysis, prepares written reports, and makes recommendations related to a broad range of strategic planning matters. Supports organizational planning efforts, designs organization structure, systems and processes to support SOM academic departments. Develops strategies which balance academic needs with available resources. Conducts research and analysis to support negotiations and funding strategies for new faculty start-up packages.
10
Provides leadership and oversight to the SOM Strategic Resource Center which leverages systems and people to support all of our missions in education, research, clinical care and community service. The Strategic Resources Center includes: Administration: Recommends administrative policies, in coordination with central campus offices and policies, to the Dean and School leadership and implements such policies once set. Information Technology: Provides oversight to the development of systems, tools and business infrastructure to efficiently manage the school of medicine, and clinical enterprise. Leads collaboration with campus Computing and Communications and leverages key resource-sharing partnerships across other UC campuses to ensure effective and synergistic delivery of services and information management for Health Affairs and the SOM. Business Operations: Provides oversight to the centralized unit where a variety of financial-related functions are handled. Services provided include: purchasing, travel, reimbursements, parking, work orders, recharges, accounts receivable/payable, etc... Facilities, Space, Equipment Management and Safety: Serves as point person to Office of Capital Asset Strategies on behalf of the Dean in the planning of capital projects, leasing, and other space resource matters. Makes recommendations to Dean regarding space allocation. Oversees planning, acquisition, funding, depreciation, maintenance, repairs, allocation and use of equipment. Responsible for the proper and safe management of equipment, facilities and other property of SOM. Coordinates mandatory training with the UC Learning Ctr Administrator. Human Resources/Academic Affairs/Payroll: Provides operational oversight for the administration of human resources/academic affairs programs. Ensures programs are administered according to campus and system-wide guidelines. Consults and coordinates with campus Human Resources/Academic Affairs/Payroll staff as appropriate.
10

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge/Skill/Ability Requirement
Highly sophisticated skills in strategy development, systems planning and change management. Required
Ability to establish mission and goals at the macro-level; to lead subordinate management to develop goals in alignment with mission. Required
Expert leadership abilities to establish department goals, and motivate and influence others to achieve. Required
Highly sophisticated knowledge of administrative management theory and ability to translate into practice. Required
Ability to establish metrics for department and employee goals which measure effectiveness of contributions to efficient operations of department. Required
Expert project management skills, including capital projects. Required
Expert skills to work collaboratively and act persuasively in sensitive situations; skills in conflict management techniques. Required
Knowledge of financial analysis and reporting techniques; human resources and risk management planning; accounting and payroll. Required
Demonstrated skills in employee supervision and HR administration. Required
Interpersonal skills to effectively lead, motivate and influence others. Required
Extensive experience in the following areas: development and execution of business plans in academic health/science centered environment/clinical setting; financial analysis, financial and programmatic modeling; analytics, forecasting principles and best practices; general accounting principles and practices (GAAP & GASB principles), principles governing internal controls, fund accounting, and costing accounting standards, and its application in a complex, multi-faceted organization; and extramural fund administration. Required
Proven ability to function effectively in a complex, dynamic, environment, with demonstrated success in building effective and productive relationships. Required
Demonstrated leadership experience in strategic planning, policy development, forecasting, resource analysis, and budgeting. Ability to formulate and implement policies and procedures. Required
Well developed, demonstrated skill in leadership, political acumen, and consensus building. Experience sustaining a high level of energy and enthusiasm for advancing ideas and programs in a shared-governance environment. Open and collaborative leadership style. Required
Demonstrated knowledge of current management principles and practices. Also, experience overseeing IT services and delivery processes and leveraging technology to enable progress. Required
Substantial recent experience managing successful, contemporary human resource processes and practices in a large decentralized organization including: staff planning and forecasting staff requirements; developing organizational models; managing compensation, performance, and labor relations issues; and creating a positive work environment. Demonstrated commitment to principles of diversity. Required
Progressively responsible senior level management experience. Required
Ability to work effectively with a diverse population of student, staff, and faculty, as well as demonstrating skills in written and oral communication with the ability to make effective presentations to groups; Knowledge of administrative and financial information systems and various computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Knowledge of policies, procedures, regulations, and requirements of outside granting agencies, including the Federal government. Required
Experience working in an academic teaching environment and understanding of the complexities of the clinical, research, and teaching roles of the faculty in a School of Medicine. Extensive experience in the following areas: medical/group practices with experience in negotiating with hospitals and other health care enterprises; billing and clinical revenue processes. Strong, broad knowledge in development and implementation of budgetary and financial policies, systems and controls. Strong knowledge of the issues and challenges facing clinical, education and research components of our academic medical organization. Demonstrated experience in the administration of a complex capital program Preferred

Special Requirements & Conditions
Special Condition Requirement

Other Special Requirements & Conditions
  • Travel
  • Travel Outside of Normal Business Hours

Level of Supervision Received
GeneralDirection

Environment

Working Environment
Campus

Other Requirements

Items Used

Physical Requirements
  • Bend : Occasionally
  • Sit : Constantly
  • Squat : NA
  • Stand : Occasionally
  • Crawl : NA
  • Walk : Occasionally
  • Climb : NA

Mental Requirements
  • Read/Comprehend : Constantly
  • Write : Constantly
  • Perform Calculations : Constantly
  • Communicate Orally : Constantly
  • Reason & Analyze : Constantly

Environmental Requirements
  • Is exposed to excessive noise : No
  • Is around moving machinery : No
  • Is exposed to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity : No
  • Drives motorized equipment : No
  • Works in confined quarters : No
  • Dust : No
  • Fumes : No

Critical Position

Is Critical Position: No

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