Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Finance Manager
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Finance/Accounting/Purchasing
Department	NJMS-Medicine Admin
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives. Rutgers RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Finance Manager for the Department of Medicine, within the New Jersey Medical School. The Finance Manager provides support to senior leadership within the department and coordinates the flow of work and information within a complex organizational structure, and is responsible for keeping special projects on task. Financial responsibilities include oversight of all financial and related activities for a large, complex department, having multiple financial initiatives, including very large grants, patient billing and revenue, and the management of a significant budget. Manages the department financial office; performs analyses to identify revenue collection issues and other trends; reconciles and controls expenses; and, develops business plans under the direction of the director of administration and the department chairman. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Ensures that projects and initiatives are completed diligently and on time and coordinates the reports of project members for the department administrator and the chairman. Communicates executive-level decisions and strategies to ensure that all other staff members carry out new mandates in a manner that is consistent with the mission and values of the institution. Ensures the continued viability of programs through sound fiscal and strategic leadership by reviewing and analyzing financial reports, supporting and advising senior leadership in decision making, and overseeing the reporting and monitoring of organizational performance metrics. Provides leadership in the development, implementation and monitoring of financial plans that reflect strategic initiatives and operational priorities of the department. Participates in strategic planning in concert with the organization’s goals which contribute toward market growth, revenue enhancement, cost containment/maximizing productivity, and the operational priorities of the department. Supports the development of an annual operating budget, ensuring it aligns with strategic priorities, and champions its acceptance by senior leadership, manages effectively within this budget, and reports accurately on progress made and challenges encountered.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	32S
Position Salary	Not to exceed $143,709
Annual Minimum Salary	108848.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	137693.000
Annual Maximum Salary	166538.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s degree. At least 7 years of progressively increasing experience in a financial management role in an academic medical school or related healthcare setting. At least 1 year of supervisory responsibility. Experience with spreadsheet applications software. Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including excellent written and oral communication. Keen eye for and attention to detail. Ability to think strategically and build internal capacity. Demonstrated experience in successful fiscal management. Thorough knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures. Knowledge of operating procedures of best practices for health care organizations. Ability to excel in a fast paced environment. Natural problem solver. Unwavering commitment to the organization and its mission.
Preferred Qualifications	MBA.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Lifting up to 25lbs.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST0263
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details

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