Director of Finance EBCHC

Rutgers University

United States, New Jersey, New Brunswick

Apr 11, 2025

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Director of Finance EBCHC
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Finance/Accounting/Purchasing
Department	RWJ-EBCHC-ADMINISTRATION
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.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Director of Finance for the Eric B. Chandler Health Center at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Director of Finance EBCHC is a key member of the EBCHC leadership team. Under the direction of the Executive Director, Associate Dean for Community Health, and in collaboration with the Director of Financial Operations of Rutgers RWJMS, the Director of Finance EBCHC is responsible for directing, managing, administering, and coordinating fiscal activities and staff of the Finance Department. Responsibilities include budgeting, financial statement preparation, planning, reporting, and auditing functions of EBCHC. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Directs the Finance Department of EBCHC, which covers the budgeting, reporting, and auditing functions. Oversees management, recruitment, training and evaluations of the Finance Department staff. Responsible for the development, preparation, presentation, financial system input (Hyperion) and monitoring of the annual budgets of the Health Center. Presentations include presentations to the health center community board and Dean of RWJMS. Responsible for the monthly production, review, analysis, and presentation of the health center financial statement to the Executive Director, Community Board and Finance Committee, RWJMS, health center leadership team and staff. Develops and prepares financial analysis reports to support financial analysis needs of the health center and RWJMS. Responsible for and assists the Director of Financial Operations (RWJMS) with general accounting related requests from Rutgers and RBHS finance offices. Maintains financial records and ensures compliance with standard accounting practices and all local, state, and federal regulations. Responsible for the management of accounting and financial operations to safeguard assets, cash, and banking activities of the center.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement	This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	36S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	130434.00
Annual Mid Range Salary	173787.00
Annual Maximum Salary	217139.00
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Executives and Directors
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.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor's degree in business administration or a business-related discipline. A minimum of seven (7) years of professional fiscal management experience, preferably in a Federally Qualified Health Center environment, including four (4) years in a financial leadership role.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Demonstrated strong knowledge of and experience with financial and administrative systems (financial information systems, purchasing, payroll and human resources). Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party billing procedures. Proficiency in Excel. Demonstrated elevated level of critical thinking skills and the ability to resolve complex problems requiring the application of technical principals and experienced based knowledge. Demonstrated considerable independent judgement to analyze problems and develop plans of remediation. Demonstrated advanced written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to develop clear and concise financial reports as well as policies and procedures. Demonstrated ability to present complicated financial information to the Community Board in a clear and understandable fashion, orient and train employees, as well as represent the Health Center externally, as needed. Requires working with computer equipment, office machines, and financial records. Demonstrated capability of handling confidential and sensitive material and interactions. Outstanding human relations skills, and the ability to function in a team environment required.
Preferred Qualifications	Master's degree.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Physical Demands: Standing, sitting, walking, talking, or hearing. No special vision requirements. Ability to lift or exert up to 25 lbs. Work Environment: Office environment. Moderate noise.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	25ST0779
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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