Finance Manager

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Finance Manager for a FULL TIME assignment with one of our premier Healthcare clients in Dallas, TX .

Responsibilities :
We are seeking an accomplished financial leader with deep expertise in healthcare finance to oversee the Clinical, Research, and Education Finance operations within the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. This pivotal role is responsible for guiding both internal and external departmental financial functions, with a focus on developing comprehensive budgets that support the growth of our clinical, research, and educational missions. The ideal candidate will bring a strategic mindset, leveraging detailed analyses of financial benchmarks, trends, and variances, along with a critical evaluation of business practices, to inform high-impact decisions and shape robust business plans. A key responsibility will be to lead the development of standardized processes for monthly financial tracking and reporting, ensuring alignment with the annual budgeting cycle. This role also includes oversight of the financial management of clinical trials, including invoicing, sourcing, and closeout procedures, to ensure fiscal integrity. Additionally, the successful candidate will have the foresight to explore and implement AI-driven solutions to enhance financial analysis and deliver accurate, data-informed projections within clinical finance. This position plays a vital role in strategic financial planning, including the justification of capital investments and the optimization of revenue cycle operations across hospital and clinic settings.

• Plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates financial operation of department, including financial planning, budgeting, billing, and accounting functions. Oversees establishment of department accounting procedures.
• Constructs projections of department income and expenses, prepares yearly budgets for department, and provides regular financial reports to Chairman regarding department's financial status.
• Interprets policies and regulations concerning department's financial activities, including university policies and procedures and Federal and State agency guidelines.
• Directs and develops written justification to support budget proposals, expenditure items, and financial policy matters.
• Directs, manages, and supervises department's billing office. Develops and modifies patient billing procedures to allow optimum income generation.
• Assists in negotiation and establishment of contractual arrangements for professional services. Serves as primary liaison between department and MSRDP. Serves as departmental representative on appropriate committees and meetings.
• Develops and implements regular reporting and management level presentations to administration and faculty in department. Coordinates distribution and analysis of revenue and expenditure reports, develops presentations for department and faculty regarding clinical earning and distributions, and assists department faculty in understanding impact of financial data.
• Coordinates processes for reviewing, analyzing, and establishing fee schedules for department and its divisions. Assists Chairman with establishment of department incentive system and oversees its maintenance.
• Designs, executes, and maintains effective system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial information is reliable.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or other related field.
• 5 years of related experience in financial or accounting positions
• 2 years of supervisory experience.
• May consider additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience in healthcare finance.
• Clinical finance knowledge supporting a medical group finance team. This individual will lead 3 Senior Financial Analyst team members.
• Clinical finance expertise: Understanding of professional and hospital fees, revenue cycles.
• Familiarity with academic medicine, including education, research, and clinical missions.
• Experience in healthcare systems-ideally through progressive roles (analyst to supervisor/manager).
• Understanding of large medical group and hospital collaborations.

Preferred Skills:

• Master's Degree Business.

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