System Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting - Controllers Services - F/T - Days

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The System Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting is responsible for the operational leadership, administrative oversight, and systemwide coordination of all external financial reporting, general accounting, accounts payable, payroll, financial planning and forecasting, and statistical gathering and reporting functions across UCI Health. The incumbent is accountable for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of all financial operations and reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, FQHC and hospital reporting requirements, and all applicable regulatory and accreditation standards, including GAAP, FASB, HRSA, and OSHPD reporting requirements. This role maintains accountability for the development and maintenance of accounting systems to safeguard UCI Healt assets, ensure accurate financial information, and support the achievement of organizational financial goals across all assigned functions. The System Director provides direct oversight and is responsible for the selection, onboarding, competency validation, performance evaluation, and professional development of all assigned coworkers. This position serves on UCI Health committees and work teams to develop and implement financial policies and procedures, ensures that year-end audits by public accounting firms and third-party auditors are conducted smoothly and in a timely manner, and prepares financial reports for use by executive and senior leadership. This position exercises wide latitude of authority in determining departmental goals and measures to achieve systemwide financial reporting and accounting objectives with limited oversight.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Strong supervisory skills
• Strong commitment to the values of the organization: Academic Achievement, Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence
• Sound critical thinking skills and the ability to think creatively and strategically to problem solve.
• Six or more years experience supervising hospital general ledger, accounts payable, and payroll
• Minimum 8 years' experience of progressive management responsibility
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in an executive leadership role (Director or higher) in a related setting
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to develop and implement programs and improve organizational performance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in the finance area of an acute-care facility
• CPA or MBA

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.