Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Req #: 234663

Department: SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Job Location Detail: Hybrid Eligible; Option for hybrid in-person/remote work schedule, subject to leadership approval and based on business needs.

Posting Date: 05/28/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $5,859 - $8,789 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf )

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

UW Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a Financial Analyst to join their team.

UW Medicine's mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow's physicians, scientists and other health professionals. UW Medicine owns or operates Harborview Medical Center, Valley Medical Center, UW Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine (SoM), Airlift Northwest, and other owned, operated or affiliated entities as appropriate. In addition, UW Medicine shares in the ownership and governance of Children's University Medical Group and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (a partnership among UW Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research).

The Financial Analyst (payroll title: Program Operations Analyst) will play an integral role in managing operational details of the clinical departmental funding process. Under the general direction of the Director of Planning and Analysis, Office of Faculty Business Planning, this position will be responsible for detailed reporting and providing analyses related to the UW Medicine Clinical Departmental Funding Process.

The Financial Analyst will be required to work independently in seeking information from a variety of internal UW medicine resources, and external entities for on-going assignments and special projects.

This position involves multiple and rapidly changing daily work priorities/deadlines in a dynamic environment. The Financial Analyst will work closely with the SoM clinical departments, medical center staff, and other UW Medicine staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Departmental Funding Process Operational Reporting – 60% • Manage operational aspects of clinical departmental funding database. • Manage day-to-day programmatic details of the clinical departmental funding process including tracking and trending reports and analysis. • Collaborate with clinical departments, UWP, SoM IT team, and medical center finance staff during annual budgeting process. • Review departmental clinical departmental funding requests for accuracy and perform appropriate analyses of requests, as appropriate. • Create ad hoc operational reports for the unit based on cyclical reporting needs. • Provide quality assurance for reports/information submitted by Departments regarding CFTE reporting. • Prepare Clinical Full-Time Equivalence (CFTE) reporting to internal stakeholders and CPSC (Clinical Practice Solutions Center). • Provide data/reports related to clinical departmental funding to UW Medicine Faculty Business Planning Office, SoM, medical centers, and department contacts.

SOM Programs Financial Planning and Analysis – 30% • Design, develop, and manage financial tracking, and reporting. • Provide comprehensive, as well as targeted and specific, financial analyses and reporting for decision-making. • Create reporting processes to support continuous processes improvements as requested. • Create and maintain clinical activity dashboards in Tableau. • Provide quality assurance reviews of programmatic reviews and reporting. • Respond to ad hoc data requests. • Perform other financial analysis and reporting as assigned

Project Management – 10% • Provides project management for development/implementation of key initiatives and group projects. • Other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES • Exhibits a strong work ethic. • Ability to work independently and in partnership. • Ability to manage stressful situations and changing priorities effectively. • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills • Strong collaborative, proactive & positive working style with a customer service focus. • Demonstrates personal integrity and trustworthiness. • Precision and thoroughness of approach in all tasks. • Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills. • Provides work products on time and with accuracy. • Strong skills with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). • Expert in advanced use of Excel and other data mining tools. • Knowledge and skill in producing user-friendly reports. • Experience handling sensitive data appropriately.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS • Bachelor's degree in business or related field and at least three years' experience in financial analysis and project management.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except where there are legal requirements such as license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS • Flexibility, multi-tasking ability, strong interpersonal skills, detail-oriented and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with multiple interruptions. • Strong data mining skills. • Strong project management skills. • High degree of professionalism, integrity and ownership needed; must be customer-committed and results-oriented. • Analytical and problem-solving skills. • Excellence in establishing work priorities, following through, and meeting established deadlines. • Ability to maintain effective lines of communication including the ability to resolve conflict and negotiate. • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality with sensitive information. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products as well as use of spreadsheets and database software. • Ability to execute tasks independently while working on a team. • Excellent interpersonal skills including both verbal and written, with a customer service demeanor.

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS • Previous work in an academic medical center. Previous experience with clinical funds. • Understanding of compliance issues in healthcare environment. • Experience working on multiple, complex projects and/or programs demonstrating organizational skills with the ability to prioritize work efforts and work under pressure, while maintaining effectiveness • Comfortable with ambiguity, highly-matrixed environments, and shifting priorities and deadlines. • Experience with healthcare operations and patient access. • Demonstrated experience using MS Project, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and Outlook. • Able to communicate effectively across various perspectives, experiences and knowledge bases, takes initiative, and is proactive in their approach. • Working knowledge of enterprise-wide relational databases, multi-dimensional cubes, scripting languages, SQL server (including SQL Server Analysis Services), and Business Intelligence reporting tools. • Working knowledge of Tableau. • Familiarity with a variety of UW and UWP systems and policies (BOE, Workday, MyFD, UWHires, EDW & Financial Cubes).

Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.