Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis - Dean's Office

Reporting to the Executive Director of Finance, the
Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) leads the
planning and analysis function for the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM)
within the Financial Affairs Unit of the Dean's Office. The position is
responsible for DGSOM's annual all-funds budget, rolling forecasts, and
long-range financial plan, and for the financial models and analyses that
inform decisions at the School's executive level.

The Associate Director performs and oversees sophisticated
financial and managerial analysis, including institutional resource planning,
capital and space planning, funds flow modeling and feasibility studies,
faculty productivity and operational benchmarking, debt financing strategies,
and emerging strategic issues, and serves as a key resource for the UCLA Health
economic model redesign.

The position leads a team of Finance Business Partners and
an FP&A Analyst who provide FP&A services to department leadership
(Chairs, CAOs, and CFOs), and works closely with Dean's Office leadership,
department chairs and directors, UCLA Health System leadership, and Campus
leadership.

About DGSOM:

DGSOM is a complex organization composed of 25 academic
departments, 5 organized research units, and 5 interdisciplinary research
centers. It is the academic home to approximately 3,700 faculty and 2,900
trainees, students, and fellows, and employs approximately 5,400 staff and
non-faculty academics. DGSOM's annual revenue totals approximately $3.1
billion, with expendable net assets of approximately $1.3 billion and
endowments and quasi-endowments of approximately $3 billion.

Annual Salary Range: $108,900 - $241,500

Required:

• Minimum of 7 years of Financial Planning & Analysis
  experience in a related field.
• Strong knowledge of financial and accounting concepts,
  including basic framework of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a desire
  to understand the issues and drivers.
• Creative problem solver that can identify sources of
  information from disparate sources and deliver comprehensive, balanced, and
  actionable insights.
• Experience with financial analysis programs and building
  financial projection models.
• Knowledge of and experience in implementing Business
  Intelligence concepts.
• Experience informing change management and process
  improvement efforts in a complex organization.
• Excellent customer service interpersonal skills and ability
  to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with stakeholders at
  all levels of the organization.
• Experience in helping teams improve their approach to
  enable more frequent delivery and feedback loops.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Business
  intelligence tools.
• Experience as a "leader" able to influence and motivate
  individuals to achieve outcomes even when they do not have a direct reporting
  relationship.
• High level of ethics, integrity, discretion and
  confidentiality; Supports the Cultural North Star principles through
  demonstrated behaviors and interactions.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent in business administration
  with an emphasis in accounting or finance or an equivalent combination of
  education and experience. CMA or MBA.
• Expertise in fund accounting and performance metrics of research-intensive
  health systems.