Strategic Financial Improvement Analyst - Hybrid - 137845

The Strategic Financial Improvement Analyst provides specialized expertise in financial analysis, initiative development, and performance improvement to drive organizational effectiveness. This role focuses on evaluating and implementing cost containment strategies, benchmarking, and data-driven decision-making across labor and non-labor areas. The analyst partners with leadership to identify inefficiencies, develop actionable solutions, and ensure alignment with system-wide goals. Responsibilities include conducting targeted financial reviews, supporting strategic planning, and facilitating improvements that enhance operational and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct targeted financial reviews to identify trends, variances, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and implement cost containment strategies for labor and non-labor expenses.
• Perform benchmarking and comparative analysis to inform decision-making and set performance targets.
• Collaborate with operational and clinical leaders to design and execute initiatives that improve financial and operational outcomes.
• Support strategic planning processes by providing financial insights and modeling scenarios.
• Monitor and report on initiative progress, ensuring measurable impact and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Create dashboards and analytical tools to enable real-time performance tracking and transparency.

• Nine (9) years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor's degree in related area plus five (5) years of related experience/training. Related experience including: finance, identifying and implementing operational efficiency and performance improvement, targeted financial reviews & benchmarking.

• Advanced knowledge of the organizational development and effectiveness field, theories, models to assess, design and implement customized, strategic organization interventions.

• Demonstrates strong analytical, problem-solving, project planning and implementation skills.

• Highly skilled in facilitation, consulting and relationship building.

• Applies strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills.

• Possesses strong consulting, relationship building, and strategic thinking skills.

• Demonstrates skill consulting to managers and groups at all levels.

• Ability to coach, facilitate and influence people at all levels.

• Demonstrates ability to learn quickly, reason, synthesize and generalize based on information obtained; sound judgment; ability to draw unbiased conclusions.

• Ability to focus on priorities, strategies, and vision.

• Ability to persuade through both logic and appeal to positive motivations.

• Strong understanding of budgeting, financial reporting, and variance analysis.

• Ability to communicate financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders effectively.

• Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Excel.

• Advanced excel skills.

• Previous healthcare experience.

• Experience with healthcare finance tools (ESPi, Strata, Axiom).

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

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If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!

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Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace