Job Summary The Director Research Finance, Cardiology shall be responsible for:
Directing and managing the day-to-day operations of the Cardiology Department's research finance operations. Supervising Hospital and contract staff in research finance activities including pre-award and post-award accounting and billing. Establishing priorities, reviews progress, and problem solves.
Collaborating with the research finance department to ensure that Department needs are recognized, represented, and reflected in changes to the hospital's financial and research systems. Ensuring the timely and accurate transfer of Department financial data to relevant internal or external stakeholders.
Interpreting Hospital, government, and Financial Accounting Standards Board regulations and issues related to financial management and accounting. Communicating their existence and impact on the department and foundation management team. Negotiating with Hospital administration, departments, Department management, and PIs regarding difficult financial issues pertaining to all phases of financial management.
Providing a myriad of financial analyses of Department activities to determine the appropriate level of funding, expenses, overhead, trends, projections, and other needs of the department, to Hospital, Department, and Foundation senior management.
Working with Hospital administration, departments, Department management, and PIs to identify and resolve problems with systems, procedures, policy, or other financial issues and, where appropriate, develops new systems or other alternatives that result in improved service and/or more cost efficiencies.
Supporting the Foundation's annual audit, including preparing the financial statements, supporting schedules, and variance reporting, and assesses and responds to any findings.
Developing alternative strategies and solutions to identified control or procedural weaknesses, whether identified via an audit or by departmental reviews.
Recommending and sets accounting procedures as they relate to grant and contract administration.
In order to qualify you must have:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance and 8 years of relevant experience. Master's degree preferred.
Extensive experience in pre and post award grant administration experience including federal and industry sponsored grants.
Analytical skills necessary to plan for, design, or enhance hospital-wide systems and programs and resolve problems.
Extensive experience with budget preparation and variance analysis.
Requires a comprehensive and up-to-date awareness of the regulations and guidelines for managing a large budget.
The ability to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair and workable solutions.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to recommend and implement new policies and practices.
Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
Boston Children's Hospital is a 395-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age.