Director of Finance

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

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Job Summary

As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham (MGB) is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community by leading innovation across our system. Founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, MGB supports a complete continuum of care including two academic medical centers (AMCs), community and specialty hospitals, a managed care organization, a physician network, community health centers, home care and other health-related entities.

The MGB Neuroscience Institute (NSI) Director of Finance is a critical member of the Institute leadership team and serves as the most senior finance leader across the MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery. They report directly to the Executive Administrators for the MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery and is responsible for all budget, financial, and accounting functions of the MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery across:

- Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), the Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization (BWPO), and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (BWFH);
- Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO)
- Harvard Medical School (HMS); and
- Mass General Brigham (MGB)

More specifically, the Director is responsible for the accounting operations, accounts receivable and payable, revenue cycle operations, faculty compensation oversight, operating and capital budgets, sundry fund oversight, and internal control processes for the MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery. The Director interfaces closely with and provides strategic council to peers and other senior leaders, ensuring that appropriate and accurate financial data inform the strategic and reporting priorities of the NSI and MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery. The Director is responsible for bringing automation and increased efficiency to an already high-performing environment. Additionally, the Director will oversee the financial integration efforts for both the MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery and, working closely with the NSI Chief Administrator, help stand up the appropriate financial infrastructure for the NSI and participate in NSI strategic initiatives and councils as appropriate.

The Director’s work is rigorous, fast-paced, high-volume, and deadline-driven, and the Director works closely and frequently with the other administrative leaders in the portfolio, division administrators, and the central finance teams of the AMCs and MGB. The Director is service-driven, with proficiency navigating and negotiating within a complex, consensus-oriented, high-performing organization. The Director is self-motivated, resourceful, able to work effectively with teams, and takes initiative. Superior leadership and management traits, in addition to superb financial and accounting skills and acumen, are essential for success in this key position.

 

• CPA, master’s degree in finance, business, public or health management, or equivalent work experience required.
• 7-10 years of experience in healthcare in an academic medical center, with a combination of finance, accounting, and/or operations management experience required.
• Mastery of budgetary and accounting principles/practices required, including the ability to prepare, interpret, and analyze financial information.
• Experience including budget, financial analysis, and/or reimbursement in a physician practice or managed care environment, required.
• Significant management experience required with a demonstrated track record of successfully leading teams.
• Experience working in a highly matrixed organization / environment strongly preferred.
• Outstanding organizational skills to manage many competing responsibilities and priorities.
• Ability to delegate, effectively supervise, and plan for the timely and successful completion of objectives.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and a high degree of social facility in obtaining cooperation and support from a broad range of people.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with all members of the organization in ways that enhance understanding, respect, cooperation, and problem solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with a large and diverse constituency including departmental leadership, administrative staff, clinical and research faculty, and leaders across the AMCs and MGB.
• Excellent negotiation skills in complex internal and external situations.
• The ability to independently resolve quickly most problems encountered.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, discretion, and judgment regarding confidential matters.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:  

• Leadership: A demonstrated ability to interact with all members of the organization in ways that enhance understanding, respect, cooperation, and problem solving is essential. 

• Results orientation:  Results-driven approach with experience/ability to achieve results in a metrics based analytical environment.   

• Organizational Skills:  Outstanding organizational skills are necessary to manage many competing timetables and responsibilities and deadline pressures.   

• Collaboration: Able to work effectively within a matrixed based organizational structure. Collaboration with administrative staff will be essential. 

• Communicator/Facilitator:  Excellent interpersonal, presentation and organizational skills and professional demeanor. Demonstrated sensitivity, discretion, and judgment regarding confidential matters are essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary to communicate effectively with a large and diverse constituency, including the chairs/chiefs, senior departmental leaders, research faculty at all levels, research trainees and staff, potential donors, representatives, and vendors.  

• Judgement: Demonstrated judgement in managing sensitive issues and when to escalate problems. 

• Team:  Takes personal responsibility in developing teams and is passionate about a happy, highly functioning team with the highest level of talent and performance for the responsibilities of the Department. 

• Interpersonal: Possess a leadership style that is open and transparent and an exceptional capacity to build strong relationships.  Manages conflict and achieves resolution effectively. 

• Time management: Exceptional organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively. Flexibility to work independently and to handle multiple tasks with project deadlines. A tenacious, can-do personality that works to correct mistakes and get things done as efficiently as possible, often utilizing resources across services. 

• Technology:  Competency in the latest digital capability to support decision support tools.
• Mass General Brigham values: Embraces values to govern decisions, actions and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration. 

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Ensures that the highest standards of integrity, ethics, control, and confidentiality are maintained at all times across all financial and accounting matters under the purview of the NSI and MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery.
• Continually and openly communicates with the NSI Chief Administrator and NSI Executive Administrators on all matters related to the NSI and Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery fiduciary responsibilities. Provides financial leadership and counsel.
• Establishes and enforces finance and accounting policies across the MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery congruent with NSI, BWH, BWPO, BWFH, MGH, MGPO, HMS, and MGB guidelines.
• Develops and maintains healthy working relationships with NSI and MGB Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery administrators and central team members, ensuring their understanding of and compliance with finance and accounting policies, deadlines, controls, separation of duties, and directives, and providing training as appropriate.
• Provides analytical support, projections, modeling, and recommendations to NSI and Department leadership, Chairs, division administrators, central t