Director, Research Finance

Organization

SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-Valley

Position Overview

This position resides with Sutter Health’s Research department and provides financial oversight for Sutter Health’s Research portfolio, ensures the financial feasibility, compliance and accuracy for all clinical research at Sutter, and provides leadership and expertise with research financial management. The individual will drive continuous improvement activities, including refining or creating common standards, policies, procedures and work instructions.

This individual will have direct or matrixed oversight and responsibility for:

All pre- and post-award accounting activities related to research in both industry and non-industry studies, including regular meetings with Research Administrators to review research portfolio, upcoming deliverables, identify problem accounts and/or deficits, and work with administration to eliminate deficits.

Research accounting activities, including being the primary contact for federally required audits

The annual budgeting process across Research

Leading all aspects of F&A rate development, including proposal preparation and negotiation with Sutter’s Federal cognizant agency and developing the proposal and negotiation for the Fringe Benefit Rate

Coordination with Sutter Corporate Finance and Controller for all internal and external financial audits

Optimizing policies and systems for research-wide financial processes, including employee compensation compliance (effort reporting), procurement, and billing/payment

Education

Job Description:

Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.

• Bachelor's: Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Master of Business Administration strongly preferred
  
  

Typical Experience

• 12 years+ recent relevant experience.
  
  

Skills And Knowledge

• Solid track record of leadership and professional development of staff to promote a culture of timely customer service with alacrity
• Understanding of the non-financial aspects of the overall process of research projects, including but not limited to billing and regulatory, contract review and entry processes, budgeting and negotiation.
• Comprehensive technical knowledge base of federal and non-federal sponsor guidelines and policy, including the Uniform Guidance, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) where applicable.
• Understanding and monitoring of the reconciliation of patient care costs and non-patient care costs, effort management and reporting policies, revenue management and understand programmatic codes and reports for financial management.
• Oversee the duties for the teams who are responsible for award setup, audit, compensation compliance, including Lawson sponsored research account setup and activation (pre-award), subrecipient monitoring, data monitoring, projecting audits, financial reporting, effort reporting, payroll accounting adjustments, financial closeouts, A/R monitoring & follow up, cash management, sponsored research federal award invoicing, and LOC invoicing & reconciliation.
• Knowledge and utilization of technology platforms, for example: Lawson, Workday, a Clinical Trials Management Systems (CTMS)
• Data driven performance through KPI’s / Balanced Scorecards
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to develop effective professional relationships across all levels of the organization, both within Research and with essential partners
• Experience working with Federal agencies and departments
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
  
  

Job Shift

Days

Schedule

Full Time

Shift Hours

8

Days Of The Week

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements

As Needed

Benefits

Yes

Unions

No

This position is work from home eligible.

Position Status

Exempt

Weekly Hours

40

Employee Status

Regular

Number Of Openings

1

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $75.45 to $120.73 / hour. Bay Area Pay Range is $85.74 to $137.19 / hour.

The salary range for this role may vary above or below the posted range as determined by location. This range has not been adjusted for any specific geographic differential applicable by area where the position may be filled. Compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Sutter Health. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package.