Assistant Director of Financial Operations - Clinical Practice Group

Title: Assistant Director of Financial Operations - Clinical Practice Group

Employee Classification: Asst Dir, Financial Operations

Campus: University of North Texas - Health Science Center

Division: HSC-Health Systems

SubDivision-Department: HSC-Health Systems & Clinical Aff

Department: HSC-HSC Health Administration-335001

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

About Us - Values Overview

Department Summary

UNT Health is the clinical practice group of UNT Health Fort Worth, offering primary and multispecialty care dedicated to building healthier communities. Our services span the Fort Worth campus, Denton, and Dallas, and include mobile, in-home, hospital, and long-term care.

We utilize interprofessional teams, where physicians, advanced practice practitioners, therapists, pharmacists, and specialized staff work collaboratively.

We intentionally integrate healthcare students, residents, and fellows into care delivery at select practice locations, fostering the development of future health professionals while optimizing patient care delivery.

Position Overview

The Assistant Director, Financial Operations for the UNT Health Clinical Practice Group provides strategic financial oversight and operational support for the clinical practice group. This role is responsible for the integrity of the annual budget, financial analysis and modeling, and the optimization of clinical expenses. By bridging the gap between finance and clinical operations, the Assistant Director supports key financial activities required for clinical practice operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and six (6) years of related experience with budgetary data analysis, clinical operations financial analysis and profit and loss financial statements; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge: understanding of GAPP, knowledge of the patient billing lifecycle, understanding of clinic financial and operations, provider productivity metrics, and how operational flow impacts financial outcomes.
• Skills: Financial modeling, variance analysis, and strategic budgeting
• Abilities: Cross-functional collaboration, problem solving,

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree or CPA designation preferred

Job Duties

• Strategic Budget Development & Fiscal Maintenance:
  • Lead the annual budget development process and provide ongoing maintenance for the clinical practice group.
  • Collaborate with clinical department heads to forecast volumes, revenues, and expenditures.
  • Conduct monthly variance analysis to identify and resolve discrepancies between actuals and budget.
  • Maintain long-range financial plans that align with the group’s growth objectives and care delivery standards.
• Financial Planning, Personnel Budgeting, and Feasibility Analysis:
  • Directly support department clinical and practice leadership with routine financial tracking and budget projections.
  • Personnel Oversight: Maintain salary expense allocations; process ePar transactions and ensure personnel funding aligns with clinical funding models.
  • Feasibility Studies: Complete specific clinical operations analysis for new and existing services, including break-even and Return on Investment (ROI) assessments. 
• Financial Analysis and Operational Excellence:
  • Partner with Operations and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) teams to analyze reimbursement patterns and payer trends; conduct service-level and reimbursement break-even analyses to ensure clinical activities are financially sustainable.
  • Use financial analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical spend, ensuring that resources (labor, supplies, and overhead) are deployed to yield the highest possible operational and clinical return. 

Physical Requirements

• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.

Environmental Hazards

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

M-F, 8-5

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits

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EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit –and takes actions to prevent – discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices, and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist, or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.