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Job description
Hours: Monday-Friday Days
Location: Hybrid -- Must be located in or willing to relocate to Arizona.
At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.
The Director – Finance & Academic Alignment serves as the senior financial leader for HonorHealth’s strategic partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) Health, including the Arizona State University John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering. This role provides oversight of financial strategy, academic reimbursement optimization, and faculty time tracking across all HonorHealth/ASU Health campuses. The Director partners with HonorHealth Finance, Academic Affairs, and ASU leadership to define financial governance, ensure compliance with academic and healthcare standards, and enable strategic growth through integrated financial systems, data-driven decision-making, and cross-campus infrastructure alignment.
Financial Leadership: Lead and manage all financial operations for the HonorHealth/ASU Health partnership, including budgeting, accounting, and cash flow. Ensure compliance with GAAP, HonorHealth policies, and academic finance standards.
Faculty Time Tracking: Oversee physician faculty time allocation systems to ensure accurate tracking between clinical and teaching duties. Drive improvements in academic credit capture and reimbursement accuracy.
GME Optimization: Collaborate with HonorHealth Academic Affairs to optimize Graduate Medical Education (GME) reimbursement. Align reporting with ASU and federal standards and implement audit-ready documentation protocols to reduce compliance risk.
Financial Reporting: Prepare and present strategic financial reports, budget variance analyses, and recommendations to HonorHealth and ASU Health leadership. Facilitate operating reviews and action planning with HonorHealth and ASU SOMME leadership.
Strategic Initiatives: Drive special projects related to academic finance, reimbursement innovation, and cross-campus financial integration. Projects could include multi-campus grant harmonization, AI-enabled forecasting pilots, and financial modeling for new academic programs. Develop advanced financial models, proformas, and ROI analyses for strategic initiatives, joint ventures, and academic program expansion.
Leadership & Collaboration: Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration. Partner with HonorHealth teams to align financial initiatives with clinical excellence and patient experience goals.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree - Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field Required
Master’s degree Preferred
Minimum 7 years in financial leadership roles, preferably in academic or healthcare setting
Experience managing multi-campus operations and complex budgets with diverse funding source
CPA – Preferred but not required
All IN FOR YOUR CAREER:
Competitive pay and incentives
Tuition assistance up to $5,250* per year
Professional development programs
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance with domestic partner coverage
Pet insurance, fur babies are family too
403(b) retirement savings plan that provides immediate vesting and dollar-dollar match up to 4%
On-site child and elder care centers
Employee assistance program
Free parking, discounted bus passes, fitness facilities
Programs for passion areas: wellness, volunteering, belonging and more
HonorHealth System Overview:
HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The comprehensive network encompasses nine acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more. With approximately 17,000 team members, 4,000+ affiliated providers and over 2,000 volunteers, HonorHealth seamlessly blends collaborative care and approachable expertise to improve health and well-being. People often say care feels different here because it does. Learn more at HonorHealth.com.
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Worksite address
scottsdale, AZ, 85261, US
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