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The Opportunity

Director of Finance - Medical Group Regional Operations

Ready to influence the future of healthcare? UCHealth is seeking a strategic finance leader to serve as the senior financial partner for a designated Medical Group region. Reporting directly to the CFO of the UCHealth Medical Group, this highly visible role combines financial leadership, operational strategy, and executive partnership to drive performance and support sustainable growth.

You'll work alongside clinical, operational, and system leaders to turn complex financial and physician compensation data into actionable insights that inform decisions and improve results. This is a unique opportunity to shape strategy, influence outcomes, and make a lasting impact across one of the region's leading healthcare organizations.

If you thrive on solving complex challenges, building trusted partnerships, and driving meaningful results, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity with UCHealth.

Results-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

UCHealth Medical Group Chief Financial Officer - UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO; UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs, CO; UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO

Pay: $69.65 - $111.44 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Summary:

The Regional Director of Finance is the finance leader for a designated region within the UCHealth Medical Group, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer of the Medical Group. This role has full accountability for regional financial performance and serves as a trusted advisor to clinical and operational leadership.

This highly visible position translates complex financial and physician compensation data into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making and supporting sustainable, financially responsible growth across a multi-site environment.

Key Responsibilities

The Regional Director plays a key role in the health system's strategic and operational efforts by:

• Financial Performance: Lead regional financial reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis; identify root causes and drive performance improvement
• Operating Rhythm: Own Monthly Operating Reviews (MOR) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) for the region within the medical group
• Strategic Partnership: Advise clinical and operational leaders; communicate complex financial insights clearly to non-financial audiences
• Physician Compensation: Review, validate, and communicate compensation results; support compensation model design in partnership with centralized teams
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Work across-department interaction across legal, revenue cycle, compliance, accounting, decision support, physician compensation, and system leadership
• Growth & Planning: Support pro forma modeling, business case development, and financially responsible growth initiatives

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of progressive healthcare finance experience
• Demonstrated ability to explain financial and compensation concepts to clinical leadership
• Experience working with senior leadership in a complex, matrixed healthcare environment
• Multi-site or large medical group experience preferred

Skills and Traits

• Strong executive presence and communication skills
• Highly collaborative with ability to influence across functions
• Analytical, data-driven, and detail-oriented
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen
• Results-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Employees are our number one asset.

UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program.

Recognition

• Performance bonus: UCHealth offers an Annual Performance Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, and financial goals.
• Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
• Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability.

Retirement and savings

• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

• UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
• Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
• Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
• Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.