Hello,
Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:
After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.
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Human Resources
Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/
license. You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.
Education and Experience Required:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field and four (4) years hospital financial management experience
Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:
N/A
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in accounting, business or healthcare administration. Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Previous experience in facilities finance management is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of federal, state, and hospital financial regulations, policies, and procedures. Knowledge of financial accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting principles, methods, techniques, and standards. Interpersonal skill to interact with a wide range of constituencies. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Analytical and organizational skills. Ability to develop and implement strategic business and operating plans. Ability to plan, organize, implement, evaluate, and modify financial programs, informational support systems, and processes. Ability to provide consultation and recommendation to senior leadership. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and/or projections. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across organizational lines. Comprehension of supply chain models and innovation, understanding and ability to implement innovative healthcare payment models. Experience with mergers and acquisitions in a healthcare environment. Experience with physician compensation and incentive plans.
Responsibilities:
Assists with development of financial goals and objectives for assigned operational area.
Manages the preparation of assigned operational areas' fiscal year budget including capital items.
Responsible for variance/gap analysis and reporting for assigned operational area.
Works with operational area leaders to implement financial plans and productivity benchmarks, and to monitor progress toward financial goals.
Assists with reviews of operational areas' proposed contracts and value analysis proposals.
Supports effective revenue cycle and supply chain processes.
Supports the strategic financial planning as component of strategic planning process.
Implement strategies and systems to improve financial performance.
Works in conjunction with and is a part of UMMC's financial leadership team.
The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Physical and Environmental Demands:
Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

The University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, is the state’s only academic medical center. UMMC encompasses five health science schools, including medicine, nursing, health related professions, dentistry and graduate studies, as well as the site where University of Mississippi pharmacy students do their clinical training.
The Medical Center’s health-care enterprise includes five hospitals and University Physicians, the faculty group practice. The Medical Center’s threefold mission is to educate tomorrow’s health-care professionals, conduct innovative research to improve human health, and to provide the highest quality care available to the state’s population. A major goal of the Medical Center is the improvement of the health of Mississippians and the elimination of health disparities.