Manager Business Affairs - Information Services

SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Chief Information Officer, TMC Health, the Manager will oversee all business functions of the department, inclusive of budgeting, financial forecasting, procurement oversight, financial liaison activities and strategic advising on optimal utilization of resources.  In partnership with the finance teams of TMC Health entities (Tucson Medical Center, TMCOne, Benson Hospital and Northern Cochise Hospitals) the incumbent will assist in forecasting IT operational and capital spend.  The incumbent will serve as a support resource to the Director and Managers of Information Services to ensure they have thorough understanding of their budgets as well as any variances to same.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

1)      Partner with finance team in preparation of Department Operational Review (DOR) reports

2)      Develops, and maintain best practices relative procurement, capital and non-capital budget forecasting, capital investments, including time of such,

3)      Assists senior management with problem resolution, defining efficient and cost effective ways to address issues as they arise, and assists in assessing requirements to meet departmental financial goals and schedules.

4)      Conducts cost-benefit data analysis, builds statistical reports, and other fiscally related reports and analysis and makes recommendations to leadership.

5)      Provide initial oversight and sign off on purchase of either operational or capital spend by IS Managers and Directors

6)      Based on historical spending patterns as well as strategic planning on an enterprise level, spearhead budget estimations for the annual budget preparation as well as prepare quarterly release plans for capital.

7)      Oversee all central administrative functions of the department with respect to travel, reimbursement for individual expenses and specifically oversee the work of the administrative coordinator/business analyst of the department.

8)      Assist IS Managers and Directors prepare 3 year cost of ownership projections for all IS spend as well as review business plans submitted by operational partners to ensure IS costs are reflected accurately

9)      Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies and standards.

Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:  Bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE:  Seven years experience in enterprise IS functions including project management, budgeting, financial forecasting and procurement oversight.

Ability to facile in spreadsheet creation and management in Excel and/or SmartSheet.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION:  None.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

·         Knowledge of budget development, financial forecasting, and procurement management.

·         Skill and proficiency in financial analysis and reporting.

·         Skill in managing and evaluating capital needs.

·         Ability to make sound business decisions based on research, data and analysis.

·         Ability to demonstrate leadership, drive results, solve problems, and possess interpersonal skills from prior work situations.

·         Knowledge of effective management and HR practices.

·         Skill in providing excellent communication to persuade, negotiate, and facilitate learning.

·         Skill in facilitating and providing training.

·         Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries or complaints from employees, management, regulatory agencies, patients and/or their representatives, and the general public.   

·         Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, general business periodicals, technical journals and procedures, general business periodicals, governmental regulations and/or legal documents.

·         Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

·         Ability to develop and maintain budgets, calculate figures, compute rate, ratio, and percent.  

·         Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

·         Ability to develop and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

·         Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations that conform to prescribed style and format.