Finance Business Partner

Overview

Finance Business Partner position in the Department of Psychiatry.

• FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA
• Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40
• Earliest Start Date: Oct 05, 2026
• Position Duration: Expected to continue until Aug 31, 2027 (renewable based on availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward goals)
• Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS
• Employment Type/Work Model: Full-time; remote work is expected with limited possibility of hybrid work

Responsibilities

• Create and support operational, capital, and project-specific budgets while partnering with Finance on the system-wide budget process.
• Support the annual budget process, including development of the annual budget and providing guidance to assigned departments.
• Provide ongoing oversight of budget performance, including monthly forecast updates and variance analysis reporting to departments and Finance.
• Serve as a primary finance contact and partner to assigned departments, maintaining trusted relationships with department leadership and providing oversight of departmental financial processing.
• Analyze clinical and healthcare trends as they relate to operational areas, and advise how those trends affect financial metrics.
• Collaborate with operational areas to create business plans aligned with operational and strategic goals; ensure accurate financial modeling and perform follow-up analysis on performance for approved plans.
• Collaborate on development of financial dashboards for departments and school-wide utilization.
• Understand productivity targets and analyze related performance using MGMA, AAMC, and department-specific benchmarks; make recommendations to leadership to meet expected targets.
• Provide training to departments on productivity benchmarks and reporting; collaborate on investigating benchmark results or questions.
• Review and ensure position control data is accurate and provide financial details necessary for new requests going to the Operations Coordinating Group, including (but not limited to) volume trends, FTE trends, benchmarking, and operational change impacts.
• Communicate financial trends to assigned departments and proactively identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, and utilization that may result in cost savings or revenue improvements.
• Participate in and/or lead process improvement projects impacting finance and operations at the institution or departmental level.
• Adhere to internal controls and the reporting structure.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience communicating and presenting complex ideas and processes to varied audiences.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including collaboration, communication, integrity, transparency, and execution.
• Broad industry knowledge of academic health care.
• Strong knowledge of financial applications and processes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism across all institution levels.
• Effective problem-solving, goal setting, prioritization, and project execution skills.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, critical thinking, and project management competencies.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate data and make appropriate decisions/recommendations.

Education & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• At least 5 years of experience in progressive, professional finance, accounting, or consulting experience with broad knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or related field, with at least 3 years of experience in:
  • Experience working with Workday Financials
  • 3 years of experience working in a financial role at an Academic Health institution

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Required: None
• Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $83,443 + depending on qualifications
• Retirement Plan Eligibility: Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Working Environment / Equipment / Travel

• Standard office environment and equipment.
• Requires occasional travel to local, state, and national meetings.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with contact information (at least one reference should be from a supervisor)
• Letter of interest

Background Checks

• A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration.

Employment Eligibility

• Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, completion of the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form is required; acceptable and original documents must be provided no later than the third day of employment.
• E-Verify: Uses E-Verify to check work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015.

Additional Information

• This position is subject to internal controls and reporting structure requirements.
• Equal opportunity/affirmative action and pay transparency policies apply.
• If identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting.
• Applicants should review the Annual Security and Fire Safety report availability where required.