Financial Analysis Manager II, University of Arizona Cancer Center

The University of Arizona Cancer Center is the only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center headquartered in Arizona and one of only 57 such centers in the United States. With more than a dozen research and education offices throughout the state, the center's mission is to alleviate the burden of cancer in Arizona.

The Financial Analysis Manager plays a key role in overseeing financial and accounting administration including creating financial and budget reports, analyzing expenditures for compliance with budget, policies, and guidelines, developing and implementing processes, procedures, and efficiencies for the Clinical Trials Office (CTO) within the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC). In collaboration with the Assistant Director of Finance and the Associate Director of Administration, they will help to effectively manage, protect, and leverage the UACC CTO's financial resources. Prepares, collects, and interprets financial information, and develops budgets, forecasts, and statutory returns. Responsible for various levels of financial reporting for external and internal utilization not limited to federal, state, and governing body. The Financial Analysis Manager is accountable for both administrative and financial management operations, including the development of financial metrics and the ongoing development and monitoring of systems designed to report accurate financial results, working with Oncore and retrieving data, invoicing of clinical trials, managing accounts receivables, Time and Effort reporting, and allocating efforts to trials.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Create
  accurate and timely financial reports and summary analyses for Leadership,
  PIs,& CRTs, interpreting data upon request.
• Create
  annual budget for CTO. Develop budgets
  and forecasts upon request.
• Analyze and approve, when appropriate, all revenue &
  expenditures (determine if proper based on policy and guidelines).
• Respond
  to questions and concerns from UA & UACC leadership and staff.
• Plan, guide and manage annual year-end closing procedures
  ensuring all entries and adjustments are completed by UA deadlines and in
  compliance with University guidelines.
• Establish
  and maintain a collaborative work environment with various departments and
  staff within UA as well as outside vendors and collaborators. i.e.
  Sponsored Projects-pre-award/post-awards, contracting, IT support,
  Accounts Payable, Cash Accounting, sellers, consultants, etc.
• Negotiate
  or settle outstanding accounts payable to Banner Hospital and various vendors.
• Develop and maintain effort reporting processes.
• Provide summary analyses for Leadership, PIs & CRTs,
  interpreting data upon request.
• Monitor actual financial performance to budget monthly. Identify variations and investigate
  occurrences.
• Assist, upon request, with the development of business plans
  (i.e. ACTN) working with various departments to ensure accuracy and
  clarification of data provided.
• Plan and analyze daily, weekly, monthly and yearly financial
  activities and opportunities to maximize UACC shared goals.
• Develop and implement SOPs.
• Manage day-to-day financial and accounting activities of
  UACC CTO finance department. Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable,
  purchasing and all accounting transactions for CTO accounts.
• Responsible
  for over 425 accounts, a portfolio of over $10M.
• Develop
  and implement policy, procedures and internal controls, ensuring procedures are
  based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), documentation, and
  efficient handling.
• Work collaboratively with UACC & Administrative leaders,
  PIs, and UACC staff to provide and communicate processes, procedures, issues
  and concerns.
• Conduct weekly and monthly meetings with finance staff.
• Undertake and project manage tasks requiring review or
  re-organization to establish efficient and accurate results.
• Provide leadership, organize accounting processes and staff
  responsibilities.
• Manage
  UACC CTO resources.
• Make
  recommendations to leadership on matters affecting financial implications.
• Inventory CTO IT capital hardware equipment and established
  yearly purchase process considering budget and staffing limitations.
• Reconcile over 150+ trial accounts.
• Manage, guide, train and lead finance team staff and assign
  responsibilities. Coach staff to enhance
  skillset and expertise.
• Provide
  training and problem solve questions regarding UA hardware and software
  programs, such as UAccess, Oncore, Microsoft, Box, etc.
• Train staff on finance related to clinical trials, programs,
  procedures, processes and strategies - outlining expectations to improve the
  overall operation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Advanced, comprehensive knowledge and understanding of
  clinical trial processes.
• Excellent interpersonal, managerial and communication
  skills. Ability to attend financial, division and university
  meetings to remain current with university financial, HR and sponsored project
  trends and practices, communicating information to appropriate staff within the
  CTO.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP, fiscal management,
  budgeting and business intelligence.
• Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and accurate.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Ability to preserve confidential financial matters and
  manage confidentiality of information.
• Ability to organize, handle and prioritize multiple tasks
  simultaneously.
• Advanced software user skills - Uaccess (Financial &
  Analytical Reporting, Report Writing), CTMS system (Oncore), Microsoft programs
  (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), UA system programs (IRBe, Sponsored
  Projects research programs), Effort Reporting, etc.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of clinical
  trial and grant processes.
• Ability to work successfully with deadlines and adapt to
  change.
• Ability to be creative, supportive and problem-solve,
  providing potential solutions.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.

• Minimum of five (5) years of related work experience, including 2 years of managerial experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.