Fiscal Officer

Job Description

Reporting to the Department Administrator, the Fiscal Officer (FO) serves as point of contact for fiscal and procurement related matters; maintains organized fiscal transaction records and files; resolves issues with suppliers and central officers when needed; provides procurement support to the Department of Physical Medicine amp; Rehabilitation (PMR), within the College of Medicine (COM) and Faculty Group Practice (FGP), which contains general, salary recovery, earnings, endowment, development, research, contract, academic enrichment, and state contract funds; works with Department Administrator to provide budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis support for clinical operations; performs analysis of revenue and expense, identifies opportunities for cost reductions; variance analysis reports, performs financial reconciliations; prepares fiscal projections; gathers information for internal and external requests for data; manages relationship and serves as liaison with COM Service Center staff to facilitate smooth and expedient processing for procurement, travel, and other financial transactions; analyzes and interprets University policies and procedures related to fiscal expenditures; discusses areas of concern, provides advice, and makes recommendations to managers, develops, recommends, and implements fiscal processes, procedures, improvements, and training to ensure adherence to appropriate internal controls and compliance with established policies and procedures; provides systems approval for compliant fiscal expenditures for PMR; assists with requests from auditors, gathers documentation and answers questions; maintains documents for departmental records; collaborates with Department Administrator and other PMR staff on projects; represents PMR to other COM, central university, medical center, and LLC offices. Coordinates and oversees physician credentialing and faculty promotion and tenure processes and managed care credentialing, as well as re-credentialing processes.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. 2 years of relevant experience required. 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred.

Reporting to the Department Administrator, the Fiscal Officer (FO) serves as point of contact for fiscal and procurement related matters; maintains organized fiscal transaction records and files; resolves issues with suppliers and central officers when needed; provides procurement, budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis support to the Department of Physical Medicine amp; Rehabilitation (PMR), within the College of Medicine (COM) and Faculty Group Practice (FGP), which contains general, salary recovery, earnings, endowment, development, research, contract, academic enrichment, and state contract funds; works with Department Administrator to provide budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis support for clinical operations; performs analysis of revenue and expense, identifies opportunities for cost reductions; variance analysis reports, performs financial reconciliations; prepares fiscal projections; gathers information for internal and external requests for data; manages relationship and serves as liaison with COM Service Center staff to facilitate smooth and expedient processing for procurement, travel, and other financial transactions; analyzes and interprets University policies and procedures related to fiscal expenditures; discusses areas of concern, provides advice, and makes recommendations to managers, develops, recommends, and implements fiscal processes, procedures, improvements, and training to ensure adherence to appropriate internal controls and compliance with established policies and procedures; provides systems approval for compliant fiscal expenditures for PMR; assists with requests from auditors, gathers documentation and answers questions; maintains documents for departmental records; collaborates with Department Administrator and other PMR staff on projects; represents PMR to other COM, central university, medical center, and LLC offices. Coordinates and oversees physician credentialing and faculty promotion and tenure processes and managed care credentialing, as well as re-credentialing processes.