UNIV-Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration- Dean's Office

Job Description Summary

The Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration (ADFA) reports directly to the Dean of the College of Dental Medicine (CDM). The position oversees the management of administrative and fiscal operations of the College, which has an annual budget of approximately $60 million. The ADFA acts in an advisory capacity to the Dean and is the College's primary working-level interface with the MUSC Physicians (UMA - University Medical Associates), the Hospital Authority (MUHA), the MUSC Foundation, the Foundation for Research and Development as well as other MUSC Enterprise and outside entities regarding business and administrative issues. The ADFA oversees the following areas: Finance and Administration Office, Human Resources, Billing Office, Information Technology and Facilities. The individual collaborates with other senior leaders including department chairs, assistant and associate deans and is a member of the Dean’s leadership council. The individual develops and implements both long-term strategic goals and yearly operational goals. In this position s/he will strive to improve operating efficiencies and revenue streams and will help drive positive change to support the CDM’s strategic plan.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Unclassified

Cost Center

CC000059 CDM Dean's Office

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Job Summary:

The Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration (ADFA) reports directly to the Dean of the College of Dental Medicine (CDM). The position oversees the management of administrative and fiscal operations of the College, which has an annual budget of approximately $60 million. The ADFA acts in an advisory capacity to the Dean and is the College's primary working-level interface with the MUSC Physicians (UMA - University Medical Associates), the Hospital Authority (MUHA), the MUSC Foundation, the Foundation for Research and Development as well as other MUSC Enterprise and outside entities regarding business and administrative issues.  The ADFA oversees the following areas:  Finance and Administration Office, Human Resources, Billing Office, Information Technology and Facilities. The individual collaborates with other senior leaders including department chairs, assistant and associate deans and is a member of the Dean’s leadership council. The individual develops and implements both long-term strategic goals and yearly operational goals. In this position s/he will strive to improve operating efficiencies and revenue streams and will help drive positive change to support the CDM’s strategic plan.
 

Payscale/Salary Range: UNIV-Band 0: Commensurate with experience

Job Duties:

25% Financial Management:

Manages the CDM financial resources from federal, state, practice plan, research, University, and foundation sources to ensure ethical and fiduciary best practices. Develops new financial resources through partnerships and outreach. Provides strategic financial and capital planning and forecasting, as well as approaches to mitigate and reduce financial risks. Key expectations include, but are not limited to:

• Development and implementation of internal financial system controls to ensure integrity of all financial transactions in accordance with applicable regulations.  Coordinate the development of new financial processes to ensure efficient use of CDM’s resources.

• Maintaining a working knowledge of the CDM’s financial operations and funding sources.

• Understand and appropriately utilizes the CDM’s multiple sources of funding, to include clinical practice funds, state funds, indirect cost recovery funds, federal grants, gift and endowed accounts, industry and other sponsored contracts and agreements.

• Financial reporting, to include but not limited to compiling, interpreting, and communicating financial information to various audiences, as appropriate. Providing timely and accurate financial, budgetary, forecasting and operations reporting to the Dean.

• Develops financial analysis in collaboration with other leaders to developing funding for long-term CDM plans. Funding examples include HAWQ, grants, and finance and investment funding.

25% Operations Management:

Manages college operations to ensure the day-to-day and cyclic requirements are met; plans and monitors programmatic activities; prep