Business Services Professional, Finance and Operations (Senior to Principal)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Psychiatry

Job Title: Business Services Professional, Finance and Operations (Senior to Principal)

Position #: 00842320 – Requisition #: 38337

Job Summary:

The Department of Psychiatry (DOP) seeks a Finance and Operations Professional to assist within the Adult Division of Psychiatry across several large programs, including Adult Community Practice, Johnson Depression Center, and University of Colorado Hospital Authority (UCHA) services including inpatient, consultation/liaison, CeDAR, psychiatric emergency (CDU2), and integrated psychology.

Other routine financial responsibilities will include funding processes, budgeting, contracting processing/tracking, payment tracking, and finance processes internal to the University system such as Journal Entries (JEs) and Payroll Expense Transfers (PETs), productivity reporting and analysis, and related fin ops activities.

Key Responsibilities:

General Operations 40%:

• Partner with UCHA medical directors, clinical director of all DOP UCHA services, and DOP leadership on operations and scheduling for UCHA services. Provide oversight and guidance for day-to-day operations impacting trainees and faculty performing services at UCHA (e.g., hiring, HR, compensation, moonlighting, holiday coverage, extra work for extra pay), ensuring compliance and efficiency.

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with financial, operational, and medical/clinical leaders at UCHA to advocate for Psychiatry, represent Psychiatry services at UCHA, and lead alignment of Epic templates to cFTE at UCHA.

• Represent DOP and advocate in essential UCHA meetings, including but not limited to CeDAR operations and Inpatient Psychiatry operations

• Financial Processes 60%:

• Direct monthly forecasts and reconciliations for the UCHA contract across service models and validate against realized actuals in CU Medicine books. Provide analysis and recommendations to leadership.

• Provide budget development for large, complex programs spanning multiple funding sources (CU Medicine, Advancement endowment gift funds, current expendable funds, state funds, and campus-supported programs). Ensure alignment with organizational priorities.

• Oversee monthly budget and forecasting for services in the Johnson Depression Center across diverse funding streams (endowment, auxiliary, general fund, grant, and CU Medicine funds).

• Manage and provide expert oversight for pre- and post-award activities on approximately 20 grants within the Johnson Depression Center and UCHA services, ensuring compliance and optimizing funding strategies.

• Oversee and approve Adult gift card programs, act as Approving Official (AO) for PCard expense report reviews, and ensure accuracy in financial transactions.  Process JEs, PETs, funding changes, contract tracking, payment processing, and reconciliation, establishing best practices and controls.

Work Location:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus.

Why Join Us:

The Department of Psychiatry is one of the largest units in the UCD-SOM and is c