POSITION : Finance Specialist

SUPERVISOR : Supervisor

STATUS : Non-Exempt

SUMMARY :

The Finance Specialist will be responsible for reviewing and analyzing Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) for residents under NMA’s property listings.

The Specialist will proactively seek to resolve potential errors and duplicate payments. These findings will be communicated to the Operations Department to increase the accuracy of reporting and HAP disbursements.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED :

Operates under direct, general supervision of the Supervisor. The Finance Specialist exercises no supervision over other employees.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties and / or skills required.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Review, analyze, and audit HAP.
• Review manual adjustment requests for accuracy.
• Develop a working understanding of the current legacy system and various other systems in order to audit and identify potential errors and duplicate payments.
• Develop a working relationship with the Operations Department’s Teams to assist in the resolution of issues with ledger reporting and account interpretation.
• Conduct all job functions in alignment with the local Housing Authority Administrative Plan, HUD regulations and other state and local requirements.
• Ensure regular attendance and punctuality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills Required :

Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications, excellent Microsoft Excel skills. Excellent writing skills and an ability to write and maintain technical documentation, as well as troubleshoot and explain technical issues and concepts to the layman.

Experience with Public Housing / Housing Choice Voucher program and or financial systems preferred. Self-motivated and focused, with a positive outlook and excellent organizational skills.

Experience working in a project team oriented environment. Demonstrated ability to articulate financial / administrative policies and guidelines effectively and with tact.

Excellent attention to detail, judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills

Education and Experience Required :

A four-year degree from a regionally accredited institution ( Bachelor of Science) in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field.

• Excellent spreadsheet and database skills (Microsoft Excel) as well as strong general computer skills with the Microsoft Office Suite including e-mail.

Description

Job Summary

Responsible for all business and financial operations of the employed Group Practice (GP) at NCHS. Advises the Leader regarding overall plans, business-related policies, and programs across all clinical departments and divisions related to the group practice.

Develops, plans, directs, and controls broad administrative activities toward achieving the GP's business objectives consistent with the mission of NCHS in accordance with applicable laws and policies.

Identifies opportunities for business and financial improvement and recommends specific initiatives to ensure financial viability through short- and long-range planning in order to achieve and maintain growth.

Continually evaluates and makes timely adjustments to strategies and plans. Works closely and collaboratively with the Group Practice Medical Directors to manage the clinical operations of the GP and ensure premier customer service and high-quality care.

Works closely with the employed physician directors and administrative directors. Directs the work of staff, leads the decision-making process, provides consistent leadership, and maintains excellent interpersonal relations with all clinical faculty and staff.

Job Specific Duties

• Assists in establishing financial goals and priorities for the group practice that are aligned with NCHS priorities. Oversees and is accountable for the development and management of the annual operating budget for the GP.
• Assists in the development and execution of the GP’s strategic plan in collaboration with leadership and under the direction of the Vice President.
• Determines and makes recommendations regarding human resource needs for GP operations, including recommendations for probationary actions and / or terminations.

Works collaboratively with GP Medical Directors and the Vice President to develop short- and long-term recruitment plans consistent with the strategic plan and within defined business and financial boundaries.

• Ensures all professional service contracts are current and market-competitive.
• Leads efforts to develop and deploy program-specific and practice-wide marketing efforts to promote a common and consistent brand for the GP.
• Leads practice-wide strategic and business efforts in consultation with employed physicians and administrators.
• Oversees all healthcare facility-planning functions for the GP, including proposed use of space in consultation with GP Medical Directors and Vice President.
• Oversees the preparation of financial, operational, and management reports to support the clinical practices.
• Participates and plays a lead role when appropriate in negotiations regarding financial relationships, consistent with the GP’s, and NCHS mission and applicable laws and regulations.
• Plays a lead role in the development of multidisciplinary programs and clinical ventures with affiliated entities in collaboration with leadership and employed physicians.
• Provides administrative leadership to administrative directors, practice managers, and physician leadership to promote a collaborative and productive environment that is working toward common practice and NCHS wide strategic goals.
• Serves as a business liaison among departments, private physicians, leadership, and the GP. Serves as the primary representative of the GP to NCHS and other internal and external entities, agencies, and organizations.
• Develop, utilize, and maintain monitoring and reporting systems to ensure physicians, providers, and staffing ratios are at best practice.
• Develop and manage providers compensation database to ensure accurate calculation aligned with contracts and assist in physicians and providers compensation modeling.
• Develop, utilize, and maintain monitoring and reporting systems to ensure revenue cycle activities are meeting stated goals.

Communicate issues as necessary.

• Monitors, assess, and interpret all daily / weekly / monthly billing, collections, and financial reports to determine performance metrics and intervene when necessary.
• Evaluates and identify leading trends and best practice for developing strategies and revenue optimization. Identifying root cause opportunities to engage key stakeholders in the Revenue Cycle and Clinical operational areas to validate root cause, craft solution, implement improvement, and monitor outcome.
• Collaborate with IT, HIM, Operations, Practice Leaders, and Finance for Revenue Cycle processes and systems. Ensure consistent communication regarding the status of problems, enhancements, and development projects occur on a regular basis.
• Manage the analysis and identification of opportunities to improve cash flow, net revenue, and cost containment through effective business improvement initiatives.
• Strategic oversight of vendor partners to promote synergy, economy of scale, and leverage.
• Ensure and monitor a continuous performance improvement cycle that leads to a positive and measurable impact on net revenue outcomes for the health system.
• Reports progress, risks, and requests for escalation to leadership for Revenue Cycle and ensures continuous improvement projects and findings.
• Ensure timely and accurate data reporting regarding revenue cycle activity.

Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field
• 4-7 years of p rogressively responsible direct healthcare administration experience
• Experienced healthcare director in physician practice management and ambulatory clinic operations
• Experience with national and local physician practice trends, policies, and issues affecting pediatric group practices and faculty practice plans

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to organize, direct, and coordinate staff of professional and administrative personnel.
• Effective business intelligence.
• Ability to work with senior executives while engendering the trust of the employed physician leaders.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians and all levels of personnel, both internal and external.
• Knowledge of healthcare business planning, marketing, financial management, and facilities management is essential.
• Self-confident, creative, and aggressive in identifying new ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of group practice operations.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing,
• Sound judgment in applying and interpreting policies and procedures.
• Superior analytical ability.
• Vision, commitment, and fortitude to identify and bring important issues to the forefront while facilitating involvement and action from the staff, physicians, and senior leadership.

Job : Management

Management

Primary Location :

Florida-Miami-NCHS Corporate Headquarters

Department :

NCHS-NCPS FINANCE-1000-900903

Job Status

Full Time

Qualifications

Other

Ability to read and comprehend instructions and information.

Professional personal appearance.

Excellent communication skills.

Ability to meet company's production and quality standards.

Superior communication skills. Valid state insurance licence. Able to interact and get along with all customers. Exerience with F&I product sales, or able to efficiently learn product information.

Physical Requirements

Surroundings

spend time indoors in air-conditioned areas.

Sitting

on a regular basis

Standing

on a regular basis

Walking

on a regular basis

Bending, twisting and / or stooping

infrequently

Kneeling and / or Squatting

infrequently

Lifting

25 lbs to 50 lbs

infrequently

Reaching and / or lifting overhead

infrequently

Climbing

stairs

Repetitive hand / finger movement

on a regular basis

Grasping / grabbing with hands

infrequently

Pushing and Pulling

infrequently

Expectations

General Expectations

Devote himself / herself to insuring satisfaction to customers.

Determine management, production and quality requirements by asking questions and listening.

Attend company meetings as required.

Maintain a follow-up system that encourages follow through with assigned projects.

Establish personal performance goals that are consistent with company standards of productivity and devise a strategy to meet those goals.

Review and analyze actions at the end of each day, week, month, and year to determine how to better utilize time and plans more effectively.

Understand the terminology of the business and keep abreast of technology changes in products and services.

Know and understand the federal, state and local requirements which govern the company’s business.

Follow lawful directions from supervisors.

Understand and follow work rules and procedures.

Participate in performance management.

Interact well with others and be a positive influence on employee morale.

Uphold the company’s non-disclosure and confidentiality policies and agreements.

Work evening, weekend and holiday work hours as required.

Job-Specific Expectations

Perform all rate quotations. Present paperwork to and acquire approval from finance sources on all finance deals.

Keep current files of active insurance and financial agencies. Maintain a Finance and Insurance logbook. Maintain monthly penetration reports on finance penetration.

Determine a preferred percent of penetration and income, both monthly and annually, by devising finance forecasting in accord with sales department.

Devise methods and establish procedures to enable proper and timely completion of all sales related paperwork. Scrutinize all paperwork for any errors and to ensure accuracy of title, taxes, line information.

Maintain budget and internal controls along with a dependable system of accounting. Set and achieve monthly sales objectives and goals.

Provide reports, as requested.

Maintain and expand skills and knowledge base through the pursuit of an ongoing program of formal and informal education in the area of expertise with a goal to preserve, enhance, and expand service.

Belong to, or join, any appropriate associations.

Provide a strong selection of available finance and insurance products by assertively recruiting and maintaining this healthy market base.

Actively use sales techniques.

Use effective problem solving skills to regularly review departmental activities

Create and maintain positive working relationship with multiple finance sources, factory, and others.

Yield satisfactory levels of profits and revenue for the dealership by selling insurance, finance, and extended service programs to all customers with both new and used automobiles.

Actively cross-sell accessories, parts, and ready to ride products to customers.

Provide clear and direct supervision of the business office operational activities related to providing insurance, finance, and extended service programs.

Working in co-operation with the sales team, be available to give additional assistance to a sales person in the Automobile Sales Department as needed.

Actively support overall company procedures and policies and uphold the dealer’s philosophy.

Interact effectively and actively in cross-funtioning with all departments, with particular emphasis on the Service Manager and Sales Department.

Be a liaison to all departments in issues regarding Finance and Insurance.

Encourage all staff to provide quality Customer Service to all customers by actively modeling an exemplary degree of Customer Service.

Handle all customer complaints courteously and efficiently, exhibitjng a positive attitude, empathy, and our dedication to making the experience positive for our customers.

Utilize the delivery of any new or used automobile to create an event that will facilitate customer loyalty to the dealership.

Uphold a quality evaluation and enhancement program to assure extraordinary quality service to all customers. Establish and utilize a selling protocol that strongly emphasizes features and benefits so that all customers experience reliable interactions with the dealership.

Use personal follow-up, mailing lists, and tickler files to consistantly contact customers and promote additional sales and facilitate customer satisfaction.

Exemplify commitment to the dealership’s philosophy of excellent service for all customers, providing an example to other dealership employees.

Summary :

The Automotive Finance Director is responsible for producing additional revenue for the dealership by selling finance, lease, insurance, and warranty programs as well as vehicle accessories to customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Build and manage the vehicle financing & leasing group to launch a suite of financial products
• Recommend the overall financial product strategy (short, interim and long term)
• Optimize new and pre-owned sales planning including pricing strategy, residual value strategy and new business processes
• Develop financial services and pricing management strategies and translate them into a Go-To-Market operational plan
• Execute on the design of the retail consumer purchase experience and implementation of loan & lease and ancillary & assurance program offerings
• Work closely with other key departments Sales, Business Development, Finance, Marketing, Legal and collaborate on executing strategies;

lead & deliver projects on time

• Collaborate with sales to help store management, including training, inquiries & support, so that sales staff understands customers’ digital & in-studio purchase lifecycle
• Lead and inspire the vehicle financing & leasing group to a top performing team
• Identify and implement key differentiating factors that can accelerate Lucid’s financial products in the marketplace
• Manage executive updates including financing & leasing strategy updates, feedback, pricing and market trends

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
• 10+ years of experience in at least 4 of the following areas automotive, auto finance & financial products, risk management, capital markets, residual value forecasting, pricing, regulatory
• Subject matter expert on the latest news and best-in-class financial products in the automotive industry (including automotive OEM, auto financing and 3rd parties)
• Analytics and technical expertise in auto / finance, economics, statistics
• Proven experience in structuring and negotiation
• Entrepreneurial, out-of-the-box thinker, intellectually curious
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate complicated concepts to diverse audiences
• Ability to think strategically, drive for results, build a high-performance organization, drive innovation and inspire the teams to achieve and exceed objectives
• Strong work ethic, must be able to perform in a fast-paced environment
• Prior experience in a start-up, with a track record of having created from scratch
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects, and effectively plan multiple projects to deliver them on time with real business impact even under resource / cost constrained environment

What We Offer

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance available
• 401k Plan
• Paid time off and vacation
• Work Perks : Employee of the Month, Birthday off, Milestone and Performance Rewards
• Training Opportunities
• Employee Vehicle Purchase Plans
• Employee Appreciation Events
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Discounts on products and services

Physical Requirements : Regularly required to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods, use hands to operate a keyboard and telephone, ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, and lift up to 30 lbs.

when needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

THE COLLECTION is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, work experience and business needs.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

THE COLLECTION reserves the right to require candidates to submit to a background check and drug screen in consideration of obtaining employment to the extent permitted by law.

Position Summary

Lead all financial aspects of RCL's HR and Corporate Communications (Corp Comms) teams. Support HR executive management and business objectives through superior financial management and controllership.

Oversee the preparation of Forecasts and Analysis for current financial periods and Operating & Capital Plan for future years for HR, Corp Comms and other HR managed operating activities reported directly in brand operations such as CAM, Medical and Pension expenses.

Work closely with Executive level leadership to oversee accurate and timely forecasting, reporting, and analysis of a dynamic transformational program.

Manage effectively to reach targeted results. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Manages HR Finance staff.
• Advises management on HR, Corp Comms and other HR managed operating activities financial initiatives and cost optimization opportunities, aligned with corporate and departmental strategy.
• Develops the analysis and communication of departmental annual budget and monthly forecasts.
• Prepares the analysis and communication of HR and Corp Comms capital plan, including review of business projects that impact HR operational costs, including CAM and company benefits.
• Oversees monthly reporting to various RCL accounting functions, including analysis of results vs. plan and forecast.
• Ensures proper analysis and review of monthly and ad-hoc financial reporting.
• Manages the team responsible for the department's project / resource management / accounting system.
• Train and assist all HR and Corp Comms operational leaders in proper and effective financial budgeting and estimating techniques.
• Ensures HR and Corp Comms contract and vendor administration adheres to budgets and internal controls.
• Manage departmental administrative duties such as merit and bonus administration, employee incentive program administration, etc.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees creation and management of the HR and Corp Comms teams operating budgets and capital budgets
• Oversees creation and management of the CAM and other HR managed operating expenses operating budget and capital budget
• Responsible for proper accounting in accordance with accounting rules and regulations
• Accountable for the financial implications of project implementation, systems and services
• Responsible for defining optimization opportunities to manage expenses

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor's degree in finance or business from a 4-year university
• Master's degree in finance, MBA and / or CFA is a plus
• 10+ years of financial management experience at a large corporation, preffered
• Proven experience in leading or directing the work of department staff or project teams
• Capable of making independent decisions

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS :

• Proven experience in leading or directing the work of department staff or project teams
• Capable of making independent decisions
• Aptitude for translating complex, technical subjects into clear, business-oriented communications
• Accepts accountability and manages execution of individual and team results at corporate and divisional level
• Demonstrates a wide degree of creativity with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge and experience using web-enabled project management tools
• Strong knowledge and experience in a variety of the fields concepts, practices and procedures

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