Financial Operations Specialist Intermediate – Senior

Financial Operations Specialist (Open Rank: Intermediate – Senior)

The CU Department of Anesthesiology seeks a Financial Operations Specialist, hereinafter referred to as “Specialist,” at the rank of either Intermediate Professional or Senior Professional, dependent on candidate experience.

The Specialist supports departmental compliance with University and CU Medicine policies by assisting with financial accounting and auditing functions (60%), creating, improving and managing procurement processes (25%), and assisting with contract-related needs (15%). The Specialist is a key resource to administrative assistants and program managers, ensuring fiscal compliance and developing tools and reports that inform data-driven decisions across the department.

• Process financial transactions such as interdepartmental transfers, journal entries, cash receipts, and other financial entries.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reconciliation and variance reports for clinical budgets, conduct monthly audits, and present GL-level reconciliations.
• Assist in developing financial dashboards and analysis tools using Power BI, Smartsheet, and Excel.
• Support maintenance of departmental funds flow structure and proper allocations.
• Research, document, and communicate UCD and CU Medicine Finance policies and procedure updates to staff and management.

• Perform procurement tasks in CU Marketplace, CU Med COR
  360, UCD, and CU Med Concur expense systems.
• Maintain departmental listing of staff access, permissions, and cardholder data for procurement systems.
• Collaborate with Department managers to develop and maintain departmental workflows, promote consistency and accuracy, and assist with process improvement initiatives and integration of tools such as Smartsheet.

• Process contracts from start to finish through the various UCD and CU Medicine processes and systems.
• Work closely with the department events lead and managers to provide current guidelines for faculty consulting and medical-legal agreements.

Onsite to Hybrid – This role is expected to work onsite for at least three months before consideration for a flexible hybrid schedule. Following the CU Anschutz Chancellor's requirement of on campus three days per week, the supervisor will determine required on‑campus days based on the position's focus and collaboration needs. The position is located in Aurora, Colorado.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Department of Anesthesiology is a world‑class medical destination at the forefront of transformative education, science, medicine, and healthcare. Join a growing and diverse administrative team that supports and improves our education, research, and clinical missions. Staff receive a comprehensive benefits package, retirement plans, significant vacation and sick leave, 11+ paid holidays, tuition assistance, and wellbeing resources.

• Medical:
  Multiple plan options
• Dental:
  Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance:
  Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan:
  Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off:
  Accruals over the year
  • Vacation Days: 22 per year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
  • Sick Days: 15 per year (unlimited maximum accrual)
  • Holiday Days: 10 per year
• Tuition Benefit:
  Employees have access on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass:
  Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

• A bachelor’s degree in business, business administration, finance, accounting, healthcare administration, public administration, information systems, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• 1 year of professional level experience with duties in finance, contracting, vendor relations, and/or procurement.

• A bachelor’s degree in business, business administration, finance, accounting, healthcare administration, public administration, information systems, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• 2 years of professional level experience with duties in finance, contracting, vendor relations, and/or procurement.

• 2+…