Director Budget, Financial Planning & Decision Support

Director Budget, Financial Planning & Decision Support

At Houston Methodist, the Director Budget, Financial Planning & Decision Support position is responsible for overseeing the annual operating and capital budget, long term financial planning, developing and maintaining a high-quality and effective decision support model, and performing workforce analytics to support operating needs. This includes coordinating with multiple internal parties to develop annual operating and capital budget, assisting the VP of Corporate Finance in developing a long-term financial plan, and assisting in evaluating capital projects to ensure proper resource allocation. This position is also responsible for claiming Federal Emergency Management Assistant (FEMA) fund when needed. The Director Budget, Financial Planning & Decision Support implements management strategies, identifies opportunities for improvement, decision support and labor analytics systems. This position also focuses on HM labor objectives and provides advisory services related to staffing strategies, skill mix, volume management and other workforce management initiatives. The Director position responsibilities include overseeing the activities of the department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence and efficiency to accomplish strategic and operational objectives. In addition, this position is accountable for employee engagement, adequate staffing levels, budget development and compliance, staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work related performance, and developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment. This position also ensures training, monitoring and operations initiatives are implemented which secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation/regulatory/government regulations.

Houston Methodist (HM) is one of the nation's leading health systems and academic medical centers. HM consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, and seven community hospitals throughout the greater Houston metropolitan area. HM also includes an academic institute, a comprehensive residency program, a global business division, numerous physician practices and several free-standing emergency rooms and outpatient facilities. Overall, HM employs over 25,000 employees. Houston Methodist is supported by a wide variety of business functions that operate at the system level to help enable clinical departments to provide the best patient care and service in a spiritual environment.