PURPOSE

The Senior Finance Business Partner – Facilities Management (SFBP-FM) provides strategic financial leadership and operational support to the healthcare system, ensuring alignment of financial strategies with organizational and facilities goals. This role oversees essential financial functions, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis, while driving informed decision-making across the enterprise. Embedded within the Dell Med Facilities Team, the SFBP-FM maintains a robust strategic, operational, and tactical partnership with the Chief Facilities Officer and reports directly to the Director of Clinical Finance. The position collaborates closely with senior management, clinical leaders, and administrative teams to optimize physical space, infrastructure, and capital projects, ensuring financial stewardship and operational excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Financial Planning

• Develops and implements long-term financial strategies aligned with organizational and facilities goals.
• Provides financial insights to support strategic decision-making related to space utilization, infrastructure, and capital projects.
• Partners with leadership to ensure financial plans support operational and facility objectives.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Leads the annual budgeting process for facilities operations and capital projects.
• Prepares and maintains rolling forecasts to reflect changing business and infrastructure needs.
• Monitors budget performance and recommends corrective actions as needed.

Financial Reporting & Data Analysis

• Oversees the preparation and distribution of accurate and timely financial and operational reports.
• Extracts, analyzes, and reports on data from various sources to identify trends and insights related to facility performance, costs, and utilization.
• Ensures compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Presents financial and operational data to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Performance Analysis & Process Improvement

• Conducts comprehensive financial and operational analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Recommends cost optimization, revenue enhancement, and operational efficiency strategies.
• Applies lean principles to improve effectiveness and reduce waste in facility operations.

Operational & Project Support

• Assists the Chief Facilities Officer, Executive Director for Facilities Management, and Operations & Maintenance Director in formulating maintenance and repair schedules, and asset management strategies from a financial planning, programming, budgeting, and execution perspective.
• Participates in and/or leads cross-functional teams on projects related to facility maintenance, improvements, and new construction.
• Manages computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and ensures facility goals align with business objectives.

Collaboration & Advisory

• Serves as a trusted financial advisor to senior leaders and department heads.
• Facilitates cross-functional discussions to drive financial and operational performance.
• Provides training and guidance on financial tools, processes, and best practices.
• Creates and tracks performance metrics, generates reports, and provides visual representations of data to stakeholders.
• Provides training and support on financial processes and tools.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 7 years of progressive, professional finance, accounting, or consulting experience with broad knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Business Administration or related field.
• Experience working with Workday Financials.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Certified Facility Manager (CFM)
• 5 years of experience working in a financial role at an Academic Health institution.
• 5 years of experience working in business operation
• Facilities Management experience
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau). 
• Familiarity with CMMS software (e.g., Archibus, Maximo, UT Works) is desired. 
• Knowledge of project management principles and tools. 
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with various teams, including UT Campus Operations, Contractors, Vendors, etc., and present findings. 
• Experience/exposure in facilities management, including maintenance, operations, and space management. 
• Experience/exposure in contracts, contracting, purchasing, accounts payable/receivable, real estate actions, credit card program management and Human Resources (recruiting and hiring). 

SALARY RANGE

$107,055 + depending on qualifications

Working Environment and Equipment

• Standard office equipment
• Repetitive use of a keyboard
• Requires occasional travel to local, state, and national meetings.
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.