Director of Finance jobs in Anchorage, Alaska (AK)

The Director of Finance and Administration provides both operational and programmatic support to the organization. The Director supervises the Alaska Pacific University (APU) Financial Services Division and is the chief financial spokesperson for the organization.

Work closely with Controller in the preparation and distribution of period financial statements. Monitor all general ledger activity to confirm accuracy of postings and promptly respond to any changes deemed necessary.

Manages and schedules assigned staff. Develops goals and priorities, and assigns tasks and projects. Develops staff skills and training plans. Counsels, trains and coaches financial and operations managers. Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations. Provides leadership, direction and guidance in financial and technical strategies and priorities.

This position is responsible for overseeing execution of the Bank's annual loan review process as well as facilitating on-going loan portfolio reporting.

Recommends system improvements for operational and clinical processes. Works with programmers and other HIT departments in testing of software, identifying software problems and requesting enhancements and/or remediation based on business requirements. Uses existing HIT processes, procedures, best practices, and software whenever possible into daily work.

Under general direction, tracks clinical outcomes and incidents at the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) and provides pro-active risk management consulting services to the hospital to prevent professional medical errors and omissions and other liability incidents and to improve patient safety.