The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, UT HEALTH RGV
🇺🇸 Edinburg, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Finance
🗓️ August 11th, 2025
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is hiring a Chief Financial Officer for UT Health RGV. The CFO leads all financial operations, including strategic planning, revenue cycle management, budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance, to drive financial performance and sustainability across the healthcare organization.
Highlights
- Lead financial operations such as accounting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, and reporting.
- Oversee revenue cycle management including patient access, billing, coding, collections, and denials management.
- Manage relationships and negotiations with payers and administer managed care contracts.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and healthcare financial regulations.
- Develop and monitor internal financial controls, financial strategies, and budgets.
- Supervise and mentor finance staff to improve accountability and efficiency.
- Provide financial insights and risk management support to executive leadership and board.
- Require a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; preferred Master's degree and CPA certification.
- Seven years of progressive financial leadership experience in healthcare, including revenue cycle and supervisory roles.
- Desired proficiency with healthcare financial systems, EMR platforms (e.g., MEDITECH, Cerner, EPIC), and financial analytics software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, UT HEALTH RGV Full Description
Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539
Edinburg: (956)665-2451
Brownsville: (956) 882-8205
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Staff Recruitment: careers@utrgv.edu
School of Medicine Recruitment: SOMCareers@utrgv.edu
Graduate Assistantships: assistantships@utrgv.edu
Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs@utrgv.edu
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs@utrgv.edu
Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe@utrgv.edu
College of Sciences Office of the Dean: cos@utrgv.edu
College of Education and P-16 Integration: cep@utrgv.edu
College of Fine Arts: cofa@utrgv.edu
College of Liberal Arts: liberalarts@utrgv.edu
Website: https://careers.utrgv.edu
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, UT HEALTH RGV
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Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.
Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number | SRGV8456
Working Title | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, UT HEALTH RGV
Number of Vacancies | 1
Location | Edinburg, Texas
Department | School of Medicine
FTE | 1.0
FLSA | Exempt
Scope of Job | The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of UT Health RGV is a key member of the Health Affairs executive leadership team, responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the UT Health RGV organization. To provide strategic financial planning, revenue cycle management, budgeting, financial reporting, oversight of managed care contracts, and to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The CFO plays a critical role in driving financial performance, sustainability, and operational efficiency across the healthcare enterprise.
Description of Duties
• Leads all aspects of financial operations, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, and reporting for UT Health RGV.
• Oversees all aspects of revenue cycle, including patient access, billing, coding, collections, and denials management.
• Provides financial leadership in capital planning, cost control initiatives, and investment decisions.
• Develops, analyzes, and interprets financial reports for informed decision-making and to ensure the health care organization’s fiscal health.
• Ensures alignment of financial strategies with UTRGV Chief Finance Officer.
• Manages relationships and negotiations with payers; evaluates, negotiates, and administers managed care contracts.
• Ensures the development and monitoring of internal financial controls.
• Establishes financial strategies to support short- and long-term organizational goals.
• Ensures compliance with local, federal and state regulations, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and other applicable healthcare financial standards.
• Collaborates with department heads to develop budgets, monitor variances, and implement corrective actions.
• Leads and mentors finance staff to foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Provides support to Executive Leadership and respective Medical Service, Research and Development Plan (MSRDP) Board of Directors with financial insights, dashboards, and risk management analysis.
• Develops short and long-range plans, conceptual designs, budget requirements and documentation for assigned area.
• Oversees and participates in the hiring, training, and evaluation of staff.
• Investigates and maintains current best practices and planning resources shown to improve and accelerate fiscal stability.
• Recommends and participates in the development of university policies and procedures.
• Participates in various committees, professional training, industry conferences, and conventions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received | General supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given | Direct supervision of assigned staff.
Required Education | Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field from an accredited university.
Preferred Education | Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration from an accredited university.
Licenses/Certifications | Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Required Experience | Seven (7) years of progressive financial leadership experience in a healthcare or hospital setting to include revenue cycle management and supervisory experience.
Preferred Experience | Involvement with managed care contract negotiation and payer relations. Familiarity with healthcare financial systems and electronic medical record (EMR) platforms is highly desirable. Proficiency with financial analytics software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) or hospital information systems (e.g., MEDITECH, Cerner, EPIC). Knowledge of healthcare grants and alternative payment models (APMs).Experience working in a rural or community-based healthcare environment.
Equipment | Use of standard office equipment.
Working Conditions | Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Work is performed primarily in a general professional office/healthcare environment. Some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
Other | Exceptional planning and organizational skills. Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with multiple populations. Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Must have ability to work under pressure, solve problems, and negotiate. Strong understanding of healthcare reimbursement methodologies, including Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers. Excellent leadership, analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, team-oriented leadership style. Demonstrated success in cost reduction, operational efficiency, or revenue enhancement initiatives. Ability to translate complex financial information for non-financial audiences, including clinical leaders and board members.
Physical Capabilities | N/A
Employment Category | Full-Time
Minimum Salary | Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary | Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date | 09/01/2025
Grant Funded Position | No
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date |
Working Title | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, UT HEALTH RGV
Number of Vacancies | 1
Location | Edinburg, Texas
Department | School of Medicine
FTE | 1.0
FLSA | Exempt
Scope of Job | The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of UT Health RGV is a key member of the Health Affairs executive leadership team, responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the UT Health RGV organization. To provide strategic financial planning, revenue cycle management, budgeting, financial reporting, oversight of managed care contracts, and to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The CFO plays a critical role in driving financial performance, sustainability, and operational efficiency across the healthcare enterprise.
Description of Duties
• Leads all aspects of financial operations, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, and reporting for UT Health RGV.
• Oversees all aspects of revenue cycle, including patient access, billing, coding, collections, and denials management.
• Provides financial leadership in capital planning, cost control initiatives, and investment decisions.
• Develops, analyzes, and interprets financial reports for informed decision-making and to ensure the health care organization’s fiscal health.
• Ensures alignment of financial strategies with UTRGV Chief Finance Officer.
• Manages relationships and negotiations with payers; evaluates, negotiates, and administers managed care contracts.
• Ensures the development and monitoring of internal financial controls.
• Establishes financial strategies to support short- and long-term organizational goals.
• Ensures compliance with local, federal and state regulations, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and other applicable healthcare financial standards.
• Collaborates with department heads to develop budgets, monitor variances, and implement corrective actions.
• Leads and mentors finance staff to foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Provides support to Executive Leadership and respective Medical Service, Research and Development Plan (MSRDP) Board of Directors with financial insights, dashboards, and risk management analysis.
• Develops short and long-range plans, conceptual designs, budget requirements and documentation for assigned area.
• Oversees and participates in the hiring, training, and evaluation of staff.
• Investigates and maintains current best practices and planning resources shown to improve and accelerate fiscal stability.
• Recommends and participates in the development of university policies and procedures.
• Participates in various committees, professional training, industry conferences, and conventions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received | General supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given | Direct supervision of assigned staff.
Required Education | Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field from an accredited university.
Preferred Education | Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration from an accredited university.
Licenses/Certifications | Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Required Experience | Seven (7) years of progressive financial leadership experience in a healthcare or hospital setting to include revenue cycle management and supervisory experience.
Preferred Experience | Involvement with managed care contract negotiation and payer relations. Familiarity with healthcare financial systems and electronic medical record (EMR) platforms is highly desirable. Proficiency with financial analytics software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) or hospital information systems (e.g., MEDITECH, Cerner, EPIC). Knowledge of healthcare grants and alternative payment models (APMs).Experience working in a rural or community-based healthcare environment.
Equipment | Use of standard office equipment.
Working Conditions | Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Work is performed primarily in a general professional office/healthcare environment. Some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
Other | Exceptional planning and organizational skills. Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with multiple populations. Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Must have ability to work under pressure, solve problems, and negotiate. Strong understanding of healthcare reimbursement methodologies, including Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers. Excellent leadership, analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, team-oriented leadership style. Demonstrated success in cost reduction, operational efficiency, or revenue enhancement initiatives. Ability to translate complex financial information for non-financial audiences, including clinical leaders and board members.
Physical Capabilities | N/A
Employment Category | Full-Time
Minimum Salary | Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary | Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date | 09/01/2025
Grant Funded Position | No
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date |
Posting Detail Information
EEO Statement | It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Special Instructions to Applicants | Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.
Additional Information | UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .
Quick Link | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/48154
Special Instructions to Applicants | Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.
Additional Information | UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .
Quick Link | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/48154
Posting Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Are you now, or previously, employed by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions?
- Yes - I currently am employed by the UT System or its institutions
- Yes - I have previously been employed by the UT System or its institutions
- No - I have never been employed by the UT System or its institutions
- * Are you a current UTRGV employee?
- Yes
- No
- * Please select your highest level of completed education.
- 6th grade education
- 10th grade education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associates Degree, Technical, or Trade School Degree/Certification or 60 Hours of College Hours
- Bachelors Degree from an accredited university
- Masters Degree from an accredited university
- Ph. D. or other terminal degree from an accredited university
- None of the above
- * Please provide the field of study for your education:
(Open Ended Question) - * Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have directly related to the position in which you are applying for:
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
- 10 years
- Over 10 years
- * Do you meet the minimum requirements for this position?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Unofficial Transcripts
Optional Documents
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Reference Letter 1
- Reference Letter 2
- Reference Letter 3
- Certifications and Licenses
- Training Certificates
- Other Document
- List of 3 References
- Unofficial Transcripts 2
- Unofficial Transcripts 3
- Letter of Interest
- Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
- Additional Document
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