Staff Onboarding Resources - Budget and Finance | UC Davis School of Medicine

The finance and budget processes in the School of Medicine are complex. Funding to the departments comes from many different streams including the hospital and Dean’s Office. It is critical to understand the origin of each revenue stream and the uses of these funds. Learning the workflow, terminology, and systems involved in finance and budget administration will help to illustrate the various academic and staff populations in the department and the types of activity in which they are engaged. All programs and staffing are represented in this area, as well as the vast number of funding types and how they flow across the organization.  

Beyond management, financial projection and future planning is critical to strategic planning, setting milestones and priorities, and implementing action plans over the course of the current or coming fiscal year. This applies particularly when financial investment from the school or hospital may be needed.

The Executive Assistant Dean (EAD) for Finance and Administration in the School of Medicine Dean’s Office facilitates and oversees the operational functions of our budget and financial processes. The EAD partners closely with department Chief Administrative Officers (CAO) in ensuring policy and procedure is followed, and that fiscal benchmarks are met. CAOs, in turn, work closely with the financial analysts in their department.  

Each department is assigned a budget analyst in the UC Davis Health Budget Office to provide expertise and support to the departments. The Finance and Business Office on the UC Davis campus is the central office of record and administrative arm of all budget and finance functions at the university.