Director of Finance & Accounting, College of Nursing

Director of Finance & Accounting, College of Nursing

Hiring Department: Finance & Accounting

Location:  Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1041363

Posting Close Date: July 20, 2026

Salary: The budgeted salary range for the position is $120,000 to $148,000.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for the overall financial management of the College of Nursing, ensuring efficient and effective financial and business operations. This role oversees budgeting, forecasting, strategic financial planning, and program analysis while ensuring compliance with university, state, and regulatory requirements. This position will lead a team of finance and accounting professionals and is accountable for reviewing and approving all revenues and expenditures within the College. The position provides financial guidance and support to internal units and serves as the primary liaison to the University's central business offices on financial operations matters.
 
 Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, establish, and enforce policies and procedures to manage financial operations across the College of Nursing. Ensure the proper operational controls, administration and reporting procedures, and resource allocation systems are in place to operate most effectively and position the College for financial sustainability.
• Direct the College’s annual budget process. Implement planning parameters, prepare annual budgets for all units, and monitor performance to those budgets.
• Forecast annual revenues from all sources (e.g., tuition from education programs, ICR from research programs, patient care revenue from clinical operations, self-supporting activities) and advise the Associate Dean for Administration and College-leadership with short-term and long-term fiscal planning.
• Develop and prepare financial reports for college leadership (Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads) and external stakeholders. Interpret financial data to college leadership and staff.
• Facilitate and conduct appropriate training for financial staff. Participate in the recruitment and annual performance evaluation process for financial staff across the College.
• Provide high level oversight for transactions flowing through individual departments and campuses. Analyze expenditures and budget variances and initiative corrective action plans when applicable.
• Create and develop financial proforma templates, budgets, and cost analyses for new academic programs, clinical practice initiatives, self-supporting and revenue generating activities.
• Ensure college-wide compliance with State, University, campus, and College financial policies and requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and leadership in designing and developing strategies for the effective collection and dissemination of college financial information.
• Hire, train, develop, and manage finance and post-award staff to ensure a qualified team is in place to meet