Assistant Manager, Financial Reporting

USNH Employees should apply within Workday through the Jobs Hub app

This role is pivotal in leading core financial reporting to ensure accuracy and consistency in institutional reporting. Reporting directly to the Director of Central Finance, the Assistant Manager of Reporting oversees critical functions including financial reporting, Chart of Accounts oversight, and systems integration. The position leverages Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning to enhance data accuracy, streamline operations, and support strategic decision-making across the university and the University System of New Hampshire (USNH).

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Collaborates with the Director of Central Finance to define departmental goals and advance strategic initiatives in alignment with institutional and USNH priorities.

• Leads implementation of specific operational improvements such as process automation, data accuracy enhancement, and cost reduction, and supports finance transformation initiatives through Workday and Adaptive Planning.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Directs the preparation of comprehensive financial statements, institutional reports, and forecasts using Workday and Adaptive Planning.

• Conducts financial analysis to identify trends, explain variances, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership.

System Collaboration & Technology Oversight

• Works closely with USNH and ET&S to ensure Workday system functionality, reporting capabilities, and internal user support.

• Leads or supports Workday/Adaptive testing, system upgrades, and continuous process optimization.

Customer Service & Stakeholder Engagement

• Sets service standards for financial transaction support and reporting, ensuring accurate and timely responses to campus partners, and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

• Gathers feedback to identify pain points and lead service improvements.

Other Duties

• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned to support Financial Affairs and broader university or USNH financial goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.

• 7+ years of increasingly responsible experience in accounting or financial operations.

• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or team lead experience.

• Advanced knowledge of GAAP and relevant compliance standards.

• Hands-on experience with Workday Financials and/or Adaptive Planning.

• Strong communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or master’s degree in accounting or finance.

• Experience in higher education or public sector financial management.

• Experience supporting ERP implementations or system optimization efforts.

Applicant instructions:

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating