Director, School Finance

Department:

SHP Dean's Office

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Institutional Finance

Position Title:

Director, School Finance

Job Family Group:

Professional Staff

Job Description Summary:

The Director of Finance and Administration for the School of Nursing (SON) and the School of Health Professions (SHP) is responsible for providing overall leadership, planning, and support related to the school’s administrative functions, including financial analysis, risk assessment, budget preparation and execution; oversight of purchasing, payroll, and travel; personnel administrative support and human resource management, advisor, and champion for process improvements. Reporting directly to the Associate Vice Chancellor Controller, with a dotted reporting line to the Dean of School of Nursing and Dean of Health Professionals, the Director of Finance and Administration manages business and administrative functions on behalf of the Schools.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Deans, Associate Deans, Department Chairs and Program Directors serving as a resource and advisor. 
• Work closely with the Deans and school leadership to support and facilitate effective project and change management initiatives, offer trusted counsel and feedback, align, and coordinate resources to achieve organizational objectives.
• Leads the strategic budget planning and manages the annual budget preparation to respond to reforecast changes. This will include the development of analysis for expenditures, high level financial review, qualitative analysis of results, and various financial projections. Analyze options related to budget operations and assist the Deans, Associate Deans, Department Chairs and Program Directors with developing budgets and strategies that support accomplishment of their goals and objectives.
• Monitor fiscal performance of SON and SHP to ensure compliance and effective internal controls.
• Analyze cost of operations and make recommendation to assure appropriate income and cash flow.
• Supports unit reorganization and staff planning and leads the units in multi-year planning exercises to demonstrate long-term budget viability to assist in unit strategic resource planning.
• Provides assistance and advice to all SON and SHP administrative staff concerning administrative policies, procedures and financial management.
• Oversees hiring, classification, and reallocation of positions as well as monitoring the processing of necessary funding changes for faculty and staff.
• Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports and team.
• Create business processes, systems, and workflow that are efficient and effective, while providing excellent customer service.
• Oversee the development implementation and communication of policies, processes, and programs to ensure adherence to relevant statutes, regulations, policies, and procedure in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Hosts open meetings with staff to communicate initiatives and/or changes in financial, administrative, and human resource processes or procedures as needed.
• Represents Leadership and University Operations as a leader or member of university task forces, working groups, and committees as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Controller and Deans.
• Cultivate an environment where the team respects and adheres to SHP standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field.

Work Experience:

• 5 years of related work experience.
• Experience in budgeting, financial analysis, and/or long-range planning.
• Experience building, supervising, and developing effective teams.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel as demonstrated by application materials.
• Knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP) as demonstrated by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field.

Work Experience:

• Experience using ERP financial and reporting systems to analyze data and make informed decisions.
• Experience in a large, complex organizational