Scheduled Hours

37.5

Position Summary

The Director of Financial Management will lead the finance department, ensuring the financial health and compliance of the organization in alignment with the School strategic plan. This role involves supervising the Business Manager and overseeing both pre-award and post-award grant processes. The Director of Finance will be responsible for financial management, strategic planning, financial reporting, and risk management. Additionally, the role will involve fostering a collaborative and high-performance center.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assists in managing the operating budget of the School of Public Health. Forecasts financial activity based on known patterns and financial expectations. Plans the use of income from endowment funds and gift funds. Manages reserves. Provides ongoing communication of school’s strategic goals and objectives and the budgetary impact of these initiatives.
• Oversees the entire grant administration process, including developing and submitting proposals, ensuring accuracy and compliance, managing awarded grants’ financials, and providing oversight for budget reallocations and project changes.
• Works closely with the school’s departments in developing annual budget projection models and three-year budget forecasts, monitoring performance against budget, defining funds for new program initiatives and assuring departments and programs fully understand funding specifications and restrictions. Implements new budget programs as approved by senior administration. Makes policy recommendations regarding new and existing programs to enhance financial performance and compliance.
• Monitors various revenue streams and receivables and proactively addresses financial concerns based on performance. Revenue streams include, but are not limited to: all student tuition accounts; joint programs; endowments, alumni gifts and scholarship gifts; auxiliary services.
• Conducts year-end closing, quarterly reconciliation and oversees variance analysis and explanations for year-to-year and actual-to-budget comparisons; meets with department leadership to discuss and devise a strategy to address potential challenges and accreditation purpose. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk or table

• Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement

• Ability to move to on and off-campus locations

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree

Certifications:

No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Relevant Experience (5 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Previous accounting/finance experience in a complex university environment.
• Experience in report writing, Cognos, Workday Enterprise systems, HR system.
• Knowledge of financial systems, HR system, RAPS, FOCUS, Research management System(RMS), SUBS, agency guidelines, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

No additional education beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Certifications:

No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Skills:

Adobe Acrobat, Analytical Thinking, Complex Systems, Deadline Management, Decision Making, Fund Accounting, Grant Administration, High-Integrity, Human Resources (HR) Software Systems, IBM Cognos Software, Interpersonal Relationships, IT Database, Meeting Facilitation, Microsoft Office, Personal Initiative, Prioritization, Problem Solving, Professional Etiquette, Project Administration, Relationship Management, Report Writing, Sound Judgment, Taking Initiative, Teamwork,