JOB DESCRIPTION: The Senior Director of Business and Finance is a proactive leader who provides effective change management leadership, organized prioritization of Finance initiatives and people leadership for the school or major organizational unit. Serves as a trusted advisor to the Associate Dean, Finance/Chief Business Officer to optimize staff engagement throughout the Finance department and school/unit. Improves the school/unit use and understanding of all available financial resources with a focus on user success, change management and lowering the transaction processing effort and cost. Serves as a liaison between the Department and the School/Unit. The Senior Director is responsible for resolving financial issues. Plans, administers, and monitors the financial and operational policies and procedures of a school or major organizational unit. This role is responsible for all areas of financial planning & analysis, which includes developing financial and business plans, driving forecasting process, partnering with, and providing strategic support to senior leaders, and driving analyses for key business issues and operational metric reporting. Oversees all financial activities of a school/unit and is responsible for developing standard operating procedures. Reviews and critiques standard operating procedures and related business process/workflow maps with a focused approach in process improvement and change management; coordinates reviews with the system users. Collaborates with others to facilitate projects and ensure timelines and action plans are accomplished. May represent the school/unit in external financial or business activities. Provides leadership and participates in long-range strategic, operational, and financial planning, trending, and budgeting. Responsible for all the unit's budgets and prepare the annual budget for the units. Meet with the Unit Directors and discuss goal alignment and budget requirements. Responsible for the preparation of annual financial budget and internal monthly financial analysis including reports of operating results against budget. Senior Director works very closely with the Unit Directors and with the Associate Dean, Finance/Chief Business Officer. In collaboration with the Unit Directors, prepares short- and long-term financial forecasts of financial performance. Ensures accurate interpretation and analysis of financial results, while also providing analyses, interpretation, and justification of budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans. Participate in the development of the schools plans and programs as a tactical partner by providing timely and accurate analyses of budgets, project proposals and business trends to assist Associate Dean of Finance/Administration and other school leader. Oversees the research and analysis of incoming issues using available resources with a focus on identifying proactive solutions to improving effectiveness of the process and the appropriate modality for improvement. Oversees the development of monthly briefing books for the Associate Dean, Finance/Chief Business Office to highlight activities with the Finance Department; these will include both operational and financial reports. Drives financial success for the school/departments/units through assessment of financial goals and business opportunities. Analyzes the schools/unit's endowments and recommended ideas on the appropriate use of the endowment income funds. Ensures endowment income for scholarships are awarded on a timely basis in line with the funding balance. Oversees communication, staff engagement initiatives and professional development for finance professionals within the Finance Department. Oversees guidance to the School/Unit community on how to use and interpret Finance Systems activity. Hires, coaches, and develops staff with a focus on high performance, collaboration and problem solving. Manages two or more financials analysts/business managers. Ensures accurate interpretation and analysis of financial results, while also providing analyses, interpretation, and justification of budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans. Participates in the development of the schools plans and programs as a tactical partner by providing timely and accurate analyses of budgets, project proposals and business trends to assist Associate Dean of Finance/Administration and other school leaders. Performs related responsibilities as required. Reports to Associate Dean, Finance/Chief Business Officer.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, or finance. Eight years of related financial experience. Positions in this classification may require a Certified Public Accountant. Previous supervisory experience. |
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