Assistant Director of Finance

Center Financial Leadership:

• Lead financial planning and analysis efforts for the Center to identify risks and opportunities, supporting the achievement of the Center's short- and long-term financial objectives. Extrapolate datasets from various applications that lead to evaluating and relational data to conduct analyses to support reports and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Prepare, compile, and submit annual budget for the UACC and intermediate financial forecasts. Evaluate findings, prepare reports and make recommendations to the Director of the Cancer Center and Health Sciences senior leadership.
• Oversee, manage, and track institutional commitment, Director's package, and recruitment allocations.
• Create business plans; negotiate and develop a financial business plan that is both sustainable and operational, working with both leadership and stakeholders.
• Manage ongoing relationships with campus constituents to ensure the satisfactory standards of service. Build relationships with departments to ensure fiscal management and commitments are utilized in accordance with guidelines.
• Work with UACC leadership to develop business plans and financial budget strategies for new shared resources that are both cost effective and financially sound.

Shared Resources:

• Oversee the rate studies for UACC Shared Resources and meet with Shared Resources leaders on findings and recommendations.
• Analyze service utilization on UACC Shared Resources on a quarterly basis and communicate outliers and findings with Shared Resources leaders.
• Meet quarterly and biannually with Shared Resource directors to review budget to actual.
• Provide UACC shared resources financial and utilization reports to UACC leadership and collaborate on rate studies and budget strategies.
• Prepare statistical reports, analyze complex data, and prepare financial reports and graphs.

Staff Management:

• Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of financial professionals to ensure financial planning and analysis projects are timely and accurate.
• Provide technical and financial expertise and advice to accountants and analyst to help them develop revenue and expense budgets, understand financial reports, and manage their financial responsibilities.
• Coach and develop staff to enhance functional and leadership skills and expertise.
• Provide internal and external training both orally and in writing on accounting systems, procedures and practices to staff, lab members and/or PI as requested.

Operations and Advising:

• Direct day-to-day accounting activities in accordance with the University's accounting policies and procedures.
• Direct and oversee purchasing, accounts receivables, accounts payable, and Pcards for all Center accounts.
• Review startup package and components and analyze the support needed.
• Develop a sustainable compensation and stipend plan for faculty compensation that is in alignment with the Center's initiatives.
• Direct year-end closing and ensure all adjustments and entries are complete in alignment with university guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting, financial reporting, and fiscal management
• Strong financial, analytical, and modeling skills
• Advanced skills in Excel and other Microsoft programs and computer systems
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and accurate
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills, along with the ability to work within tight and often conflicting deadlines
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive financial and business information
• Ability to learn and use university systems to create complex reports and presentations
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of clinical faculty recruitment