Director of Finance, Controller, Texas Institute Electronics

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Director of Finance, Controller, Texas Institute for Electronics

Hiring Department: Texas Institute for Electronics

Location: AUSTIN, TX

This position serves as a senior financial steward for the organization, providing leadership and oversight of accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. This role acts as the primary liaison to central university offices and ensures that financial activities comply with institutional policies, state and federal regulations, and sponsored program requirements. Working closely with the VP of Finance, the Finance Director / Controller supports sound financial management, transparency, and informed decision‑making across the organization.

• Serves as the organization's primary point of contact and liaison to central university offices such as the Office of Accounting and Internal Audits; creates and monitors internal financial controls to safeguard financial assets and ensure compliance with UT processes, policies, and procedures, state and federally sponsored programs guidelines, and both state and federal law.
• Maintains accounting records for all TIE accounts; tracks financial and non‑financial commitments; conducts required monthly reconciliations; monitors discrepancies with account balances, reviews accounts for overages or deficits, insufficient funds, incorrect object codes, etc.; and processes corrections as needed.
• Responsible for financial and regulatory reporting, including the development and creation of financial and budgetary reports; reviews, analyzes, interprets, and explains financial and budgetary reports and results; and provides senior management with financial information, variance explanations, and financial narratives necessary to control firm operations.
• Oversees the development of financial accounting systems required to maintain reporting requirements and identifies and implements system and process improvements to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of finance processes and decision‑making.
• Oversees account structure including unit codes, subunit codes, and accounts, to ensure financial information is captured in a way to enable analysis and supplemental financial reporting and to ensure accounts are requested and inactivated in a timely manner to track and report spending. Monitors and reports on account balances and processes funding transfers.
• Participates in the development of the organization's budget and ensures financial activity aligns with the budget.
• Works closely with the VP of Finance to help inform organizational decision‑making.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Ten years of progressively responsible experience in accounting and finance, including significant experience in controllership, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial management.
• Demonstrated expertise in U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and financial close processes, with a proven track record of maintaining accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.
• Proven experience overseeing month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close, including consolidation, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Strong leadership experience managing and developing accounting and finance teams, with the ability to establish clear expectations, improve processes, and build a high‑performing, collaborative culture.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and operational stakeholders to provide strategic financial insights, scenario analysis, and decision support.
• High level of proficiency with ERP systems and financial reporting tools, along with strong Microsoft Excel capabilities; experience with BI and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success designing, documenting, and improving processes, policies, and internal controls, including support of audits, tax compliance, and regulatory filings.
• Strong understanding of cash flow management, working capital optimization, and risk management.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with…