Assistant Director of Finance, Texas Institute for Electronics

Assistant Director of Finance, Texas Institute for Electronics

The Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) is a University of Texas at Austin-supported semiconductor consortium of state and local government, pre-eminent defense electronics and semiconductor companies, national labs and nationally recognized academic institutions. Our mission is to develop and execute a state-of-the-art 3D Heterogenous Integration manufacturing technology roadmap, and to provide critical pilot manufacturing capabilities to address national security needs and catalyze domestic economic growth.

Join the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) and help us push the boundaries in critical semiconductor domains, including advanced packaging, with the aim of reestablishing U.S. prominence in semiconductor manufacturing.

With over $1 billion in funding from the US DoD and the state of Texas, we're at the forefront of creating cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes that will set the course for future advancements in semiconductor logic, memory, heterogeneous integration, chip cooling and more. Situated in the heart of Austin — named "America's Coolest City" by Expedia and "The Best Place to Live in the U.S." by U.S. News and World Report — the Texas Institute for Electronics embodies the city's innovative spirit.

UT Austin, recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers, provides outstanding employee benefits and total rewards packages that include:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.25% employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs:
  Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through Linked In Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses with staff
• For more details, please see Benefits | Human Resources and UT Austin Employee Experience | Human Resources

Due to the nature of the work, you must qualify as a U.S. Person as defined in 22 CFR § 120.

This position provides financial planning, analysis, and operational support for the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE). As a key member of the Finance team, the Assistant Director of Finance develops and maintains financial reporting, ensures compliance with university/state/federal requirements, and supports operational efficiency in a complex semiconductor manufacturing and academic research environment.

• Develop and maintain internal monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc financial reports to track budgets, variances, and forecasts to support TIE's hybrid academic/research and revenue-generating operations.
• Create financial coding schemes to categorize transactions for semiconductor manufacturing while remaining compliant with university reporting standards.
• Serve as the point of contact responsible for creating monthly, quarterly, and annual invoices and financial reports submitted to the federal sponsor.

• Serve as final approver for costing allocations and financial processes in Workday.
• Monitor stopgap accounts, process costing corrections, and initiate funding transfers.
• Review and approve departmental payment requests, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and policy compliance.
• Maintain electronic applications for financial access and approvals.
• Act as support to the Controller, as needed, in areas such as, development of financial accounting systems, maintaining accounting records for all accounts, and development of the organization's budget and ensures financial activity aligns with the budget.

• Identify process inefficiencies and lead or support implementation of…