Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Position Type:

Regular

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USD -  USD

• Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, and skills relevant to the role.

The UCAR Deputy CFO serves as the principal operational deputy to the Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for coordinating and integrating the activities of the Office of the CFO under the strategic direction of the CFO.

The Deputy CFO acts as the CFO’s chief integrator across Finance & Accounting, Treasury, and FP&A, ensuring alignment of operational activities with the strategic objectives established by the CFO.

The position will be responsible for ensuring that the department establishes and maintains effective communication with UCAR program units (labs and programs) and ensures that business needs are addressed in a timely manner.

This position develops creative and innovative solutions to address challenges and opportunities that present themselves to the organization and to mitigate existing risk.

Represents the Office of the CFO on behalf of the CFO when delegated, ensuring consistent execution of established financial strategy and organizational priorities. Together with the UCAR CFO, serves as a liaison on contractual, fiscal, and accountability matters with the NSF and other government agencies. Establishes and maintains an effective relationship with the university community, state and local governmental and community entities, and Federal agencies, representing UCAR in a role of Deputy Chief Financial Officer (and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) when required).

• This position will be posted until 12 am MDT at the beginning of Friday, September 25, 2026.

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Regardless of flexible work arrangements, UCAR requires ALL positions to be performed within the U.S., excluding U.S. Territories.

Here is a brief summary of what one would expect to be generally responsible for in this role.

• Responsible for ensuring financial business policies and procedures exist and are regularly updated and ensures support and customer service to the labs and programs.
• Provides insight and leadership to UCAR annual planning processes.
• Provides oversight and an in depth review of the financial component of all monthly and annual reports that are the responsibility of the office of the CFO.
• Maintains a comprehensive understanding of unique and developing business needs within labs and programs and works in partnership with labs and programs to address them.
• Serves as primary liaison with all UCAR/NCAR entities at a tactical level to develop new business processes and coordinate operational changes. Represents the Office of the CFO on all significant business transformation initiatives in support of the strategic direction established by the CFO.
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the Office of the CFO, enabling the CFO to focus on enterprise strategy, executive leadership, Board relations, and external partnerships;
  These include, but not limited to daily fiduciary responsibilities, routine approvals, exceptions to policy, and employee issues.
• Represents the Office of the CFO in reviewing and consulting on the financial aspects of all business cases for strategic projects and provides guidance on desired financial, budget, and benefits tracking templates for strategic projects to other Business Operation teams.
• Responsible for driving institutional metrics and statistics that measure financial results against multiple strategic priorities, ensuring metrics and statistics are…