Senior Director Financial Management & Stewardship; Hybrid; Office of Financial Planning & Budgets

Position: Senior Director Financial Management & Stewardship (Hybrid) - Office of Financial Planning & Budgets
Position Summary Location

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63105

Scheduled Hours

37.5

Position Summary

The Senior Director of Financial Management & Stewardship provides disciplined financial monitoring and stewardship of institutional commitments, investments, and management decisions. This role maintains the university's tracking mechanisms for major commitments and financial models, ensures that commitments are appropriately funded and visible to leadership, and leads school/unit/program financial reviews, trend analysis, and forecast monitoring to identify financial issues before they become problems.

The Senior Director drives the organization to maintain oversight and controls over university commitments, funding sources, and governance processes.

Job Description Primary

Duties & Responsibilities Institutional Commitment and Funding Stewardship

• Maintains and monitors financial models and tracking mechanisms supporting major institutional commitments, investments, and management decisions; ensures commitments are appropriately encumbered, funding sources are identified, and unfunded or underfunded commitments are surfaced before they become problems.

Financial Monitoring and Performance Assessment

• Provides ongoing financial monitoring and performance assessment across schools and units, including forecast monitoring and reconciliation.

School/Unit/Program Financial Reviews

• Partners with school leaders and business partners to lead periodic financial reviews of schools, units, and programs; identifies financial issues and trends and partners with unit leadership on resolution.

Management Reporting and Trend Analysis

• Produces management reporting and trend analysis for the Vice Chancellor and senior finance leadership, providing visibility into institutional financial exposure and obligations.

Ad Hoc Analysis and Management Support

• Provides ad hoc financial analysis and management support to the Vice Chancellor and senior finance leadership as needed.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

Job Location /Working Conditions

• Normal office environment

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk or table
• Ability to travel to on- and off-campus locations.

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Education

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

Certifications/Professional Licenses

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience

Financial Management (8 Years)

Skills

Not Applicable

Driver's License

A driver's license is not required for this position.

Required Qualifications More About This Job

• Eight years of related financial management, financial planning and analysis, or institutional stewardship experience in a university, health care institution, or comparably complex organization.
• Strong ability to maintain and interpret sophisticated financial models. Working knowledge of university funding sources and restrictions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a higher education environment.
• Experience with encumbrance, commitment tracking, or fund accounting systems.
• Strong follow-through and institutional persistence to keep tracking mechanisms current.
• Risk identification and financial governance skills.

Additional Related Education Can Substitute For Experience.

Salary Range

The budgeted range for this role is $155,700 - $214,900 Annually.

Education

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree

Certifications/Professional Licenses

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Work Experience

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills

Advanced Analytics, Data Engineering, Detail-Oriented, Developing Financial Models, Financial Acumen, Oral Communications, Process Approach, Written Communication

Grade

G19

Salary Range

Base pay is commensurate with experience.

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

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