Assistant Director of Business Operations

Assistant Director of Central Business Operations

This position will lead the CU Denver Central Business Operations unit supporting administrative areas, working closely with human resources, budget, executive assistants and finance leaders across the organization, to build processes that support collaborative, effective and efficient work within the operational unit and with campus partners. This position is responsible for and leads the unit and work to ensure compliance with university, state, federal and departmental fiscal and budget rules, policies and procedures.

Other duties include providing day-to-day operation management of staff, leading various teams and groups for projects as assigned, and streamlining and redefining processes to improve internal operations.

The successful candidate will possess a high level of related experience and be able to demonstrate a high level of discretion and analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills.

• Customer Relationships:
  Establish and maintain strong working relationships with leaders of the Central Services Administration (CSA) and Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) areas served to ensure alignment, proactive communication, and clear understanding of operational and financial needs, including workforce planning, major procurements, and strategic initiatives.
• Process Development:
  Lead the development, standardization and continuous improvement of shared services processes and workflows to enhance the work and operational efficiency of the service delivery.
• Leadership:
  Lead, train and manage the Central Business Operations team, including collaboration on process enhancements, distribution of work, understanding of pain points, development of growth and training plans, and annual performance evaluations.
• Financial Administration:
  Provide oversight and management of procurement, expenses, travel, and associated contracts for administrative departments in CSA and ASA.

• A bachelor's degree in business, business administration, finance, accounting, public administration, or a directly related field from an accredited institution;
• Five (5) years of extensive, diverse, and progressively responsible professional fiscal management experience at the manager level.

• Leadership level experience working within the University of Colorado system in a Business Services, Finance, or Budget role in a department or academic unit.
• Experience developing Standard Operating Procedures in areas of procurement, contracts, accounts payable and finance;
• Experience supervising professional employees;
• Experience with People Soft or other financial system is highly desired;
• Experience training others on processes, procedures and tools.

The salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established at $102,496 - $113,286. The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.