Executive Director, Academic Affairs Finance & Administration (INTERNAL

Department
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Finance & Admin Ofc of Provost Salary
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Commensurate with Experience/Education

INTERNAL UH CENTRAL APPLICANTS ONLY

• 1. Assists in the oversight of financial and budget operations for the Division of Academic Affairs; including assisting the Assistant Provost with the annual budgeting process, ensuring financial accountability and compliance with state, university and external funding agency guidelines, and assisting in the development and implementation of division-wide business processes and best practices.
• 2. Conducts division-wide mock-audit to ensure compliance with state and university policies and procedures. Assists the Sr Exec Dir, Business Ops (AA) in pre- and post-audit activities for the division.
• 3. Provides assistance to the Assistant Provost in the implementation of organizational decisions. This includes working on special projects, developing training workshops, and generating custom reports.
• 4. Manages faculty hiring, start up, and budget allocation databases in Finance & Administration.
• 5. Oversees Monthly Checklist process for division.
• 6. Serves as a resource to the CBAs in each college for all administration, budget, finance, and faculty hiring related inquiries. Monitors budget and equity balances for the division. Participates in onboarding/training for new CBAs.
• 7. Serves as the primary approver for all exempt staff hiring and job change actions at the division level.
• 8. Oversees CBA work product for all actions that require Provost review/approval.
• 9. Serves as primary reviewer to conduct compliance audits for procurement and contractual documents including contracts, amendments, MOUs, affiliation agreements, extension agreements, and revenue agreements requiring VP approval within Academic Affairs division.
• 10. Analyzes financial data using Coog Plan (Hyperion), People Soft queries, and the Student Dashboard, and produces customized reports on college financials for executive leadership.
• 11. Acts as central point of contact for all colleges; reviews and analyzes data submitted from all units; prepares consolidated reports/responses. Facilitates all business-oriented documents submitted by colleges for Provost-level approval.
• 12. Researches, assesses, and manages the resolution of highly complex issues related to college interface activities as needed.
• 13. Performs other job-related duties as required.

• Higher Education experience and familiarity with current and future trends and developments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain budget and finance concepts and information in terms understandable to faculty and staff.
• Service leadership skills including mutual respect, active listening, responsiveness, empathy, advocacy, and transparency.
• Must be a multi-tasker, extremely organized, and have the ability to work in a face-paced, high-pressure environment, with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to clearly interpret and implement policies and procedures.
• Highest level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement within workflow and other college business processes.
• Experience supporting the overall strategic planning and leadership vision of a complex unit, and aligning the creation and implementation of annual budget to overall strategic priorities.
• Experience managing contracts.
• Experience with managing University workflow processes (such as SAP Concur, People Soft Campus Solutions, human resources and finance workflows, and Page Up).
• Highest level of professionalism and respect for confidentiality.
• Ability to interact with all levels of internal and external constituents.

Master’s Degree preferred.

• Cover letter delineating the manner in which your work experience applies to the posting.
• Resume
• Salary History
• Transcript
• Three work references. The hiring department expects you to name current or past supervisors.

We will maintain your confidentiality and notify you in advance of making contact with any of your references.
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