Director of Financial Systems and Reporting

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Director of Financial Systems and Reporting for the department of Financial Planning, Analysis, and Budget (FPB&A – the university’s central budget office.)

The Director of Financial Systems and Reporting provides strategic leadership for Rutgers University’s financial technology ecosystem, ensuring the integrity, functionality, and optimization of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platforms and related reporting systems. This role oversees system configuration, integration, and governance, while driving automation and enhancements to support executive decision-making. The Director leads a techno-functional team responsible for system oversight, report development, end-user support, and training, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.

As a subject matter expert who understands the language of budget, accounting, and finance, the Director partners with finance stakeholders and IT leads to design future-state solutions, maintain audit-ready documentation, and ensure compliance with institutional policies. On behalf of Financial Planning, Analysis, and Budget (the university’s central budget office), and the University Controller’s Office (UCO), this position leads and delivers high-quality executive-level financial reporting, supports tuition and fee allocation governance, and champions change management initiatives to advance financial systems and reporting capabilities.

The Director oversees the in-depth management of the university’s complex Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) modules.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Serve as the primary techno-functional lead for Oracle EPM applications (Planning, Multi-Year Strategic Modeling, Profitability & Cost Management (PCMCS), Financial Close and Consolidation, Narrative Reporting, Freeform, etc.).
• Lead initiatives to enhance reporting and automate financial reporting for executive decision-making.
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for the technical-functional team related to Oracle’s Enterprise Data Management Cloud Service (EDMCS) to ensure consistency and controlled distribution of financial hierarchies (chart of accounts), organizational structures, and other reference data across applications while working in partnership with the Financial Planning, Analysis and Budget (the university’s central budget office), the University Controller’s Office, UFA Data Analytics and OIT.
• Ensure interoperability with related systems (HCM, Student Information System, Data Warehouse, Tableau, etc.).
• Act as subject matter expert during upgrades, quarterly patches, testing, and implementation of new features.
• Maintain documentation of methodologies, standards, and governance for audit compliance.

• Provide oversight and strategic direction for the development and maintenance of financial and operational reports using Oracle EPM, SQL Server, Access, and Tableau platforms.
• Translate business requirements into clear, functional specifications for report development.
• Ensure data accuracy through testing, reconciliation, and cross-system consistency checks.
• Ensure development and maintenance of report documentation, training materials, and security configurations.
• Provide governance for reporting change requests and ensure timely . Track and respond to reporting change requests via Service Now or similar tools, ensuring timely completion.
• Conduct regression testing during Oracle quarterly updates and monitor report usage for issues or updates.
• Ensure the routine cleanup of outdated or unused reports and support financial audits with required documentation.
• Ensure help desk inquiries are responded to promptly, providing accurate and constructive support.
• Ensure logging and tracking of reporting issues and enhancement requests.
• Ensure management of troubleshooting of reporting errors, data discrepancies, and access issues.
• Ensure end users are supported with navigation and the effective use of all reports.
• Communicate system updates, new features and reports, and known issues to…