Director of Financial Systems and Reporting

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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Director of Financial Systems and Reporting Job Category Staff & Executive - Finance/Accounting/Purchasing Department UFA Financial Planning & Analy Overview

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses.

Ranked in 2022 by Forbes as a top 100 best large employer in America, Rutgers' commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation's military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.

University Finance and Administration (UFA) advances Rutgers' strategic priorities through the management of all central financial, administrative, and student information systems and processes. We supply the university's financial community the professional guidance, services, tools, and information needed to make the informed decisions that contribute to Rutgers' standing as an academic, health, and research powerhouse. We are deeply committed to our guiding principles and the core values that are critical for the long-term strategic growth of our division and the university.

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Posting Summary

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:

System Oversight & Governance (Financial Systems (Oracle EPM)

* 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.

Report Development & Maintenance

* 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…