Affinity & Partnerships Business Development Manager (New York City Metropolitan Area)

About the Role

The Assistant Controller of Financial Reporting and Controls reports directly to the Associate Vice Chancellor-Business & Financial Services and Controller. This position manages the accuracy of financial statements, ensures GAAP/GASB/regulatory compliance, supports executive leadership by preparing financial reports. Provides budget-to-actual variance analysis, full balance sheet, and supports the CFO in strategic financial planning and forecasting and establishment of financial reporting templates for the campus. This position is responsible for developing financial models, strategies and recommendations which inform executive level decision making and support campus-wide integrated strategic planning processes to maximize income on cash balances and long term working capital, and determine feasibility of funding capital projects and initiatives that are consistent with liquidity, cash flow, and risk budget requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the accuracy of financial statements
• Ensure GAAP/GASB/regulatory compliance
• Support executive leadership by preparing financial reports
• Provide budget-to-actual variance analysis and full balance sheet reporting
• Support the CFO in strategic financial planning and forecasting
• Establish financial reporting templates for the campus
• Develop financial models, strategies and recommendations to inform executive level decision making
• Support campus-wide integrated strategic planning processes to maximize income on cash balances and long term working capital
• Determine feasibility of funding capital projects and initiatives consistent with liquidity, cash flow, and risk budget requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related area
• 8-13 years of related experience
• Expert level accounting related knowledge and skills; in-depth knowledge of the accounting function
• Expert knowledge of analytical procedures used in accounting projects of complex scope which involve unique issues
• Ability to gather, organize, analyze, and report on data that is complex in nature
• Expert ability to effectively communicate complex information to management verbally and in writing
• Highly experienced using financial transactions and financial systems, as well as related policy, accounting, and unique and complex regulatory compliance requirements
• Expert knowledge of common desktop/web applications
• Advanced understanding of the interrelationship between procedures and desired results
• Due to the intensity of fiscal year end closing, vacations are not normally granted in July. Weekend and evening work may be required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working Knowledge of UC policies and procedures
• CPA or equivalent professional certification
• Oracle Cloud Financials experience

Pay

The full salary range for the Assistant Controller - Financial Audit and Reporting is $93,200 - $174,200 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $140,000 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

About UC Riverside

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country. UCR is the top university in the United States for social mobility (U.S. News 2020) and a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color. Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid (Business Insider 2019). Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens in the nation (Center for World University Rankings). UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.