Associate Director of Finance

Core Duties

Manage the work of other employees, make hiring decisions, provide coaching and mentoring, manage performance, contribute to succession planning within area of responsibility.

Establish overall objectives or direction for a unit, project, or operational area.

Plan, direct, and monitor all budgets for areas of responsibility, and manage business operation and administration of a functional unit or area; may lead a team in providing post award sponsored research administration and services.

Identify and resolve complex issues which may span multiple areas, applying ingenuity and creativity to problem analysis and resolution.

Oversee report preparation and analysis requiring the consolidation of multiple, complex financial and statistical data points.

Communicate financial policies and procedures; ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness for management financial processes and reports.

Collaborate with other colleagues on cross-functional projects; contribute to solutions that may affect policy changes or the development of new controls or processes.

Contribute to projects in work area or unit; make decisions determining approach to managing and completing processes.

Represent the unit within the functional unit or school and to external constituencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and six years relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of Oracle or other business financial systems
• Solid understanding of financial principles
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• Ability to clearly and effectively present information to internal and external audiences, and all levels of management
• Strong analytical skills to review and analyze complex financial information
• Strong leadership and management skills with previous experience managing people, delegating workload and providing direction/corrections as necessary
• Knowledge of property management requirements related to Stanford or non-Stanford title of equipment and fabrications
• Demonstrated competency in project management of a high volume of work, some of which is cyclical
• If managing sponsored projects, ability to manage post and pre award administration for sponsored projects within his/her unit
• Knowledge and fluency of governmental regulations and completion of Cardinal Curriculum level I and II
• Knowledge of procurement needs, including sole-sourcing, cost analyses, vendor requirements, and small business reporting
• Demonstrated experience working successfully with PIs, their administrative staff, and the office of sponsored research and external sponsors
• Demonstrated success in performing meticulous, high quality and compliant work
• Ability to interpret complex research and fiscal policies, assimilate information from a wide range of resources and act like a mentor and resource to others