Director of Finance & Business Operations

Responsibilities

• Administers a complex center or multiple departments.
• Manages budget and engages in strategic planning to ensure all goals are met.
• Hires and directs the activities of staff.
• Solves personnel issues as they arise.
• Engages in budget-planning, grant oversight, and policy development.
• Implements new programs and projects and monitors ongoing activities of department or center.
• Reviews department policies and processes and implements improvements as needed.
• Represents department or center to internal and external constituents.

Requirements

• Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4-year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.
• Experience: Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of directly job-related experience.
• Certification/Licensing: None.

Qualifications

• The Division of Advancement and Alumni prefers candidates to have a CPA license.
• The Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
• The Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

Benefits

The University of Houston-System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions.