SSC Finance Manager

Position Overview

The SSC Finance Manager manages the day-to-day finance activities and supervises finance staff in the Shared Service Centers. This is a full-time position responsible for building relationships with the units served, supervising the daily financial and accounting business processes of the SSC, and supporting a culture centered on delivering excellent customer service.

Job Description

• 45% SSC Leadership and Financial Oversight
  - Guides and directs activities for assigned SSC Finance Staff
  - Manages cross-functional activities of finance staff, including oversight of all accounting and financial management related functions
  - Trains in functional accounting, financial management skills, including optimizing the use of systems and reporting
  - Works with staff to maintain compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

• 30% Communication
  - Coordinates with leaders of academic departments or research centers
  - Ensures service levels are met or exceeded, based on the Service Level Agreement (SLA)
  - Meets with assigned departments and centers on a quarterly and as-needed basis
  - Addresses unique concerns or needs of assigned departments and centers
  - Resolves disputes and takes corrective action
  - Reports to the SSC Director

• 5% Policy Development and Dissemination/Training
  - Partners with Central Finance staff to develop and present information and training sessions on university financial policies and procedures and budget management techniques
  - Provides information in a variety of formats, including individual training, workshop type sessions, and seminars to financial officers, deans, directors, chairs, vice provosts and other interested staff as requested
  - Coordinates with Central Finance on the interpretation and communication of financial policies, systems, procedures, and programs

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus four (4) years related professional-level work experience OR a high school degree/GED plus eight (8) years of related management work experience

• One (1) year of supervisory, team mentorship, or leadership role experience

• Computer skills in a PC/Windows environment including MS Word and MS Excel as demonstrated by application materials and previous experience

• Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail as demonstrated by application materials

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in financial shared service center model as evidenced by application materials

• Experience with Oracles-Based systems (Oracle Analytics in the Cloud, Financials in the Cloud) and/or Concur Travel Solutions as evidenced by application materials

• Experience with fund accounting as evidenced by application materials

• Experience creating training materials and manuals as evidenced by application materials

• Experience working in a Higher Education setting in the finance or research area as evidenced by application materials

• Experience with process mapping and process improvement as evidenced by application materials

• Experience researching and analyzing complex data to develop accurate reports, identify valid solutions, forecast consequences of proposed action, and implement a course of action as evidenced by application materials

• Experience working both independently and in a team environment as evidenced by application materials

• Experience working with faculty, administrative staff, and students in a higher education environment as evidenced by application materials

• Experience managing a team as evidenced by application materials