UNIV - Accounting/Fiscal Manager I - Department of Family Medicine

Job Duties

• Financial Analysis and Strategic Planning
• Prepare and interpret financial reports, budget variance analyses, projections, and performance metrics for departmental leadership.
• Evaluate financial trends, identify risks and opportunities, and develop recommendations to optimize resource utilization and financial performance.
• Partner with the Vice Chair for Finance and Administration on strategic initiatives, business planning, growth opportunities, and resource allocation decisions.
• Budget Administration and Fiscal Oversight
• Develop, manage, and monitor departmental operating budgets and funding sources across the department's clinical, educational, and research missions.
• Maintain fiscal sustainability and responsible stewardship of resources by monitoring revenues, expenditures, fund balances, and budget variances.
• Oversee personnel funding allocations, effort distributions, and salary funding strategies for faculty, staff, trainees, and temporary employees.
• Develop budget forecasts and recommend corrective actions to address financial risks and emerging funding needs.
• Provide guidance to leadership regarding budget performance, staffing plans, funding strategies, and resource utilization.
• Grants, Contracts, and Sponsored Program Administration
• Provide financial oversight for grants, contracts, and sponsored projects supporting the department's clinical, educational, and research missions.
• Partner with principal investigators, ORSP, GCA, sponsors, and departmental leadership to support pre-award and post-award financial management.
• Aid in grant budgets, financial projections, sponsor reports, and related documentation.
• Monitor expenditures, personnel funding, effort allocations, and project balances to ensure compliance and prevent overspending.
• Coordinate financial reporting, budget revisions, carryover requests, cost transfers, amendments, and closeout activities.
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, sponsor, and institutional requirements governing sponsored programs.
• Financial Compliance and Operational Management
• Maintain financial controls and ensure compliance with institutional policies, sponsor requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Review and approve financial transactions, reconciliations, and budget adjustments.
• Provide financial oversight and guidance to administrative staff supporting procurement, payroll, reimbursements, and related financial processes.
• Support audits, financial reviews, and compliance monitoring activities.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to strengthen financial operations and internal controls.
• Communication and Leadership Support
• Support departmental leadership, faculty, staff, central administrative offices, and external stakeholders as a financial liaison.
• Present financial information and recommendations in a clear and actionable manner to support decision-making.
• Provide guidance on financial policies, budgeting, grants management, and compliance requirements.
• Participate in special projects and perform other related duties as assigned.

  Preferred Experience, Knowledge And Skills

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience with enterprise financial systems, such as WorkDay
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data, identify trends, and develop actionable insights
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment

  Minimum Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field and professional experience in a related area, such as accounting, auditing, finance, or banking.
  • Masters degree preferred.
  • A bachelor's degree with accounting courses and five years professional experience in a related area such as accounting, auditing, banking or finance.

  Physical Requirements

  • Ability to perform job functions in an upright position.
  • Ability to perform job functions in a seated position.
  • Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile.
  • Ability to work indoors.
  • Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces.
  • Ability to bend at the waist.
  • Ability to squat and perform job functions.
  • Ability to fully use both hands/arms.
  • Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders.
  • Ability to reach in all directions.
  • Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
  • Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted.
  • Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted.
  • Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted.
  • Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted.
  • Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected.
  • Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand.
  • Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance.
  • Ability to match or discriminate between colors.
  • Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception.
  • Good peripheral vision capabilities.
  • Ability to hear and/or understand conversations.
  • Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.