Associate Director of Research Finance

The University of Texas at Austin
retirement plan
United States, Texas, Austin
101 East 27th Street (Show on map)
Nov 09, 2024
Job Posting Title: Associate Director of Research Finance ---- Hiring Department: Dell Medical School ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- Job Details: General Notes The Office of Finance at the Dell Medical School is looking an Associate Director of Research Finance. Purpose Responsible for developing, analyzing, and maintaining the finance health and budgets in the research pillar of the organization. This position is highly matrixed between the Office of Research leadership, the departments and their Chairs, and peer finance leaders. Responsibilities Serve as key leader and liaison for the Sr Director of Finance and the CFO in working with the Office of Research to create and execute a financially viable plan for growth in the research pillar. Assist department leaders in creating and monitoring the research annual budgets in accordance with organization standards. Develop analytics and standardized monthly financial review processes between departments and finance to assess performance to budget in volumes, revenues and all expense categories. Other related duties as assigned. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree and 7-8 years of relevant experience or Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. MBA, MAcc) and at least five years of experience in leadership positions in academic healthcare, hospital and/or multidisciplinary clinic setting. Experience financially managed a broad healthcare academic portfolio. Broad knowledge of financial planning and budgeting, superb analytic, project management and presentation. Ability to manage complicated and complex organizations, including academic medical or health care entities. Experience managing various sources of funding streams. Experience with process management systems and software. High level communication skills. Experience working closely with diverse stakeholders, internal and external partners. Ability to exercise resourcefulness and good judgment in a fast-paced environment. Ability to manage multiple streams of work. Detail oriented. Excellent analytical skills, problem solving ability and strong critical thinking skills. Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The successful candidate should have excellent communications skills, leadership abilities, and possess the highest ethical standards. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Experience in academic healthcare, hospital, and/or higher education setting. An advanced degree in business, accounting, finance or related field. Salary Range $105,000+ depending on qualifications Working Conditions May work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. ---- Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF] E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF] Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.