Yale University · 1 month ago
Associate Athletic Director, Business Operations
New Haven, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$92K/yr - $147K/yr
6+ years expYale University is a prestigious institution contributing to a better tomorrow. The Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations plays a crucial role in the financial leadership of the Athletics department, focusing on budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance.
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Responsibilities
Provide support in preparing annual budgets by collaborating with department heads and coaches
Act as Controller for the Department of Athletics while working with the University Controller’s Office to ensure compliance with university policies and procedures
Coordinate all financial audits, both external and internal, concerning the Department of Athletics. These include, but are not limited to, the annual Department of Education Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) Report, the annual NCAA Agreed Upon Procedures Report, and an annual internal Department of Athletics report
Evaluate processes and make recommendations to establish an environment of continuous improvement for the Yale Athletics Finance Office
Work with the Ivy League office on various items
Analyzes and synthesizes information and designs and creates accurate and timely reports that add value to the management of University operations
Advises and applies GAAP to specialized areas to properly report out on financial conditions
Designs financial reporting to meet the compliance needs of internal and external users
Extracts and consolidates data from multiple sources
Influences, plans, and designs methods to improve practices, processes and systems
Leads and partners with all levels of internal and external contacts to execute departmental and/or institutional level goals
Provides a high level of service that cultivates and maintains strong working relationships and effectively communicates information; takes ownership and accountability for timeliness, accuracy and relationship management
Verifies enterprise or subsystem transactions are recorded correctly to ensure accuracy of balance sheets, income statements, and other financial activities
Performs complex multi-system reconciliations; navigates through multiple complex systems and reporting tools to independently investigate and resolve non-routine discrepancies
Plans, designs, and develops reporting tools
Regulates entries to the general ledger or subsystems and ensures adherence to GAAP, regulatory requirements and financial reporting considerations
Communicates effectively at all levels and applies sound judgment when handling highly sensitive information
Translates department finance strategies into goals
Anticipates, identifies, and raises potential financial opportunities, issues, risks, ideas and solutions
Employs judgment and expertise in identifying the appropriate stakeholders to include in consultations, communications, approvals or buy-ins for designing and implementing changes
Establishes, implements and/or maintains strong internal controls in areas of assigned responsibility to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resources use, accurate financial information, and adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements
Mentors, leads and/or supervises staff
May perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance and six years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Thorough working knowledge of finance, fund accounting, and financial reporting analysis
Demonstrated ability preparing budgets, forecasts, and financial plans
Integrating multiple complex pieces of financial information to identify themes, trends, and issues
Expertise in a highly regulated organization
Well-developed managerial, decision-making, planning, organizational, problem-solving, supervisory and leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to manage people on a day-to-day basis and inspire a high level of commitment, professionalism and performance
High-level strategic planning skills
Visionary with ability to influence
Ability to generate a strategic vision and to influence people to achieve this vision
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to adapt communication style to address the needs of individuals throughout the University
Ability to anticipate changes in the business environment and proactively manage change
Strong computer skills including Excel
Solid understanding of internal control concepts and the implementation of internal control systems in a complex business environment
Preferred
Master's degree in Accounting or Finance strongly preferred
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or progress toward CPA designation highly desirable
Extensive experience in accounting, financial reporting, and reconciliation within a complex organization; higher education or athletics administration experience preferred
Company
Yale University
Yale University is a research and education institution that prioritizes its students.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$42.86MKey Investors
Bezos Earth FundAlfred P. Sloan FoundationHyundai Hope On Wheels
2025-10-23Grant
2025-05-21Grant· $0.05M
2023-01-01Grant· $1.27M
Leadership Team
Geoffrey Chatas
Senior Vice President for Operations
Jack Callahan
Senior Vice President for Operations
Recent News
2025-12-10
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