The University of Texas at Austin · 4 weeks ago
Director of Finance & Administration, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
UT MAIN CAMPUS
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expThe University of Texas at Austin is a leading educational institution known for its top-ranked programs in Chemical Engineering. The Director of Finance & Administration will provide leadership and oversight of all administrative, financial, and academic operations within the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering.
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Responsibilities
Financial/Budgeting Oversight– Prepare the department’s annual budgets including the strategic budget, supplemental teaching budget, and operational budgets. Review and approve business contracts, tuition payments, and payment vouchers. Monitor the department’s stopgap and default tuition accounts. Prepare and supervise the preparation of various department reports, annual operation budgets, endowment reporting and ensure compliance with funding regulations. Serve as Electronic Office Manager (EOM) and coordinate authorizations to various financial systems for departmental staff
Human Resources – Provide oversight of the human resources functions for the departments. Review and approve appointments for compliance with relevant policies. Act as departmental Cost Center Manager, HR Partner and Timekeeper. Process Professional-Track Faculty appointments, draft faculty offer letters, and process faculty summer assignments. Oversee graduate student, visiting scholar, and researcher hiring and on-boarding. Review human resources and payroll costing data regularly to ensure proper use of funding, ensuring adjustments are processed in a timely manner and in accordance with funding stipulations
Operational Oversight – Oversee the Undergraduate and Graduate program offices, Facilities and IT team, Business Affairs team, Administrative staff and External Relations team. Assist the Chair with development and implementation of new programs, initiatives and special projects. Enhance daily operations of the department through process and procedure improvements, staff training, and providing professional development opportunities
Faculty Affairs – Assist the Chair and various committees with faculty recruitment, hiring, awards, and reviews. Support new faculty in on-boarding and monitoring of start-up commitments
Department’s Liaison – Work closely with the CSE Dean’s Office, central offices, and other departments or colleges. Provide timely and effective communication to department stakeholders related to new policies or procedures
Other related functions as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and progressively responsible experience managing administrative operations
Understanding and ability to converse thoughtfully and intelligently about business and administrative operations
Demonstrated organizational skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
Demonstrated ability to work successfully with individuals at all levels of an organization
Demonstrated ability to seek opportunities for collaboration
Excellent relationship-building skills
Professional demeanor
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively and manage details of several concurrent projects
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage competing priorities and to identify and prioritize work
Preferred
Ten or more years of managerial experience
Relevant professional experience in managing academic and administrative units serving a broad population of faculty, students, and staff
Proven track record of leading development or strategic restructuring of administrative functions and developing/implementing strategic plans
Experience working in a STEM environment, ideally with a substantial research operation
Experience working with faculty, staff, and students in an academic environment
Experience showing a high degree of initiative and good judgment
Benefits
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.
Company
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public universities in the United States.
10001+ employees
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