UC San Diego Health · 1 week ago
Director of Graduate Financial Support - 137938
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$90K/yr - $112K/yr
5+ years expUC San Diego Health is seeking a Director of Graduate Financial Support who will coordinate and implement financial support for over 350 graduate students in Health Sciences programs. The role involves developing policies, analyzing budgets, and serving as the primary advisor on financial support matters.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Assistant Dean of the Division of Graduate Education, the Director of Graduate Financial Support is responsible for coordinating and implementing financial support for 350+ graduate students for graduate programs in Health Sciences (Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and the Medical Scientist Training Program)
The Director serves as primary advisor and resource to students, faculty, and staff regarding graduate student support
Develop policies and procedures and resolve complex problems pertaining to graduate student support from a variety of fund sources (i.e., fellowships, training grants, GSR appointments, and TA positions)
Develop and analyze budgets for financial expenditures in the BMS and NGP programs
Provide policy interpretation, historical data, and other data analysis reports
Uses professional financial services concepts
Applies organization policies and procedures to resolve a variety of moderately complicated issues
Works on financial services problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
Collaborates in maintaining systems/methods for tracking student appointments, financial expenditures and data collection and implementation of support according to both academic and financial policy guidelines
Serves as primary financial support advisor to faculty, staff and students regarding student support expenditures and policies and procedures (University, funding source, union, etc.)
Incumbent will work directly with the Academic Resource Center (ARC) to implement all Biomedical Sciences and Neurosciences graduate student academic appointments in UCPath including Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs) and GSR Trainees and Fellows including new hires and rehires, salary, effort and title changes, funding changes, and appointment notification
Incumbent will serve as the primary liaison to departments and the Academic Resource Center to serve as a resource on salary and appointment issues under the auspices of the SOM Division of Graduate Education
The Director will provide highly complex post-award financial administration and management for complex education, training and fellowship awards and sponsored project funds within the SOMGP, in accordance with organization policy and agency requirements
Provides financial reporting and continuous analysis of revenue and expenditures
Provides forecasting for short and long term financial planning
Identifies problem areas, formulates alternative solutions and makes recommendations for a wide variety of financial and administrative issues
Utilizes standardized procedures and automated systems to create a variety of internal reports and validation of data for management use
The incumbent uses advanced financial services and accounting concepts and organizational objectives to resolve highly complex issues
Regularly works on highly complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Nine years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor's degree in related area plus five years of related experience/training
Advanced knowledge of financial or accounting concepts, policies and procedures, as well as related accounting and regulatory compliance requirements
Advanced knowledge of organization and systemwide financial processes and procedures
Advanced skills in the use of spreadsheet and database software
May require analytical skills sufficient to develop and implement financial data management and reporting systems
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across the organization at all levels
May require skills in project management, leadership, and process re-design
Advanced knowledge and understanding of internal control practices and their impact on protecting University resources
Advanced leadership skills to provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to professional and support staff
Skills include service orientation, ability to multi-task effectively in a varied, high volume environment; uses sound judgment and decision making, critical thinking, creative problem solving, and effective verbal and written communication skills
In-depth knowledge of graduate education aims and program structures in a university environment with extensive knowledge of, and experience with, the educational process, institutional policies and procedures, and organizational goals and objectives
In-depth knowledge of complex graduate student financial support matters
Demonstrated management and supervisory skills to hire, train, and direct professional and support staff to complete a high volume workload, successfully handle conflict resolution, initiate performance evaluation, and foster a cooperative working environment
Ability to recommend and implement new approaches and innovative solutions to complex graduate student employment situations, and make decisions having department-wide impact
Strong knowledge of ASE/UAW union regulations related to graduate student academic appointments
Proven knowledge of accounting principles with strong mathematical skills and demonstrated experience analyzing financial data and payroll transactions, performing statistical summaries and calculations, determining and implementing appropriate actions
Sound knowledge of and experience with UC accounting policies and procedures
Extensive knowledge of program administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment
Maintains knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply sponsor, institutional and departmental policies
Preferred
Seven or more years of relevant experience
Knowledge of and experience with UC graduate student financial support policies and procedures and merit-based financial support including federal sponsored fellowships and training grants
Knowledge of the UAW GSR contract and related policies and procedures
Experience/working knowledge of the following applications: UCPath, Financial Support Request Tool (FSRT), Oracle, Microsoft Office suite
Relevant experience within the University of California system
Company
UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.2MKey Investors
The Beryl InstituteThe Conrad Prebys Foundation
2025-10-31Grant
2023-06-26Grant· $0.2M
Leadership Team
Christian Dameff
Medical Director of Cybersecurity
Sandip Patel
Professor
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