Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis · 8 hours ago
Executive Director Finance & Administration - School of Law
Washington University Danforth Campus
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$160K/yr - $180K/yr
7+ years expWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is seeking an Executive Director of Finance & Administration for their School of Law. The role involves directing financial planning, administration, and facilities management while serving as a strategic partner to law school leadership.
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Responsibilities
Provides comprehensive financial information, analysis and advice to optimize use of the law school’s financial resources and capital projects in support of the needs for the Dean, university leaders and other deans in the law school
Develop, refine, and maintain comprehensive financial models to support strategic planning and decision-making including analyzing financial data and business metrics to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
Support the development of long-term financial strategies and risk assessments
Builds predictive models and forward-looking analyses including what if scenarios to understand impact of external factors and internal decisions
Leads the law school-wide accounting, budgeting/planning and financial monitoring and compliance with regulations and procedures. Develops and monitors the school’s operating budget and use of restricted funds; annual tuition rates and scholarship/remission policy; financial projections of the school’s operating budget and reserves
Performs financial analysis to support decision making by the dean and other key administrators including, but not limited to, administration of law school salaries
Represents the school in all financial discussion and negotiations with the university’s central administration and other university units
Approves financial documents, particularly those requiring dean’s level approval
Ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of administration including administrative and financial services within the law school. Ensures high quality delivery of administrative services by providers outside the law school
Oversees effective utilization of law school payroll and human resources to attract, retain and hire a diverse and effective group of faculty and staff. Utilizes central HR teams for more in-depth HR service as needed including Employee Relations, Recruitment, Organizational Development, Compensation and HR Operations
Implements and maintains strong internal controls to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resource use, accurate financial information and adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures and external regulatory requirements to protect the assets, resources, information and reputation of the law school and the university
Directs planning and vision for services and offers around the various facilities including the Anheuser-Busch Hall (home of the School of Law) with 175,000 square feet of space that includes various classrooms, library facilities, student computer laboratories, study areas, faculty offices and conference facilities
Directs the maintenance and construction activities for Law School buildings, monitoring and tracking of routine maintenance, custodial, Law School grounds, and other service requests by University Facilities Management and outside vendors. Leads the dedicated employees supporting this facility ensuring efficiency and effectiveness
Directs the IT needs of the school and develops structure, services, processes and systems that are efficiently aligned to meet the goals and objectives of department/school and its students
Ensures a high level of customer service is provided by these employees
Establishes, formulates and implements financial, administrative, physical plant and facilities and support services policies and guidelines
Performs other projects and duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education
Relevant Experience (7 Years)
Preferred
MBA, CPA, CMA or equivalent advanced degree or financial leadership experience
Senior-level operational experience in a comparably complex setting
Experience managing data and presenting it in a comprehensible form
Exceptional strategic, operational, financial, and interpersonal capabilities
Highest levels of integrity, honesty, and openness and ability to create strong and enduring collaborative relationships with key leaders across the University, the faculty and the staff
Strong record of working effectively in a multicultural and diverse environment
Well developed oral and written communication skills
Excellent negotiating, counseling, organizational and analytical skills
Excellent planning, managerial and supervisory skills
Well developed and demonstrated record of successful roles requiring financial analyst, financial management and presentation skills
Ability to maintain fast pace and manage multiple, competing priorities; collaborative and transparent working style
Ability to be genuinely dedicated to the law school and its purposes; comfortable with ambiguity and change; persistent problem solver; capable of representing the Dean and the law school in different contexts
Benefits
Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.
Company
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
WashU Medicine is a leader in improving human health throughout the world.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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