Director of Budget and Financial Planning - 232400 jobs in United States
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East Tennessee State University · 1 month ago

Director of Budget and Financial Planning - 232400

East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an institution with over 14,000 diverse students and highly ranked graduate and undergraduate programs. They are seeking a Director of Budget and Financial Planning to assist in developing university budgets and ensuring financial oversight for various organizations under the President’s Office.

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Responsibilities

Responsible to the Senior Associate Vice President for Budget and Financial Planning and assisting the Chief Financial Officer in the development of the university budgets for submission to the ETSU Board of Trustees, Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), and Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC); acting as second-in-command for the office during the Senior Associate Vice President’s absence; gathering information about current state, best practices/industry standards, and desired future processes for the Division of Business and Finance; collecting and assessing data on Business and Finance process improvement and performance; documenting processes and methodologies for senior leadership, process owners, and other key partners; providing timely and accurate status reports/updates designed to track achievements, raise risks/issues, as well as provide transparency to Chief Financial Officer and to each projects process owner and/or sponsor; identifying opportunities for improvement, recommending solutions, and forming collaborative teams/working groups with personnel/stakeholders from across the Division and University; facilitating quality improvement efforts and new best practices to ensure realization of improvements; developing communication plans and provide project status updates as needed for Division; collecting, analyzing and compiling data from university colleagues to respond to legislative fiscal notes and Finance, Ways and Means Questionnaires; Responsible for financial oversight for all the organizations under the President’s Office, and the Divisions of Advancement and Student Life and Enrollment; Responsible for ensuring compliance with university, THEC, TBR, state and federal policies and procedures; EPM system management and maintenance and performing other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Governmental fund accountingBudgetingAccounting practicesFinancial planningProcess improvement techniquesSpreadsheet proficiencyDatabase managementWord processingProject managementCPA certificationCMA certificationEquityDiversity commitmentCommunication skillsTime managementRelationship building

Required

Bachelor's degree in business or accounting
Three to five years of progressively responsible budgeting and/or accounting experience
Three to five years of experience working with computer spreadsheets, databases and word processing

Preferred

Project management experience, including system implementations and financial processes, preferred
Master's degree preferred
Experience in higher education preferred
CPA or CMA certification preferred

Benefits

For information on benefits, please visit www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits.

Company

East Tennessee State University

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East Tennessee State University is an American University located in Johnson City, Tennessee

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$0.02M
Key Investors
GRAMMY Museum
2023-11-28Grant· $0.02M

Leadership Team

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Audrey M. Depelteau
Director Innovation Laboratory
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Stephen Marshall
Professor
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