Eastern Virginia Medical School · 14 hours ago
Director of Financial Operations
Virginia Beach, VA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$85K/yr - $85K/yr
3+ years expEastern Virginia Medical School is seeking a Director of Financial Operations for the Ellmer School of Nursing. This role involves overseeing various administrative areas including finance, human resources, and compliance with university policies, while providing guidance to the college's leadership and managing financial operations and risk management activities.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Oversee multiple general administrative strategic, tactical, and/or operational areas including but not limited to Strategic Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, and/or Information Technology to ensure compliance with university policies and procedures in financial reporting and management
Develop college guidelines for the preparation, development, and submission of annual operating budgets Financial Administration in consultation with the deans and department chairs
Work closely with VHS Finance in the areas of procurement, human resources, financial management, and other logistical entities
Plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate policies and procedures and monitor compliance with policies and procedures. Interpret state, federal and university policies and procedures. Develop recommended guidelines for the school within university policies and procedures
Review and approve financial transactions within the school to ensure appropriate account, allowability and compliance. Approve budget transfers for all accounts
Manage financial oversight throughout the year and annual fiscal year-end financial activities. Perform budget and trend analyses for deans and department chairs. Determine the causes of significant variances and provide recommendations. Resolve operational and procedural financial matters including budget adjustments and/or budget reallocation
Review and approve monthly school reconciliation for accuracy, compliance and timeliness. Reconcile monthly activity and obtain the appropriate approvals and oversight from VHS Finance
Oversee Ed Foundation gift and endowment accounts and Research Foundation contracts, sponsored projects, and their related cost sharing commitments, and overhead allocations, disbursements, and payroll activity
Manage and monitor Graduate Assistantships and Tuition Waivers Allocation
Confer and provide recommendations to dean and department chairs regarding the financial implication of potential and new initiatives
Monitor procurement card holders to approve and/or coordinate transactions in relation to expense tracking, budget performance and compliance of procurement/finance policies and procedures
Serve as the liaison to Human Resources and Deans and Department Chairs on a variety of personnel matters, faculty contracts, and staffing
Oversee payroll functions/coordinate HR related efforts to ensure timely and accurate payments. Approve payroll documents/verification processes as assigned
Manage personnel activities including position analyses, updating position descriptions and assisting with employment offers
Manage in the hiring, remediation, and termination of subordinate staff and student workers within the college
Work with the dean and department chairs to provide input into competitive salary benchmarks and equity adjustments
Review and approve personnel actions for the school and departments. Work with deans and department chairs to develop strategic staffing plans. Provide guidance to supervisors in school to ensure compliance with HR policies, procedures, and expectations for management
Monitor risk management policies and procedures, review college proposals and contracts to ensure compliance with university, state, federal and audit guidelines and regulations
Oversee the management/maintenance of all insurance, leases, contracts, and other agreements relative to operations, in consultation with appropriate administrators and other university staff
Provide advice on appropriate technology required to meet information and financial reporting requirements
Authorize and approve computer, system and building access privileges for all faculty, staff, and students within the college
May serve on university/college committees and/or initiatives
Serve as the liaison for audits, risk management, and facilities management
Additional duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's in finance, Business Administration, or Accounting. Or a bachelor's degree in finance, Business Administration or Accounting with related work experience equivalent to a master's degree in field of study
Minimum of three years in the following areas:
Extensive experience using Banner or other university related student/financial applications
Considerable experience in financial management and administration, strategic planning, budgeting and financial planning
Microsoft Office (expertise in Excel)
Considerable experience forecasting and projecting budget scenarios within different budget models
Some experience aligning strategic initiatives with financial plans
Company
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School is a school in Norfolk.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Bob Armstrong
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SENTARA CENTER FOR SIMULATION & IMMERSIVE LEARNING (2016- PRESENT)
Brie Sanders
HR Business Partner
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