Job Description

Position Overview
The position advises assigned college or unit administrative leadership about financial matters, oversees and advises the leadership team about financial and administrative decisions affecting their units. This position is responsible for ensuring the fiscal integrity of all general education, donation, revenue, grant and other budgets, within the specified units, ensuring compliance with all governing federal, state and University of Idaho policies and procedures and for providing the full spectrum of budgeting and administrative requirements for the unit including high-level budget planning and fiscal management.

Duties may include:
Provides leadership, support, direction and training for financial support staff
Collaboratively developing current and long-term budgets
Monitoring funds usage and preparing budget projections, developing and providing periodic financial reports for unit leadership and other administrators as required
Provides leadership and guidance for business processes
Acting as a representative for the units in policy and compliance matters, financial business, accountability, and financial strategic planning in addition to providing general unit support in areas of strategic importance
Other duties as assigned

Positions at this level manage a portfolio of funds for a college or division with annual operating expenses of approximately $10 – $20m, comprised of General Education funding and generally four or more additional fund types of moderate to high complexity. Positions most often supervise dedicated fiscal specialists and the work of administrative and/or financial specialists with alternate reporting lines within the college or division. Fiscal operations at this level generally support activities of 100 – 150 faculty and staff.
Unit URL
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences | University of Idaho
Position Qualifications
Required Experience
Five years of management-level and/or supervisory experience in the areas of budget, fiscal or business operations including:
Working with administrators to develop budgets
Monitoring use of funds
Use of electronic business systems
Organizing and analyzing financial data in spreadsheet software to prepare summaries and financial reports
Editing and writing business correspondence using proper grammar and punctuation as demonstrated in application materials

Required Education
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business or Public Administration; six additional years of experience (for a total of eleven) may substitute for a Bachelor’s Degree
Required Other
None
Additional Preferred
Master’s degree in business, economics, accounting or related field
Experience working in an academic setting
Experience working with state or federal governmental funds
Experience utilizing database systems, spreadsheets and accounting systems to analyze, compile and produce a variety of reports