Responsibilities:

Team Leadership (50%)

Oversee the supervision of the CLA Fiscal Services teams Includes recruiting, screening, hiring, coordinating training
Coordinating annual performance reviews of the Financial Services team (as may be delegated to CLA Financial Managers)
Supervise CLA Financial Services Financial Managers (team leads).
Create a positive work environment and promote professional development.
Make recommendations to CFO regarding compensation, organizational structure and staffing levels to best meet the needs of the college and the CLA units served by the teams.
Facilitate collaboration between Fiscal Services team and CLA Budget team, as necessary.
Financial Management (25%)

Serve as Revenue Responsibility Center (RRC) Finance Cluster Director for College of Liberal Arts. The cluster director is a key liaison between central university administrative offices and the CLA fiscal and business support staff for business processes and procedures. University documentation defines this role more specifically.
Provide oversight of on-line access and signature authorizations.
Serve as primary delegate for certain levels of approval, including but not limited to:
Approve PCard applications
Approve Access Request Forms (ARF)
Approve Time & Absence for my direct reports.
Approve Payroll Verification Report for the Financial Service Teams (bi-weekly)
Approve actions that we request be done by the Controller's Office. For example, if a transaction is sitting in the wrong queue, the Controller's office can make the transfer but they require Cluster Director approval.
Level two transaction approvals (over $10,000) when the CLA Budget Director is unavailable or for transactions initiated by the Budget Director.
Travel expense policy interpretation and reconciliation, including evaluation and approval/denial of ChromeRiver tickets (RRC responsibility from the CLA CFO)
Other delegations as determined by the CFO
Business Process and Policy Development, Improvement & Communication (25%)

Maintain sound financial management and business processes that support the day-to-day operations.
Lead initiatives to improve financial management and reporting, information systems, business processes, and other administrative functions.
Help units resolve accounting issues.
Ensure consistent level of financial reporting to departments.
Coordinate information flow to CLA personnel around accounting and financial management policies and procedures.
Audiences include, but not limited to, CLA chairs & school directors, unit leaders, department administrators and preparers, and CLA Financial Services team
This includes convening regular (quarterly) forums with department administrators, department preparers, and the CLA financial services team to review, update, introduce, and discuss business policies and best practices and procedures.


Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree with a major in accounting, business administration, or a related field and a minimum of eight years of accounting or financial analysis experience.
Proven experience in a supervisory or leadership role.
Work experience in a higher education setting, including knowledge of fund accounting and grants management.
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Detail-oriented, strong project management skills. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
Process improvement and change initiatives experience.
Experience with spreadsheets, databases, and accounting systems.

Preferred Qualifications:
6-10 years of experience in handling advanced accounting transactions in the areas of purchasing, payroll, fund accounting structures, and sponsored programs (“grants”).
8-10 years of supervisory experience leading service teams including experience with recruiting, screening, hiring, training and evaluating employees.
Master's degree in accounting, business administration or a related field.
Experience in navigating successful organizational restructuring initiatives, enhancing efficiency, and fostering team synergy amidst change.
Work experience relevant to budgeting, payroll, and fiscal management in a large university setting.
Ability to negotiate and mediate delicate situations.
Experience in providing training both one-on-one and in groups.
Experience with the University of Minnesota financial systems, EFS (Enterprise Financial System), HRMS (People Soft Human Resources), ECRT (Effort Certification), ART (Account Reporting Tool), UM Analytics, and EGMS (grants management software / converting to MNGEMS as of 4-29-2024)