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Facilities & Operations is seeking an energetic and transformative leader to head our seasoned Budget & Reporting team who support annual operating budgets of approximately $200M. This pivotal role requires not only a deep proficiency in spreadsheet analysis but also the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for all levels of our organization. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong communication skills and a hands-on approach to financial leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Financial Analysis: Conduct thorough analyses of monthly financial results and budget variances, focusing on identifying trends, generating insights, and providing detailed explanations.
- Financial Reporting & Presentation: Collaborate closely with the Associate Director to prepare and present comprehensive monthly financial assessments to F&O partners, ensuring clarity and strategic foresight.
- Budget Support & Consultation: Offer expert guidance to financial partners across F&O on a wide spectrum of budget-related matters, including annual and monthly budgeting for Auxiliary and General Funds, capital planning, rate development, and cost containment strategies. Serve as a trusted advisor, providing consultation and resolution for complex budget issues.
- Year-End Financial Certification: Spearhead the annual year-end certification financial processes and conduct in-depth analyses, ensuring accuracy and compliance across all financial operations within F&O.
- Strategic Financial Leadership: Collaborate with financial leadership across F&O to analyze potential strategies, make informed decisions on significant matters without immediate direction, and contribute to ongoing financial planning efforts.
- Special Projects & Additional Duties: Assist with various special projects and undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by the Associate Director, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to organizational goals.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a business-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
- Strong financial management skills in budgeting and financial reporting.
- Strong proficiency in financial analysis tools and software, particularly Business Objects. Demonstrated skill in creating data queries and reports.
- In-depth knowledge of budgeting and variance analysis. Extensive knowledge and experience using spreadsheets, advanced spreadsheet functions and complex databases.
- Highly proactive, a high degree of problem-solving skills, a high sense of ownership and accountability for workload, and flexibility during times of change.
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to recognize and investigate data anomalies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize and present complex financial information clearly and concisely to leadership.
Facilities and Operations seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to sustain the excellence of the university, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.
F&O is a positive organization dedicated to the principles of being respectful, collaborative, solutions-based, and proactive.
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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