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Salary Range $90,000.00 - $165,750.00
Required Skills and Abilities
1. Ability to analyze large data sets; ability to recognize patterns in data, information or events to draw logical conclusions and make recommendations. Demonstrated advanced analytical skills.
2. Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner and to write comprehensive reports. Proven strong leadership skills, including the ability to manage project teams effectively.
3. Advanced skills in using the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Access, Word, Project, Outlook and PowerPoint. Working knowledge of ERP Systems.
4. Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills, including but not limited to quantitative and qualitative analysis of internal and external data to support the development and execution of business improvement strategies. Experience with data models and reporting packages. Good interpersonal and organization skills with strong attention to detail.
5. Ability to work in diverse, cross-functional teams with limited guidance. Actively solicits differing opinions to ensure understanding of complex issues and acts in a manner that builds and maintains trust. Demonstrated ability to work independently to meet deadlines. Ability to build strong relationships with all business partners and suppliers.
Principal Responsibilities
1. Takes the lead role in facilitating and coordinating data within the unit. Financial modeling and forecasting: Provides specialized technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Organizes information from a variety of sources to establish data banks for use in analyzing and creating future plans and forecasts. Guides and collaborates with all levels of management, both internally and externally, to gather, analyze, summarize, prepare, and present recommendations regarding financial plans, trended future requirements, operating forecasts and/or similar complex financial matters. Research and evaluate information to resolve issues and/or influence decisions. Conceptualizes, develops and executes multi-variable complex financial models.
2. Financial Analysis and Reporting: Analyzes and synthesizes information and designs and creates accurate and timely reports. Designs financial reporting to meet the compliance needs of internal and external users. Extracts and consolidate data from multiple sources.
3. Financial methods and systems: Influences, plans, and designs methods to improve practices, processes and systems. Leads and partners with all levels of internal and external contacts to execute departmental and/or institutional level goals. Provides a high level of service that cultivates and maintains strong working relationships and effectively communicates information; takes ownership and accountability for timeliness, accuracy and relationship management.
4. Strategic Resource: Translates department finance strategies into goals. Anticipates, identifies, and raises potential financial opportunities, issues, risks, ideas and solutions. Employs judgment and expertise in identifying the appropriate stakeholders to include in consultations, brings stakeholders and individual contributors together and facilitates/leads projects to completion, communications, approvals or buy-ins for designing and implementing changes.
5. Compliance and risk management: Establishes, implements and/or maintains strong internal controls in areas of assigned responsibility to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resources use, accurate financial information, and adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements.
6. Mentors, leads and/or supervise staff. Brings units together as team.
7. May perform other duties as assigned
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance and six years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated application of financial, accounting and economic concepts.
Master's degree in related field.
Proven working experience leading a team conducting data analysis or business data analysis.
Technical experience regarding data modeling, database design and development, and data mining techniques.
Experience with business intelligence (BI) tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms for data visualization and reporting.
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check.
Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring department.
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