Eastern Virginia Medical School · 10 hours ago
Director of Financial Operations
Virginia Beach, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
3+ years expEastern Virginia Medical School is seeking a Director of Financial Operations for the Ellmer School of Nursing. This role involves overseeing financial reporting, budget development, and compliance with university policies while providing guidance to leadership and managing various operational areas.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Works closely with VHS Finance in the areas of procurement, human resources, financial management, and other logistical entities
Plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates 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
Reviews and approves financial transactions within the school to ensure appropriate account, allowability and compliance
Approves budget transfers for all accounts
Manages financial oversight throughout the year and annual fiscal year-end financial activities
Performs budget and trend analyses for deans and department chairs
Determines the causes of significant variances and provides recommendations
Resolves operational and procedural financial matter including budget adjustments and/or budget reallocation
Reviews and approves monthly school reconciliation for accuracy, compliance and timeliness
Reconciles monthly activity and obtains the appropriate approvals and oversight from VHS Finance
Oversees 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
Manages and monitors Graduate Assistantships and Tuition Waivers Allocation
Confers and provides recommendations to dean and department chairs regarding the financial implication of potential and new initiatives
Monitors procurement card holders to approve and/or coordinate transactions in relation to expense tracking, budget performance and compliance of procurement/finance policies and procedures
Serves as the liaison to Human Resources and Deans and Department Chairs on a variety of personnel matters, faculty contracts, and staffing
Oversees payroll functions/coordinates HR related efforts to ensure timely and accurate payments
Approves/payroll documents/verification processes as assigned
Manages personnel activities including position analyses, updating position descriptions and assisting with employment offers
Manages in the hiring, remediation, and termination of subordinate staff and student workers within the college
Works with the dean and department chairs to provide input into competitive salary benchmarks and equity adjustments
Reviews and approves personnel actions for the school and departments
Works with deans and department chairs to develop strategic staffing plans
Provides guidance to supervisors in school to ensure compliance with HR policies, procedures, and expectations for management
Monitors risk management policies and procedures, reviews college proposals and contracts to ensure compliance with university, state, federal and audit guidelines and regulations
Oversees the management/maintenance of all insurance, leases, contracts, and other agreements relative to operations, in consultation with appropriate administrators and other university staff
Provides advice on appropriate technology required to meet information and financial reporting requirements
Authorizes and approves computer, system and building access privileges for all faculty, staff, and students within the college
May serve on university/college committees and/or initiatives
Serves 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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