Director of Finance - Campus Services

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Description

The Director of Campus Services Finance is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight for the Campus Services Finance Department and for the financial management, planning, reporting, and stewardship of resources across the Campus Services portfolio. The Director serves as a strategic financial advisor to Campus Services leadership and partners with departmental leaders and University financial offices to support sound decision-making, long-term financial sustainability, effective resource allocation, and compliance with university financial policies and practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides leadership and oversight for financial management activities across the Campus Services portfolio, including operating and capital budgets, accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, financial analysis, and long-range financial planning.
• Leads annual operating and capital budget development and coordinates short- and long-range financial planning, resource allocation, financial modeling, trending, and forecasting.
• Develops financial models, business cases, scenario analyses, and forecasts to assess the financial implications of changes to programs, services, operations, capital projects, and new construction.
• Monitors organizational financial performance, including expenses, fund balances, reserves, and financial commitments, and recommends corrective actions or strategies as appropriate.
• Oversees departmental accounting activities and month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting.
• Leads financial reporting and business intelligence activities for Campus Services, providing leadership and departmental stakeholders with timely and meaningful information regarding budget performance, projections, financial trends, and other financial matters.
• Establishes and maintains financial policies, procedures, governance, workflows, and internal controls to ensure appropriate stewardship of University resources and compliance with University policies, accounting standards, audit requirements, and established business practices.
• Monitors financial transactions and workflows to ensure appropriateness, accuracy, consistency, and alignment with University and Campus Services policies and procedures.
• Partners with departmental leaders and finance staff to promote consistent financial practices, strengthen financial accountability, and support effective financial management throughout Campus Services.
• Reviews and continuously improves financial processes, systems, workflows, and reporting practices with a focus on transparency, efficiency, customer service, internal controls, and ease of doing business.
• Provides leadership and oversight for Finance service delivery to Campus Services departments, establishing service expectations, performance measures, and processes that support timely, consistent, and high-quality financial services.
• Develops and coordinates financial communication, guidance, and training for Campus Services leaders, budget managers, and staff to promote understanding of financial policies, processes, responsibilities, and organizational financial performance.
• Provides leadership for the Campus Services Finance team, including hiring, supervision, performance management, workload management, professional development, succession planning, and building organizational capability.
• Develops the mission, vision, strategic priorities, and annual goals of the Campus Services Finance Department and establishes metrics to evaluate departmental performance and service effectiveness.
• Maintains effective relationships with central University Finance, Budget, Treasury, Controller, and other University offices and serves as a primary Campus Services liaison on financial matters.
• Represents Campus Services on University committees, working groups, and initiatives related to finance, budgeting, accounting, financial systems, and resource management.
• Understands the varied operating and financial models across Campus Services and develops recommendations that balance departmental needs with broader Campus Services and University priorities.
• Performs other related responsibilities as required.
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field and eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in financial management, accounting, budgeting, financial planning, financial analysis, or related business operations, including demonstrated leadership experience, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex budgets, financial planning, financial reporting, and financial analysis is required.
• Experience in higher education, healthcare, facilities, construction, or another complex institutional environment is preferred. An advanced degree and/or relevant professional certification is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of financial systems, financial controls, accounting and budgeting practices, and business intelligence tools is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills, and demonstrated analytical, communication, leadership, and relationship-management skills are required.

NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee. 

Additional Details

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