Under direction of the Associate Dean of Finance and Administration (ADFA), the Director of Finance of UCLA's School of Dentistry (SoD) leads SoD's financial objectives in alignment with the School's strategic goals. The incumbent is responsible for financial management, budgeting, and forecasting of the School's funds ($80M) and will serve as a point person for campus budget office. The Director of Finance provides problem resolution as required for faculty and staff, prepares annual budgets, monitors budget variances, and prepares various school and university financial reports. The incumbent understands and leads operational success by reviewing objectives and progress with senior management.
This position works closely with the Associate Dean of Finance and Administration to direct activities that ensure division and department adherence to approved budget and ensures adequate financial controls are in place. The incumbent will advise the ADFA, Operations Leadership and the Dean on financial portfolio and resources necessary for making strategic decisions.
Percentage of Time:
100
Shift Start:
8:00 am
Shift End:
5:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
25
Records
Qualifications
Required/Preferred
Knowledge of general accounting principles and experience in their application.
Required
Demonstrated working knowledge of University/enterprise-based accounting systems.
Required
Ability to simultaneously manage a wide range of active projects and responsibilities despite frequent interruptions and a heavy and fluctuating workload.
Required
Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect relative importance of competing job responsibilities when taxed with conflicting deadlines and ability to meet deadlines.
Required
Demonstrated skill and analyzing and interpreting information, situations, practices, procedures to define to problem or objective; identify relevant concerns or factors; research and review relevant information; identify patterns, tendencies and relationship; formulate logical and objective conclusions; recognize and evaluate alternative solutions and their implications; convey consequences; and recommend or pursue appropriate courses of action.
Required
Demonstrated ability to extract information and data from major reporting systems and organize and process data for analyses.
Required
Working knowledge of various data and information sources within and outside University that can provide facts and figures essential to the completion of specific projects.
Required
Working knowledge of campus organizations and University administrative policies, procedures, budget structure and process, accounts systems, and common reporting systems such as budget, payroll, personnel, and staffing.
Preferred
Demonstrated skill in financial analysis/modeling, long-range/strategic planning, and fiscal management of a complex budget with multiple funding sources including appropriately correlating available fiscal resources with departmental programmatic needs.
Required
Demonstrated written communication skills to prepare concise, logical, diplomatic, grammatically correct analytical and administrative reports, policy statements, procedures, and correspondence.
Required
Demonstrated oral communication skills to explain complex policies and procedures formally and informally to individuals and groups in order to provide information, explain procedures and persuade others.
Required
Ability to read complex documents and understand a wide variety of legal, financial and administrative concepts.
Required
Ability to establish and maintain professional, effective working relationships with academic leaders, administrators, faculty, staff, students, campus administrators, and the public to further departmental goals and objectives.
Required
Skill as working as part of a team and collaborating with other individuals on a variety of levels.
Required
Ability to set priorities that accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
Required
Ability to organize work effectively and complete assignments in a timely manner amid conflicting demands, multiple deadlines, competing requirements, and changing priorities.
Required
Demonstrated working knowledge of computer systems (e.g., IBM, Apple) and applications (e.g. Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.).
Required
Skill in preparing financial and analytical reports utilizing available computer systems and software.
Required
Experience with developing and following policies and procedures.
Required
Ability to dress in a professional manner.
Required
Ability to maintain written and oral communication with supervisor.
Required
Ability to recognize a situation when consultation/assistance from Dean and/or experts on campus is appropriate and/or required.
Required
Skill in supervising including ability to organize work flow to accomplish established objectives, delegate responsibility, train staff as needed, evaluate subordinate effectiveness, identify staff growth opportunities and administer necessary corrective action.
Required
Ability to maintain consistent attendance.
Required
Working knowledge of federal agency budget, contracts, and grants procedures and policies and patient care operational/financial issues.
Preferred
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered
Application Deadline:
10-23-2023
External Posting Date: