at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Director of Finance and Data Analytics
Director of Finance and Data Analytics
Hiring Department: Finance & Accounting
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1025206
Posting Close Date: May 31, 2024
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
Position Summary
This position has overall responsibility for the financial management of the College and oversight of corresponding data analytics requirements. Oversees financial, regulatory, and business activities for the College of Nursing, ensuring organizational efficiency and effectiveness, including financial analysis and strategic planning; forecasting; budgeting; regulatory agencies, University and State policies and procedures. This position will lead a team of finance, and accounting, and data professionals in the reviewing and approving all revenues and expenditures flowing through the College, providing advice and counsel to units within the College, and acting as liaison to internal offices as well as with the University's various central business offices for issues or questions related to the College's financial operations.
Duties & Responsibilities
Develop, establish, and enforce policies and procedures to manage financial operations across the College of Nursing. Ensure the proper operational controls, administration and reporting procedures, and resource allocation systems are in place to operate most effectively and position the College for financial sustainability.
Oversee the College's annual budget process. Establish planning parameters, prepare annual budgets for all units, and monitor performance to those budgets.
Forecast annual revenues from all sources (e.g., tuition from education programs, ICR from research programs, patient care revenue from clinical operations, self-supporting activities) and advise the Associate Dean for Administration and College-leadership with short-term and long-term fiscal planning.
Develop and prepare special reports for College leadership (Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads) and external stakeholders. Interpret financial data to College leadership and staff.
Facilitate and conduct appropriate training for financial staff. Participate in the recruitment and annual performance evaluation process for financial staff across the College.
Provide high level oversight for transactions flowing through individual departments and campuses. Analyze expenditures and budget variances and initiative corrective action plans when applicable.
Create and develop financial proforma templates, budgets, and cost analyses for new academic programs, clinical practice initiatives, self-supporting and revenue generating activities.
Ensure college-wide compliance with State, University, campus, and College financial policies and requirements.
Provide technical expertise and leadership in the design and development of strategies for the effective collection and dissemination of college information.
Create library of self-service reporting and visualization tools to provide insight, facilitate executive level analysis and decision-making.
Advise college leadership in data quality assessment and the selection of appropriate tools and methodologies to address data needs and to inform... For full info follow application link.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The University of Illinois Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
