Director of Financial Operations, McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University

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Job Overview

This position is responsible for all aspects of the McCourt School of Public Policy budget and financial operations. This is a key position on the McCourt Finance Team, reporting directly to the Senior Business Manager (SBM). This position directly manages the Planning and Budget analyst homed in the McCourt School of Public Policy to manage all budget, planning, actuals, financial operations, and year end projections within the school.

The Director for Financial Operations will serve as the lead finance and business partner and executes all financial aspects of their school's daily operations. Responsibilities include oversight of financial operations, management of actual financial performance, review and oversight of HCM and research expenditures and other activities directed by the SBM for their school. The Director of Financial Operations will work directly with procurement and staff accountant, serving as a liaison between the Office of the CFO and their school.

The Director of Financial Operations serve as an expert on, and ensure compliance with, University and Main Campus policies, procedures, and best practices. They maintain a thorough understanding of the GMS Chart of Accounts fields and values and how they interrelate. They take a lead on conducting regular finance on-boarding sessions for new employees, holding regular 'brown bags' for employees on finance operations topics, and answering process and policy questions regarding - for example - expense reports, and procurement and travel policies and processes.

Work Interactions

The Director of Financial Operations will report directly to the Senior Business Manager for their school. This position will directly oversee the planning and budget analyst position and the procurement and staff accountant's day-to-day activities for the financial management service center, coordinating work and giving guidance on policies and procedures. The Director of Financial Operations will coordinate with planning counterparts, ensuring the analysts understand and support the functional activities for execution. The position serves as DA and manages HR issues and processes for McCourt so it has regular and highly confidential interactions with administrative employees (SLP, staff, AAP and students) and faculty (tenure, non-tenure, fellow, adjunct, affiliate).

The Director of Financial Operations will regularly collaborate with other Director of Financial Operations from schools and administrative areas and be part of the Main Campus Financial Operations Working Group that will be coordinated and led by the Campus Director for Financial Accounting and Compliance from the Provost Finance Office.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Master's, Business or accounting preferred. A Bachelor's degree plus substantial experience in closely related fields may substitute for a Master's degree
  
• 3-5 years' progressive work experience financial analysis and budgeting in a sophisticated office environment.
  
• Relevant financial acumen (budgeting, transactional support, revenue-generating activities, chart of accounts, journals, requisitions, purchase orders, procurement, and travel). Must be a subject matter expert in at least several of these functions
  
• Ability to build and utilize financial reports
  
• Advanced business analytics skills
  
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, with a mastery of excel and experience with managing and analyzing large volumes of data
  
• Ability to support the establishment and management of budgets of at between $10M and $50M
  
• Strong communications and customer service skills
  
• Ability to engage regularly with internal and external stakeholders, including unit leads and administrators across the institution
  
• Strong organizational and time management skills; proficiency managing and prioritizing multiple tasks
  
• Ability to work with a variety of financial systems, with prior experience preferred in Workday, Adaptive, and Cognos
  
• Ability to interpret the strategic goals and plan for assigned units
  
• Enrollment and financial planning experience
  
• Revenue and expenditure analysis experience
  
• Prior experience with complex financial and longitudinal planning and financial forecasting
  
• Adaptability and flexibility
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Ability to triage and solve complex challenges and requests, strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritize work and multi-tasking to meet deadlines.
  
• Ability to engage internal and external stakeholders
  
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, with a mastery of excel and experience with managing and analyzing large volumes of data
  
• Service oriented, professional demeanor and a team orientation is required; i.e. avoiding 'that's not my job'
  
• Ability to work well under pressure, in a high paced environment, and have a sense of humor.
  
• Ability to think outside the box and to solve problems creatively
  

Preferred requirements and qualifications should be listed separately here.

Experience in higher education financial administration

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EEO Statement:

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Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.


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