Department: College of Science (COS)

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• Lead the development of a transparent, sustainable, equitable, and inclusive strategic budgeting process within the College, working closely with Department Chairs and College leadership;
• Develop multi-year revenue and expenditure projections, including scenario planning; make recommendations regarding resource allocations to College leadership;
• Develop analyses to facilitate strategic decision-making and understand financial feasibility of cost-related initiatives associated with advancing the College's strategic plan;
• Establish and maintain effective financial management systems, tools, and reporting for timely, comprehensive decision-making; provide regular (i.e., monthly) forecasts and budget to actual analyses to budget owners;
• Oversee the day-to-day management of fiscal operations, including assessing and maintaining effective financial controls for the College;
• Lead the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures for the College that promote transparency, equity, inclusivity, effectiveness and efficiency in the College's processes; ensure COS policies are in alignment with University policies and procedures;
• Work closely with the College's research administration team and Associate Dean for Research on financial analyses and forecasts related to sponsored research expenditures and indirect recovery;
• Work with the College's advancement team on analysis of fund balances and spending trends in Foundation accounts;
• Collaborate with the College's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) to ensure that fiscal processes are equitable, inclusive, and reflect anti-racist and Inclusive Excellence values;
• Collaborate with the CBO and budget owners to identify, analyze and resolve budgetary and other fiscal issues;
• Work collaboratively with College Human Resources on position control, resource allocations for positions, payroll, and other related activities;
• Supervise, train and cross-train finance staff to provide high quality service to the College; provide leadership for College and departmental staff in training and development related to financial policies, procedures, and practices; and
• Serve as a team member and leader in establishing and maintaining a collaborative, respectful, inclusive work environment within the College.

• Master's degree in a relevant field or a Bachelor's degree accompanied by extensive relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Advanced knowledge of principles and practices of financial management, planning, forecasting and controls;
• Experience in developing and maintaining financial planning tools and forecasting models for both short- and long-range financial planning;
• Experience overseeing financial operations for a complex organization;
• Experience aligning strategic initiatives with financial plans;
• Demonstrated ability to act with integrity and maintain confidentiality;
• Ability to work in partnership with and across various internal and external stakeholders (e.g., faculty, staff, supervisees, University Fiscal Services team);
• Committed to advancing access, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (A-JEDI);
• Ability to effectively communicate with colleagues across a range of financial skillsets;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision;
• Seek out opportunities to improve operations and make recommendations for implementation; and
• Be willing to take on additional work as needed to ensure smooth operations of the unit and the College.

• Experience in the leadership and management of financial strategy, planning, and execution, preferably within a higher education setting.

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.

Location: Fairfax, VA

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