Job Description

Overview

The Financial Officer Sr. directs the fiscal management and delivery of business services for the USU College of Engineering. The position shares a coordinated reporting line to the Dean of Engineering and the Executive Director of Budget & Planning. The Financial Officer Sr. must demonstrate strong emotional intelligence skills balanced with superb technical acumen. This position cultivates effective working relationships within the organization and maintains an open-minded approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Provides financial management support to the Dean.
• Understands and supports the mission and vision of the Dean.
• Provides counsel and advice to the Dean and other leaders regarding financial, budget, and other business-related issues using tools such as financial analysis and report writing.
• Participates as a member of the Dean\xe2\x80\x99s senior team.
• Manages unit budgets from a variety of funding sources, exhibiting expertise on allowable uses of different fund types.
• Ensures compliance with university, state, and federal policies and regulations, while maintaining appropriate internal control safeguards.
• Recommends and participates in the development of university policies and procedures; may serve on university planning and policy-making committees.
• Leads and supports all Business Services staff within the college, including the Utah Water Research Laboratory and the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center.
• Enables a cohesive team approach to providing effective financial management and business transaction support for the college.
• Trains and mentors business services staff to maintain a successful and effective operation.
• Builds strong relationships of trust with faculty, staff, leadership and other constituents of the college.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a business field plus six years of experience or an equivalent combination of education plus experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading a team.
• Experience with the Banner database system (

) * Experience at an institution of higher education.

• Experience with financial management of grants and contracts (sponsored research).

Required Documents

Along with the online application, please attach: * Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under \xe2\x80\x9cResume/CV\xe2\x80\x9d

• Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application
• Leadership Philosophy to be typed/pasted at the end of your application under \xe2\x80\x9cOther Documents\xe2\x80\x9d

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Advertised Salary

Commensurate with experience plus excellent benefits

ADA

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

University Highlights

Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 and is Utah\xe2\x80\x99s land-grant and space-grant university. USU is one of only 146 research institutions in the U.S. classified as R1 \xe2\x80\x9cvery high research activity\xe2\x80\x9d by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. As one of the two premier research institutions in Utah, USU provides a high-quality education at an affordable price. With its main campus in Logan, the university serves approximately 27,500 students, including 24,255 undergraduates and 3,171 graduate students. USU Online has served students from all 50 states and 55 countries for 25 years.

USU\xe2\x80\x99s statewide system features three residential campuses, 30 total campus locations, and 23 Extension education centers. The university employs 903 full-time faculty members, 124 executive administrators, and 1,649 full-time support staff. USU offers 115 undergraduate majors, as well as 91 master\xe2\x80\x99s and 42 doctoral degrees. about USU.

A core characteristic of USU is engagement with communities and people in economic development, improvements to quality of life, and human capital. Through the practical application of knowledge, the University and its faculty engage and share expertise with the state, nation, and world, preserving the historical land-grant tradition of partnering with communities to address critical societal issues in the interest of the public good.

The USU main campus is located in beautiful , a city of about 50,000 situated in a picturesque mountain valley about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. Outstanding recreational opportunities abound in the nearby mountains and proximate region.

USU is sensitive to the needs of dual career couples and provides a to support careers for partners who are also seeking employment.

USU endeavors to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access in all aspects of employment to qualified persons with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the university\xe2\x80\x99s ADA Coordinator in the Human Resource office at 435-797-0122 or submit a request at hr@usu.edu.

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