Financial Operations Advisor at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio

Job Description:

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Job Title:Financial Operations AdvisorDepartment:Student Life | Financial Management

The Office of Student Life fosters students' development, learning, well-being and sense of belonging; empowers students to achieve their academic, personal and professional goals; and prepares students to be engaged in a global society.

The Financial Operations Advisor serves as a lead fiscal officer and senior accountant on the Student Life Financial Management team. This position directs and provides oversight for administrative and fiscal operational needs for the following Student Life units: SL Senior Vice President and Associate Vice Presidents' offices, Technology Services, BuckID, Student Health Insurance, Strategic Communications & Media, Marketing, Development, Partner Engagement & Innovation, Development, Human Resources, Financial Management, Disability Services, Center for Belonging and Social Change, and other affiliated organizations.

As a strategic business partner, this position applies developed industry knowledge to collaborate closely with directors to contribute to the development and implementation of financial management strategies and short-term and long-term unit goals. Through effective navigation of university systems, this role synthesizes data to convey difficult, complex, or sensitive information to appropriate leaders to influence data-driven strategic decisions and helps to identify and recommend solutions. This position maintains an operational environment that meets fiscal compliance standards established within the unit, Student Life, the university and State/Federal regulations. This role manages day-to-day fiscal operations for assigned units and provides leadership to full-time fiscal support staff and student employees. Serves as Cost Center Manager to review and approve procurement, travel, and business-related Workday transactions. Executes general ledger accounting processes, monthly reconciliations, trend analysis, forecasting, and preparation of monthly and annual reports for monitoring units' financial status. Utilizing ongoing quality improvement methods and critical thinking skills, this role continually assesses effectiveness of services and unit practices; oversees the annual budget process for designated departments; establishes, monitors, and analyzes benchmarking information and metrics; and provides administrative, fiscal, and policy guidance and education in support of department needs and strategic initiatives. Independently leads and completes complex projects at the direction of senior fiscal leaders. As a supervisor, this position facilitates a work environment that adequately represents the shared values and culture commitments of the university, Office of Student Life, and department. Managerial responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, hiring, onboarding, coaching, and developing less experienced fiscal team members, delegating work assignments and responsibilities, facilitating regular team meetings, developing and implementing short-term and long-term team-based and individual goals, and responding to time and absence-related requests in the university's employment system within required timeframes. Participation in Student Life and University committees is also expected, as appointed. May be required to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or equivalent combination of education and experience.


• 6 years of relevant experience serving as a strategic financial partner, including overseeing organizational budgets, accounting systems, financial reporting and analysis.


• Extensive knowledge of accounting principles, systems and applications.


• Considerable experience providing customer service and administrative support to effectively serve as a reliable resource to colleagues.


• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Suite products, especially Excel, and demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Ability to work independently within minimal guidance and demonstrated ability to take initiative.


• Ability to prioritize and manage tasks on time and provide status updates to management.


• Must model professionalism and excellent oral/written communication skills with all levels of staff within the organization.


• Successful completion of background check.

Desired:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA).


• 8-12 years of relevant business management experience.


• Experience supervising professional staff.


• Working knowledge of Workday, Adaptive reporting.


• Working knowledge of forecasting and financial modeling.


• Experience with Tableau Server, Microsoft Power BI, or other data visualization tools.


• Demonstrated strong attention to detail and organizational and multi-tasking skills.

Additional Information:

The posting range for this position is $74,900-$98,500. The offer for this position will be based on internal equity, unit's available budget, and the candidate's qualifications.

For a complete application, Cover letter and resume preferred.

CRM: Function: Finance, Subfunction: Financial Operations, Career Level: Individual Contributor - S4.

Location:Lincoln Tower (0271)Position Type:RegularScheduled Hours:40
Shift:First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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