Financial Manager
Job Description
We are seeking a Financial Manager who will be responsible for the fiscal management of a department or significant business unit. Manage financial activities involving general funds, grants, contracts, and gift accounts. Oversee the development and management of budgets for grants, contracts and/or general funds. Responsible for overall department/unit financial planning and cost analysis. Perform comprehensive analysis and projections relating to business or industry trends. Analyze financial data to ensure efficient use of resources. Typically reports to senior-level management and directly supervises exempt and non-exempt levels of financial and administrative staff.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist senior management with strategic planning.
- Represent the department/unit and make formal presentations regarding overall fiscal status.
- Provide financial consultation and direction for significant, critical, complex projects, business operations, and initiatives.
- Oversee the development of all department/unit budgets: general fund, grant, contract, and revenue.
- Responsible for overall analysis of budget patterns, expenditures, and revenue.
- Develop complex financial reports for forecasting, trending, and results analysis.
- Develop management, narrative, and statistical reports for private and government donors.
- Review final budgets to ensure the application of appropriate cost rates, such as indirect and benefit rates.
- Review budget justification to ensure it relates to budgeted dollars.
- Confirm that anticipated promotions and other increases are calculated into the project cost.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant university and/or agency regulations and restrictions.
- Provide management for overall department/division financial systems.
- Develops and implements complex financial systems and processes.
- Oversee the maintenance and enhancement of budget monitoring systems.
- Oversee the preparation of working papers and approved budgets; ensure that expenditures for budgets, and grants and contracts are monitored and that reports are prepared to maintain balanced accounts.
- Review and approve final capital expenditures proposals, profit plans, operating records, and financial statements.
- Ensure efficient management of departmental/divisional control salary, default accounts, and effort reporting.
- Review and approve faculty profit and loss statements and quarterly reporting.
- Collaborate with faculty to ensure the resolution of funding shortfalls.
- Oversee processes for the management of all budget accounts once award(s) have been granted or contract(s) signed.
- Provide oversight for the expenditure of funds, ensuring that funds are expended according to the sponsoring organization's stipulations.
- Responsible for the relationship of the department/unit with sponsors and the implementation of appropriate payment schedules.
- Collaborate with appropriate internal and external administrative offices to ensure that required policies and procedures are followed.
- Provide instruction and answer questions relating to procedures and serve as liaison between the business office and unit areas.
- Use various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or format data and/or reports.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Five years related financial/accounting and financial management experience, e.g., planning, directing, monitoring, organizing, and controlling the monetary resources of a department, center, or unit.
- Additional education may substitute for the required experience and additional related experience may substitute for the required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Classified Title: Financial Manager
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE
Starting Salary Range: $73.300 - $128,300 Annually ($100,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M - F, 8:30 - 5:00
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: SOM Onc Financial Management
Personnel area: School of Medicine
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