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The Associate Director, Finance reporting to the Vice Dean of Finance for Fox/STHM, monitors the operating budget for twenty-three departments and serves as the budget authority for administrative and center departments which includes projecting the assigned revenue and expenditure units, working with departments to reconcile variances, review expenditures of departments, forecasting as necessary, manage undergraduate and graduate scholarships, and completing accounting functions, reporting and financial analysis for the Administrative departments for FOX School of Business

They will work with the Faculty Affairs team and assist with faculty payroll, including stipend processing, one-time payments, increased compensation, and salary adjustments as needed. She/he will interact with various offices throughout the university, including Purchasing/Accounts Payable, Bursar, Financial Aid, Comptroller, Risk Management and General Counsel and will implement, maintain and ensure compliance with university policies and procedures. Read, interpret, administer, and ensure compliance with university regulations, deadlines, and school policies. The individual will serve as a resource to Fox administrative and center staff on financial-related matters, such as university purchasing policies, TUMarkeplace requisitions, and Concur invoice submissions. They will provide training as needed on matters relating to financial operations for the administrative units. Performs other duties as assigned.

Financial Management *Oversees fiscal management with administrative units and reviews yearly and monthly budget planning, undergraduate Fox endowed, undergraduate Fox endowed, graduate scholarships, forecasting and analysis for the Vice Dean. *Create new analyses to aid decision-making and perform ad hoc research and analyses in response to manager and/or client department requests *Conduct year-over-year spending analyses and provide recommendations to streamline spending when possible (administrative departments and Deans office) *Prepare monthly account reconciliation for review by the Vice Dean of Finance. *Assist with budget preparation (administrative departments) *Analyze past results, perform variance analysis identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements *Track general ledger activity and initiate or request any needed transfers *Communicate with all appropriate parties the status of where the administrative and center budgets, or associated documents are in the process. *Support part-time scholarship position to build schedules for CAFSBM and input scholarships in scholarship universe *Meets regularly with the Vice Dean of Finance to review financial performance for administrative departments.

Administrative Department and School-Wide Programs Support *Assist and resolve higher-level procurement issues, sole source requests, contracts/legal approvals *Maintain budgets and conduct financial analyses of revenue and expenses across administrative and center departments *Ensure the timely payment processing of all vendor and contract-based agreements for administrative and center departments *Manage and monitor faculty flat rate and incentive payment processing, work with the Faculty Affairs team and assist with stipend processing, one-time payments, increased compensation and salary adjustments as needed. *Provide financial reporting on activity *Serve as a point person relating to financial questions for administrative and dean's departments.

When you come to Temple, you don't only come to an impressiv campus with an abundance of resources and amenities.  You come to Philadelphia, where Temple's Main Campus is woven into the city's fabric.  Temple is committed to this community and provides several financial programs for full-time faculty and staff who purchase and reside in homes surrounding Main Campus and the Health Sciences Center.

To learn more about the benefits of working at Temple University please go here: http://careers.temple.edu/careers-temple Required Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree and at least four (4) years of progressive related experience that includes higher education administration, specifically dealing with doctoral programs, event management, program management, student advising, professional development coaching, counseling and/or student services. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree and at least four years of directly related experience that includes financial and budget management using computerized systems in a university or business setting. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills and Abilities: *Demonstrated financial and budget management skills. *Demonstrated ability to manage complicated logistics, resources and deadlines. *Strong attention to detail, organizational and time management skills. *Demonstrated ability to multi-task, ensuring effectiveness, efficiency and accuracy. *Demonstrated customer service skills along with the ability to interact with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, partners, executives, etc. *Demonstrated ability to learn and utilize Temple's computerized financial systems. *Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate/advanced proficiency in Excel. *Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as required. *Ability to travel to Temple University Center City Campus as well as off-campus sites that may not be accessible via public transportation.

Preferred: *Master's degree in Business, Finance or Accounting. * Experience in higher education. *International experience in a higher education environment. * Experience with Kronos, TU Marketplace, and Concur.

This position requires a background check.

This position is assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), the duration of this hybrid work arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

Temple University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all in every aspect of its operations, including employment, service, and educational programs. The University has pledged not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status.

Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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