Job Description

Position Number: S-3726

Position Summary:

Responsible for financial planning and budgetary matters that arise in the absence of the university budget officer/assistant to the president for strategic planning (UBO) and supports a wide range of financial planning and budget-related matters. This position plays a lead role in budgetary support for the campus community and manages collaborative working relationships and relevant oversight with other campus departments. Additionally, this position assists in the establishment or revision of major objectives and policies in the areas of financial planning, budgeting, resource allocation, training and support, and provides supervision over assigned staff in the Office of Financial Planning and Budgets (FPB).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Four years of relevant professional experience with at least one year in a management role.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience with advanced financial analysis.
• Ability to project a positive image.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive interpersonal skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to groups.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, problem solving skills, and administrative abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to ensuring that members of the university community can thrive.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree, preferably in a business-related field or general administration.
• Experience working in a higher education environment.
• Experience working with collective bargaining agreements and assisting with contract negotiations.
• Familiarity with various university budget models including centralized, decentralized, and hybrid models.
• Experience utilizing a complex Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships with students, faculty, staff and peers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for financial planning and budgetary matters that arise in the absence of the university budget officer/assistant to the president for strategic planning (UBO).
• Plays a leadership role in the preparation and/or review, and ongoing monitoring of the University Operating Budget (general fund, non-general fund, and deferred maintenance budgets).
• Manages collaborative working relationships with campus departments.
• Develops, refines, and documents operational procedures.
• Reviews, identifies, and openly discusses current one-time funding sources (e.g., gift/donor funding) available to applicable campus stakeholders to alleviate requests for funding from the general fund.
• Oversees and prepares multi-year financial planning models to inform university decision making for areas such as tuition rates and fee recommendations.
• Oversees the posting justification approval process as vacancies occur throughout the year.
• Supervises departmental staff as determined by the UBO.
• Provides guidance to departmental staff members that monitor the position control function (creations, eliminations, changes, and vacancies) of all staff positions across the general fund.
• Provides guidance to departmental staff that monitor all university fees in accordance with CMU policies/procedures (creations, eliminations, and changes).
• Assists the UBO with the annual state budget request, reports, and other ad hoc analysis throughout the year to support government relations’ efforts in Lansing.
• Prepares and oversees all state compliance reporting documents, including all items on the State of Michigan’s budget transparency reporting website.
• Reviews financial documents for the State of Michigan’s Higher Education Institutional Data Inventory reporting.
• Supports the UBO in the development and submission of the State of Michigan’s capital outlay process.
• Assists in ensuring compliance with CMU policies and applicable state and federal guidelines and laws.
• Assists the UBO with the university’s new initiative request process and when necessary, the budget reduction process.
• Works closely with the UBO to reconcile annual university subsidies for subsidized auxiliary centers.
• Actively participates in collective bargaining with staff groups.
• Works with departmental staff, the UBO, and Human Resources on multi-year financial modeling of all economic provisions of collective bargaining agreements and non-bargaining group proposals.
• Creates training materials and provides training opportunities for campus constituents.
• Ensures all year-end funding entries occur by the stated timeline.
• Reviews monthly departmental reconciliations for the operational activity in cost centers managed by FPB.
• Reviews and maintains the FPB website and budget transparency website when other staff members are not available.
• Works closely with Accounting Services on university transfers that FPB oversees throughout the year as well as troubleshooting budget versus actual reporting questions.
• Works closely with the Academic Planning and Analysis department on key statistical analyses.
• Works closely with Information Technology to implement various software solutions and/or develop in-house solutions.
• Serves on university committees and teams as needed.
• Manages other special projects as assigned.

Supervision Exercised:

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others in our teams. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence.

Employee Group:

Professional & Administrative -Salary

Staff Pay Level:

Pay Range:

$82,000 - $90,000 per year

Division:

Finance and Administrative Services

Department:

Financial Planning & Budgets

Position Status:

Regular

Position End Date:

Employment Status:

Full-Time

FTE:

1.00

Position Type:

12 month

Weekly Work Schedule:

Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed

Location:

1200 S Franklin St, Mt Pleasant, Michigan, 48859

Posting Ends:

Open Until Filled:

Yes