Department Summary
Established in 2000 as one of the Governor Gray Davis California Institutes for Science and Innovation, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) is a hub of interdisciplinary research, translation, and education where scientists from diverse fields find common purpose in addressing grand challenges of the 21st century. With locations at the University of California’s Los Angeles and Santa Barbara campuses, the CNSI leverages public and private investment to drive collaborative nanoscience…
research across disciplines, translates discoveries into knowledge-driven commercial enterprises, and educates the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Position Summary
With limited supervision, the Manager is responsible for the formulation of financial strategy and direction for a complex research enterprise supported by multiple funding streams. Possesses the financial and management acumen to ensure the delivery of all business and financial services for the Institute including budgeting, purchasing, accounting, personnel and payroll services, and preparation of financial reports. The Manager also serves as financial oversight to CNSI programs, manages the financial matters for all self-sustaining activities (sales and service activities including an in-house incubator for start-up companies), and in consultation with the Executive Director and the Director, prepares the Institute's annual budget. The Manager must possess advanced business and financial knowledge to establish and manage effective business practices for the Institute, to effectively train and supervise subordinates to ensure sound and effective management of the Institute. The Manager must also be able to interact effectively with University academic and administrative staff, and business professionals in order to facilitate complex, collaborative relationships.
Salary & Compensation
*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications
- 5+ Years Fiscal management experience in a complex, multi-fund fiscal environment. (Required) And
- Demonstrated experience in the management of staff. (Required)
- Ability to formulate and recommend financial strategy to Institute leadership. (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to work proficiently with desktop database query tools and spreadsheets to create ad hoc queries and reports using ODBC databases and SQL type languages. (Required)
- Demonstrated skill in financial analysis, planning, preparation, and administration of multi-million dollar budgets encompassing multi fund sources. (Required)
- Demonstrated skill in preparing budgets and projections using desktop spreadsheets and database software. (Required)
- Ability to correlate available fiscal resources with programmatic needs, establish priorities, and make appropriate recommendations for allocations. (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement and maintain electronic and physical management information systems and financial planning and reporting tools. (Required)
- Demonstrated skill in setting priorities that accurately reflect varying levels of importance and multiple work assignments. (Required)
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse, multicultural environment interacting frequently with University academic and administrative staff and students, research community representatives as well as corporate scientists. (Required)
- Ability to use diplomacy and respect confidentiality in sensitive situations. (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to supervise effectively and to create a team atmosphere that fosters collaborative cooperation among team members. (Required)
- Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills. (Required)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations
- Bachelor's Degree In accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or in a related field. (Required)
Special Conditions for Employment
- Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
- Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
- Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.
Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union/Policy Covered
99-Policy Covered
