forecasting information to Divisional Budget Officer. Responsible for reconciling budget over expenditures.
Responsible for the departmental plant funds and related project accounting activities. Attends scheduled plant fund meetings and meets with project managers to review, reconcile, and close out of plant funded projects.Directs budget reviews with department directors, managers, and the Associate Vice Presidents for Operations, Maintenance & Energy and Planning Design & Construction. Makes recommendations regarding expenditures to those responsible for departmental accounts. Meets quarterly with managers to review variances and spending patterns. Responds and fields questions from the Budget Office regarding departmental accounts and activities.Provides supervision to financial support staff. Ensures chargebacks and journal entries are appropriately executed, and records are properly maintained within the work order system. This includes Building Trades, Renovation Services and Central inventory.Serves as the liaison between OME, PDC and the University’s insurance administrator to report, review and reconcile insurance claims within the department. May include FEMA/MEMA claims related to emergency response or inclement weather.Reviews and approves departmental overtime charges and reallocates expenses to appropriate departments on a bi-weekly basis.Coordinates and prepares reports as required, to include annual green purchasing and greenhouse gas emissions report. Develops, prepares, and reports Assessment measures for the Department as requested. This includes reviewing current measures, developing new measures, and addressing areas for improvement.Coordinates preparation and submission of the annual operating budget. Reviews service contracts to project sufficient budget appropriations and adjustments as needed each fiscal year. Tracks service contract renewals.Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor's Degree required. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or related field preferred.
- Five years of related work experience.
Thorough understanding of a cloud based financial system, purchasing system and ability to address various budget issues. The ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing is a strong requirement due to the variety of internal and external customers this position interacts with. Strong accounting background and attention to detail is critical. Strong leadership skills and the ability to think strategically for long-term budget planning.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years of supervisory experience.
- Experience in a Facilities Management or Higher Education environment.
Organization: Operations
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Sep 14, 2026
Organization
Towson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.
Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia. The town of Towson, MD. has a population of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.
