Accounting Director - Budget & Financial Reporting Manager

Metropolitan State University•Rosemount, MN

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Budget and Financial Reporting Manager is responsible for the comprehensive development, implementation, monitoring, and control of the College's annual operating budget and capital improvement plan. This position plays a critical role in providing accurate, timely, and insightful financial analysis and reporting to both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with MinnState policies and procedures, and actively supporting the College's strategic financial planning and decision-making processes. The Manager serves on the College financial leadership team that provides a comprehensive range of financial services and business operations, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and strategic alignment with the College's mission and goals. The manager provides direct leadership to the Budget & Financial Reporting Unit. The unit is responsible for budget forecasting, adjustments, amendments, and cash transfers, as well as contributing to the development and maintenance of financial policies and internal controls. The unit is also responsible for financial grants management and reporting, the administration of tuition and fee waivers, insurance-related financial processes, cost studies, course fees, receipt and expense corrections, and Workday costing allocations. This position requires strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills, along with a thorough understanding of financial principles and practices.

Requirements

Formal training in budgeting, financial analysis, statistical analysis, and forecasting.
Three years of professional experience in budget development and financial reporting.
Demonstrated experience in financial analysis and forecasting.
Strong understanding of financial policies and internal controls.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to design and manage complex spreadsheets, utilize advanced formulas and functions, create pivot tables and charts for data analysis, and apply data validation and conditional formatting to support financial reporting, forecasting, and decision-making. and other financial management software.
Understanding of accounting principles and practices.
Demonstrated success in promoting and supporting an equitable, positive, and respectful work environment that values racial and ethnic diversity among all stakeholders and colleagues.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or public administration or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Experience in budget and financial reporting within a higher education or public sector environment.
Two years supervising people or demonstrated experience in lead role, coordinating the activities or a team to meet deadline and quality standards.
Experience with grant accounting and reporting.
Knowledge of business practices, regulations and principles for government contracting, grant management, and accounting and fiscal management.
Ability to analyze and resolve complex management and project related issues, including continuous improvement techniques and strategies.
Ability to create effective high performing teams through superior leadership skills.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication (oral and written), and interpersonal skills.
Experience with relevant financial systems used in higher education for student accounts, general ledger, payroll, and purchasing (e.g., ISRS, Workday, Bank Mobile, MBS).

Responsibilities

Comprehensive development, implementation, monitoring, and control of the College's annual operating budget and capital improvement plan.
Providing accurate, timely, and insightful financial analysis and reporting to both internal and external stakeholders
Ensuring compliance with MinnState policies and procedures
Actively supporting the College's strategic financial planning and decision-making processes.
Providing direct leadership to the Budget & Financial Reporting Unit.
Budget forecasting, adjustments, amendments, and cash transfers
Contributing to the development and maintenance of financial policies and internal controls.
Financial grants management and reporting
Administration of tuition and fee waivers
Insurance-related financial processes
Cost studies
Course fees
Receipt and expense corrections
Workday costing allocations.

Benefits

11 paid Holidays
Vacation Time
Sick Time
six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500)
a Pension Plan
457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options
pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts
employer paid life insurance
short and long term disability
professional development
a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents