Assistant Director of Finance, Texas Institute for Electronics

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) is a University of Texas at Austin-supported semiconductor consortium focused on developing and executing a state-of-the-art 3D Heterogenous Integration manufacturing technology roadmap. With significant funding from the US DoD and the state of Texas, TIE is at the forefront of creating cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes. This role provides financial planning, analysis, and operational support for TIE, developing financial reporting, ensuring compliance with university/state/federal requirements, and supporting operational efficiency in a complex semiconductor manufacturing and academic research environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Minimum 6 years of progressive FP&A or finance experience—including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting.
• Expert-level Excel proficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain financial models, dashboards, and management reports.
• Strong analytical, creative problem-solving, organizational skills; adept at juggling multiple deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Discreet handling of confidential information and sound independent judgment in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Experience working in a State of Texas agency, public university, or public college.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person as defined in 22 CFR § 120.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in higher‐education finance or administration, including strategic or leadership roles.
• Experience with BI/data tools (Power BI, SQL, Tableau, etc.).
• Experience with implementing BI solutions and ERP integrations.
• Expertise with UT Austin’s financial systems, policies, and core business processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of UT Austin’s core business processes and operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain internal monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc financial reports to track budgets, variances, and forecasts.
• Create financial coding schemes for semiconductor manufacturing transactions compliant with university reporting standards.
• Serve as the point of contact for creating monthly, quarterly, and annual invoices and financial reports submitted to the federal sponsor.
• Serve as final approver for costing allocations and financial processes in Workday.
• Monitor stopgap accounts, process costing corrections, and initiate funding transfers.
• Review and approve departmental payment requests, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and policy compliance.
• Maintain electronic applications for financial access and approvals.
• Act as support to the Controller in areas such as financial accounting systems development, maintaining accounting records, and budget development.
• Identify process inefficiencies and lead or support implementation of improvements, including testing, training, and user adoption.
• Serve as a key member of internal ERP integration projects, ensuring financial reporting, procurement, AP/AR, and other workflows align with UT systems.
• Serve as backup to the Director of Finance or team members.
• Assist with audits and compliance reporting, ensuring adherence to university, state, and federal requirements.
• Maintain documentation and records retention policies in accordance with UT Austin guidelines.
• Support ad-hoc projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.25% employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level