Finance & Business Manager / Director of Finance, UVA Business Services

UVA Health • Charlottesville, VA

11d • $65,000 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

UVA Business Services seeks applications for a Finance & Business Manager / Director of Finance to join our team. The position will be filled at either the Manager or Director level, commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. Finance Managers / Directors may focus on one or more specialty areas in finance, including accounting, budget, payroll, financial analysis, purchasing, or treasury. Finance Managers / Directors serve as finance experts, program leaders, or team leads. They convey institutional and operational knowledge, and expertise, allowing independent work, providing management oversight and direction for their organizations to operate efficiently and effectively, adhering to established compliance guidelines, institutional standards, organizational timelines, and fulfilling leadership goals. This role plays a pivotal role in supporting the operational functions across the Business Services units with expected primary support for the UVA Bookstore operation, but may also include opportunities across other Business Services units, including Dining, Parking, Print, Mail, Housing and the Cavalier Card Office. The successful candidate will manage the financial activities and processes including purchasing activities, while ensuring compliance with the University’s established policies to ensure the safeguarding of financial resources in compliance with established University policies. This position supports the management of the daily financial service operations including revenue billing and collections, vendor invoices and the associated accounts payable and vendor relations, reconciliation of systems and financials, unrelated business income tax and other ad hoc reporting and data mining analyses used to support operational strategic decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Five years of relevant professional experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience to include 2+ years of formal managerial experience required.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) is required.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) is required.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
• For this role, the University will not sponsor or consider candidates requiring sponsorship for employment visas now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in leadership of budget, financial operations, and/or financial reporting, especially in a higher education auxiliary operation setting is preferred.
• Proven experience working with diverse stakeholders.
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation and reporting skills.
• Ability to build relationships and develop internal and external partnerships.
• Demonstrated experience supervising, developing, and evaluating staff, including setting performance expectations, managing workloads, providing coaching and feedback.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement processes are preferred.
• Knowledge of UVA systems, including Workday, Adaptive/Anaplan, UBI (Qlik) or NetSuite is a plus.
• CMA, CFA, CTP, CPA, or other relevant certifications are a plus.
• Proven experience with leading competing priorities in a high-visibility office.
• Demonstrated experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting complex data to identify trends, inform decision-making, improve operational effectiveness, and develop actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Proven experience leading and managing teams, including responsibility for hiring, performance management, employee development, workforce planning, and creating an inclusive and accountable culture that supports organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and oversee daily services of the business office in compliance with University policies.
• Coordinate implementation of financial policies, processes, and operational improvements to enhance performance and efficiency.
• Support development, analysis and monitoring of the annual budget.
• Gather, organize, and analyze financial data from a variety of sources to support reporting of past performance, forecasting, and strategic planning, including economic forecasting and pricing proposals for management and the Board of Visitors.
• Assist with development and review of periodic financial statements, operating results, and cash flow performance to inform decision-making on future investments.
• Support preparation and presentation for financial analysis and recommendations to management.
• Support quarterly operating activity reports for Business Services
• Reconcile Workday deposits across various systems and locations.
• Support year end projections for transfers to Reserve accounts and coordinate with Business Services Finance Director to seek required approvals for transfers to Access UVA.
• Process payroll costing allocations for employees, students, and Federal Work Study employees.
• Collect and prepare data for Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) reporting.
• Support and perform data mining, construct database tables, build queries and reports to consolidate required data reporting, work with power pivots, Qlik and other statistical tools to provide accurate reporting for the Business Unit’s needs.
• Provide interpretation and recommendations of financial activity.
• Support and mentor staff for growth and success.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• UVA benefits
• 22 days of paid time off, increasing with service
• 13+ paid holidays each year, in addition to paid time off
• Parental and Community Service Leave
• Health plan with options to meet healthcare and financial needs
• Retirement benefits
• Tuition and professional development benefits after the first six months of employment
• Employee wellness program featuring activities to earn up to $500/year.

What This Job Offers

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