Finance Manager (part-time, 28 hours/week)
About The Position
The Finance Manager serves as the financial backbone of the BYU Marriott School of Business Dean's Office and supports financial excellence across the college. The role combines hands-on accounting expertise with leadership and training responsibilities to ensure strong internal controls, accurate financial reporting, and mission-aligned stewardship of resources. The Finance Manager works with department leaders, faculty, staff, and students as the primary representative of the Assistant Dean of Finance, resolving complex accounting challenges and promoting financial accountability across the college. The position is part-time at 28 hours per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a business-related area.
- Four years of accounting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Firm commitment to the mission of BYU.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and complex formulas.
- Strong organizational abilities, attention to detail, and mature judgment in handling confidential information.
- Ability to train and manage employees and explain financial concepts to audiences with varying levels of expertise.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate across organizational levels.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in accounting, finance, or a business-related area.
- Five years of accounting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in higher education finance or complex organizational environments.
- Expertise with databases, data visualization tools such as Tableau, and ERP systems such as Workday.
- Knowledge of higher education financial policies and BYU, state, and federal regulations.
- Strong commitment to BYU Marriott's mission and demonstrated interest in continuous process improvement.
- Experience with internal controls and audit preparation.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary liaison between college departments and university financial services, vendors, and auditors.
- Resolve complex departmental accounting issues requiring sophisticated problem-solving.
- Lead and support college-wide month-end and year-end closing and audit processes.
- Review, edit, and process journal entries and budget adjustments across the college.
- Provide financial analysis and forecasting for the Dean's Office and college departments.
- Prepare, manage, and review budgets for all Dean's Office functions and assist other college units as needed.
- Develop and deliver regular and ad hoc financial reports, dashboards, and analyses to support strategic planning and decision-making.
- Promote wise and proper stewardship of university and college assets and resources.
- Provide expert assistance and training to department finance operations specialists on complex and unique situations.
- Supervise, hire, and train student financial employees, supporting their professional development.
Benefits
- BYU retirement contribution of 8% at no cost to the employee; BYU adds an additional 4% if the employee contributes 5% (rehire eligibility may differ).
- Employee assistance program available to the employee and household members.
- Tuition benefits after two years.
- Access to athletic facilities.
- Access to the library.
- Free on-campus parking.
- Free UTA passes for the employee, spouse, and qualified dependents.
- Discounts at the BYU Store and for many BYU events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
