Manager, Finance and Accounting Services - Remote

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

93d • Remote

About The Position

The Manager of Reporting & Analytics for Research Finance leads the development, delivery, and oversight of financial reporting, data analytics, and performance measurement to support Mayo Clinic's Research Shield. This role partners with Research leadership, grants administration, automation resources, and Research finance teams to ensure data integrity, actionable insights, and data governance over research financial operations. This position is key to providing visibility into research funding, expenditures, forecasting, compliance, and operational performance, enabling sound decision-making and efficient resource management. Assures the integrity of financial and statistical data, review of general ledger entries, reports, schedules, worksheets, reconciliations, or other analysis. Identifies, establishes, and implements internal controls to ensure a compliant environment. Provides leadership in a team environment supporting complex, ambiguous and highly visible multidisciplinary activities, or projects. Participates in establishing the strategic direction of work teams or service lines. Actively communicates and presents information to various audiences. Uses reporting tools to interpret management financial information with significant institutional impact. Is recognized and relied upon to synthesize various subject matter expert inputs to formulate solutions and implement change in a finance, accounting, or compliance technical area. Coordinates the development of programs and tools for financial reporting for complex activities. Interprets and implements accounting rules, fiscal compliance, policies and regulations. Proactively identifies opportunities and recommends options for increasing financial margins, while preserving Mayo standards and minimizing the financial and legal risks to Mayo. Directs staff in preparation of and reviews and interprets results of variable-sensitive business models and/or compliance or fiscal management tools. Directs and coordinates analytical, financial, accounting, and compliance support to department and institutional leadership. Responsible for recruitment, development, and performance management within areas of responsibility, translating the departmental vision into meaningful and effective results. Spearheads change and leads others in implementation. Leads and facilitates institutional workgroups or complex projects. Manages and prioritizes limited resources across single-function, multi-site teams to maximize efficiency. Handles ambiguous situations in a productive and professional manner and leads others through such situations successfully. Travel required as assignments warrant.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with eight years of applicable accounting or finance experience.
• Five years of management or leadership experience.
• Expert understanding of accounting and finance principles and practices.
• Experience in research preferred.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage and prioritize resources.
• Demonstrable communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead or direct multiple complex projects in an ambiguous environment.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in business related field.
• CPA (active or inactive).
• Working knowledge of large accounting and/or grant management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, delivery, and oversight of financial reporting and data analytics.
• Partner with Research leadership and finance teams to ensure data integrity and actionable insights.
• Provide visibility into research funding, expenditures, forecasting, compliance, and operational performance.
• Assure the integrity of financial and statistical data.
• Identify and implement internal controls for compliance.
• Provide leadership in a team environment for complex multidisciplinary activities.
• Communicate and present information to various audiences.
• Use reporting tools to interpret management financial information.
• Coordinate the development of financial reporting programs and tools.
• Interpret and implement accounting rules and fiscal compliance.
• Identify opportunities for increasing financial margins.
• Direct staff in preparation and review of business models and compliance tools.
• Manage recruitment, development, and performance management.
• Lead and facilitate institutional workgroups or complex projects.
• Manage and prioritize resources across multi-site teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree