Financial Manager

Job Description

A successful candidate will be paid a signing bonus of $2,000 within 30 days of start date and $2,000 bonus after completing 6 months of employment with the department.

Candidates with experience in financial management, including USAID awards, are encouraged to apply to join the team at ASU’s Office of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ORIEN) within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE).

This position is responsible for providing financial oversight of federal grants and contracts, including multiple USAID and Department of State awards, and discretionary accounts while working closely with faculty who are making impactful advances in solving today’s global issues. Individuals who understand the principles of financial practices, possess excellent customer service skills, have experience managing international sponsored projects, and value continuous improvement are desired.

This is a mid-career track position (Level 4 of 6) reporting to the Associate Director Research Operations with opportunities to increase complexity based on job performance, as well as growth into multiple branches of specialization or supervisory tracks. This position allows for the opportunity to impact all the Schools of Engineering by participating in process improvement and assisting with special projects.

Essential Duties

Financial Account Management

• Manages a complex portfolio of accounts; including financial planning, budget analysis, and financial projections for approved activities within the project work plan.
• Responsible for all budgetary and compliance-related issues including, cost allowability, audit inquiries, VAT, customs issues, and cost overruns.
• Approves financial and payroll transactions ensuring the expenses are allowable and compliant.
• Prepares financial reports including monthly, quarterly projections, accrual, and other administrative reports.
• Responsible for the financial expenditure tracking and reconciliation including expenses from in-country bank account.

Leadership

• Coordinates the establishment and implementation of a financial procurement plan that follows all applicable ASU, Department of State, and USAID rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Remains current regarding ASU and sponsor policies, practices, methods, standards, regulations, and requirements affecting sponsored project accounting to ensure ongoing compliance; communicates information to appropriate parties to ensure understanding and awareness.
• Works under deadlines, manages multiple responsibilities and duties, while navigating interruptions and unclear and/or changing situations.

Personnel Management

• Personnel management and development of assigned employees; mentor team members across FSE.
• Fosters a positive team climate by working collaboratively.
• Assists leadership in setting clear team goals.

Communication

• Responds to requests timely using effective interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills and methods.
• Interfaces with faculty and across schools for efficient and effective coordination and communication.

Minimum Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND five (5) years of related experience,OR, Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in preparing and producing complex/detailed documents, financial reports, spending projections, and related materials for a high volume of awards.
• Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal policies, procedures and requirements, related to sponsored projects administration, particularly the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
• Experience in problem solving and taking initiative, managing a complex workload effectively and setting priorities while being flexible.
• Experience working independently as well as a member of a team.
• Experience in post award sponsored projects management functions and practices within a university environment.
• Experience in interpreting data and analyzing results using statistical techniques.
• Evidence of effective communication skills and a high level of customer service.
  

About the Organization

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is the largest producer of engineering and technical talent in the nation and seeks to deliver a world-class learning experience for our students and to advance research and innovation – all at scale. We value and emphasize inherently interdisciplinary endeavors that leverage the breadth and depth of expertise among our outstanding faculty, and have built a unique place for large-scale innovation characterized by foundational excellence and translational impacts. We are an engineering school on the rise at the most innovative university in the country and in the heart of the nation’s fifth largest metropolitan area. The scale of our faculty research interests and interdisciplinary mindset, combined with more than 48 graduate degree programs and 25 undergraduate degree programs, provide the foundation for knowledge generation and collaborative opportunities to advance new ideas.

The Fulton Schools of Engineering, located across ASU’s Tempe and Polytechnic campuses, is comprised of seven schools based on academic programs and research areas. Fulton Engineering has a nationally recognized faculty that conducts research, instructs and mentors students, provides service to engineering, computing and technology professions and creates lasting impacts across local and global communities.

The Fulton Schools of Engineering follows a framework of values designed to distinguish our practice and guide daily decisions in our academic, research, corporate engagement and entrepreneurial endeavors. These values influence how we recognize, reward and communicate our achievements.

At the Fulton Schools of Engineering, we:

• Cultivate excellence.
• Deliver innovation that matters.
• Encourage bold thinking.
• Foster a community of learning and collaboration.
• Build a foundation for all to be successful.

Working at ASU has outstanding benefits that include: health, dental and vision insurance plans; ASU/UA/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; state and optional retirement plans; access to ASU recreation and cultural activities, and more. To estimate the value of your total compensation, please visit https://cfo.asu.edu/compensation-estimator.

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.