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About the Role

The Director of Finance and Operations for Academic Affairs provides fiscal and operational support to the Provost, serving as the primary budget officer for Academic Affairs. This role involves managing purchasing, budget planning, forecasting, financial reconciliation, and reporting, while ensuring adherence to institutional policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage budget schedules and support unit budget files for Academic Affairs.
• Provide support to Academic Affairs colleges and non-academic units for budget planning.
• Assist the Provost and senior management in making spending decisions and reviewing the Academic Affairs budget.
• Summarize budgets by area and submit final proposed budgets, collaborating with college financial managers.
• Make budget amendments in Workday for operational items and communicate budget adjustments.
• Liaise with international partners for inquiries and manage related issues.
• Manage budgeting and costs for faculty hiring, release time, start-up packages, and stipends.
• Make budget adjustments to colleges/departments after approval.
• Work with college financial managers on faculty-related budgeting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in financial services or business operations.
• Master of Business Administration preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a financial services environment or a higher education business office setting.
• Prior experience in Higher Education budget and planning highly preferred.
• Knowledge of budget oversight and planning.
• High level of data analysis skills.
• Detail-oriented, thorough, and accurate.
• Exceptional organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively and collegially with all levels of management and staff.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to manage all personnel and fiscal matters in a professional and highly confidential manner.
• Commitment to deadlines.
• Ability to develop and execute work plans.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments promptly and accurately.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity using a financial database management system (e.g., Workday).
• Experience with Workday is highly preferred.

Skills

• Budget oversight
• Budget planning
• Data analysis
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Customer service skills
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Financial database management systems
• Workday

Location

• New York City
• Long Island, New York
• Jonesboro, Arkansas
• Vancouver, British Columbia

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master of Business Administration

Salary/Compensations

• USD $140,000.00/Yr. - USD $160,000.00/Yr.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits program
• Generous paid time off
• Holidays
• Tuition remission
• Retirement plans with employer contributions

About the Company

• New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines.
• Founded in 1955, it is a nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institution of higher education.
• It welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.
• The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world.
• More than 120,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of professionals.
• The university's community empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.
• For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.