Career Center

Financial Analysis:

• Perform monthly budget variance analysis, identifying any significant variances, investigating the cause of the variance, collaborating with departments as needed for variances on department financials, and reporting on significant variances to the Director of Finance and Administration and/or to Vanderbilt Finance as needed.
• Performing monthly reviews of endowments, gifts, and faculty funds across the College to identify deficits and identify solutions to remediate those deficits, as well as to identify large or unused balances that may be opportunities for cost savings and/or reinvestment.
• Research and prepare adjusting journal entries quarterly or as needed.
• Research, track, and prepare miscellaneous expenditure batch transfers to/from faculty funds.
• Develop and prepare monthly financial dashboards for the Dean and for the Director of Finance and Administration.

• Prepare monthly forecasts for the College, including analysis and reporting of any substantial variances from the approved annual budget.
• Support the preparation of the annual operating budget through financial analysis, collaboration with key operational stakeholders on revenue and expenditure projections, and entry, reporting, and management of data in Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS).
• Utilize Oracle, PBCS, Smart View, and other resources to conduct year-over-year and budget vs. actual comparisons of financial data.
• Prepare useful and effective PowerPoint presentations of financial data for College and University leadership.

• Conduct complex, detailed analysis of College cost structure through the identification of appropriate cost drivers and allocation of revenue, expenditures, and overheads to various departments and programs throughout the College.
• Prepare inventive analyses and graphical representations of costing data for presentation to College and University leadership.

• Works closely with external departments, e.g., Finance, DAR, and Internal Audit, on budget, accounting, and audit issues.
• Track, fund, and administer commitments to individual faculty members and departments.
• Calculate and administer the annual Dean's Tax on faculty and departmental funds.
• Manage closeout of fiscal year-end, including analysis of all projects for application of First-Dollar Principle, identification of any deficits, and submission of necessary adjusting entries or accruals.
• Assist the Director of Finance and Administration with special projects and analyses as needed, occasionally requiring the identification and development of novel data sources and methods of analysis.
• Prepare annual UBIT and property tax analyses for University Finance.
• Prepare annual survey data for US News and World Report, AACTE, and other organizations.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education is necessary .
• A Master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education is preferred .
• A degree in accounting, finance, business administration, human resource management, or similar is strongly preferred .
• A CPA or CMA is preferred .
• At least three years of directly comparable experience is necessary .
• At least five years of directly comparable experience is preferred .
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are necessary .
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community is necessary .
• Excellent Excel skills, including use of the Excel data model to prepare pivot tables, are necessary .
• Excellent PowerPoint skills are necessary .
• Excellent PowerBI skills are preferred.
• Data management and analysis skills are necessary.
• Ability to analyze budgetary expenditures for compliance with approved budget is necessary .
• Oracle Cloud, Smart View, PBCS, and similar ERP system experience is strongly preferred .
• Knowledge of and familiarity with generally accepted accounting principles is preferred .
• Knowledge of or ability to learn college and university financial accounting and budget models is necessary .
• Ability to work with vague and incomplete information, analyzing and inferring from what is known to predict or estimate what may be unknown or uncertain is necessary .

Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Vanderbilt University, we are intentional about and assume accountability for fostering advancement and respect for equity, diversity, and inclusion for all students, faculty, and staff. Our commitment to diversity makes us who we are. We have created a community that celebrates differences and lets individuality thrive. As part of this commitment, we actively value diversity in our workplace and learning environments as we seek to take advantage of the rich backgrounds and abilities of everyone. The diverse voices of Vanderbilt represent an invaluable resource for the University in its efforts to fulfill its mission and strive to be an example of excellence in higher education.

Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Please note, all candidates selected for an offer of employment are subject to pre-employment background checks, which may include but are not limited to, based on the role for which they have been selected: criminal history, education verification, social media review, motor vehicle records, credit history, and professional license verification.