Assistant Director, NCAT Business Operations & Planning

Auburn University; Alabama; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Auburn University’s National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) seeks a senior administrator to oversee accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and contract management for NCAT. You will manage reserves, prepare budgets, and provide analyses to inform strategy.

You will coordinate HR-related budgeting processes, supervise staff, and liaise with campus offices to ensure compliance and efficient operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or CPA with 7 years in accounting, finance, and operations.
• 2 years of experience leading or supervising employees.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting, reporting, budgeting, and monitoring of all financial matters for NCAT.
• Provide analyses, projections, and trends to support NCAT’s strategic plan.
• Prepare operating budgets and monitor funding activities, project accounting, and budgetary counsel.
• Coordinate personnel-related administrative processes with HR and Engineering Business Office.

Skills

Accounting

Financial management

Budgeting

Leadership

HR knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

CPA

Job description

Overview

Manages the business, financial, facility, and administrative strategies and programs of the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT).

Responsibilities

Accounting, Financial, and Budget Management: Responsible, through self or others, for the accounting, reporting, budgeting, and monitoring of all financial matters withinNCAT.

• Manages finances so that adequate reserves are available to meet future needs.
• Provides high- level programmatic support by recommending and implementing improvements to accounting practices, systems, and procedures, and by providing lead researchers and managers with analyses, projections, and trends necessary to keepNCATat the forefront of the asphalt pavement research community.
• Creates reports summarizing the current and projected financial state ofNCAT including semi-annual reports to the NCAT Board of Directors and semi-annual reports to the Consortium for Asphalt Pavement Research and Implementation (CAPRI).
• Prepares and monitors the operating budget forNCATand provides analysis for funding activities, business operations, project accounting, and budgetary counsel in support of NCAT’s strategic plan.
• Responsible for both pre- and post-award financial management for typically 75-100 active research contracts.
• Prepares documentation for merit and supplemental pay. Compiles annual performance reviews.
• Coordinates personnel-related administrative processes associated with budgeting and staffing, including documentation supporting merit and supplemental pay actions, performance review administration, position management activities, recruitment requests, reclassifications, and employee separations in partnership with the College of Engineering Human Resources office.

Facility Maintenance and Contract Management: Responsible, through self or others, for the facility maintenance of the NCAT properties, including the main office, lab, and test track, using NCAT maintenance staff and outside contracted services, ensuring that the buildings and grounds are well kept and presentable (NCAT facilities are generally maintained independently of AU Facilities).

• Supervises NCAT administrative, facility, and financial staff.
• Acts as liaison between the faculty, staff, Engineering Business Office, Office of Sponsored Programs, Contracts and Grants Accounting, and Auburn University Business and Administrative Departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or a Degree plus a CPA and 7 years of experience in accounting, financial management, business operations, as well as working knowledge of HR with progressively increasing levels of responsibility and accountability. Must have 2 years of experience leading, mentoring or supervising employees.

Licenses & Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) CPA is required (upon hire) if Degree is not in Accounting.

Contract Type

Continuing

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