Capital Financial Manager (Internal Employment Opportunity)

Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oregon State University is seeking a Capital Finance Manager to oversee financial operations for the university's capital program. This full-time professional faculty role involves budgeting, forecasting, accounting, and reporting across complex projects.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with several years of analytics and process-improvement experience, excellent stakeholder collaboration, and strong Excel skills. Starting salary is commensurate with qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field AND three years' experience providing business analytics to assist in development of business processes and strategy OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional data analytics experience.
• Experience identifying opportunities to improve processes using business analysis and/or user experience research skills.
• Strong facilitation and organization skills.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at various levels in the organization.
• Demonstrated skills being both an active and adaptive learner, and supportive teacher and coach.
• Able to exercise independent judgment and act on it.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; analytical, creative, and/or mathematical problem-solving.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.
• Strong customer-service orientation.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial operations for OSU's capital program, including budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, accounting, and reporting.
• Manage and monitor financial management priorities, operating practices, internal controls, and performance standards to ensure capital project financial operations comply with institutional, state, federal, and sponsor requirements.
• Provide direct supervision of classified staff responsible for financial, accounting, and project operations within the functional area.
• Serve as the functional resource for the Workday Projects module and related financial systems for the assigned functional area.
• Monitor system processes and data to ensure accurate and reliable financial and project information.

Skills

Excel

Business analytics

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job Summary

Financial Accounting and Reporting is seeking a Capital Finance Manager. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

Key Duties

1. Manage the financial operations for OSU's capital program, including budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, accounting, and reporting.
2. Manage and monitor financial management priorities, operating practices, internal controls, and performance standards to ensure capital project financial operations comply with institutional, state, federal, and sponsor requirements.
3. Provide direct supervision of classified staff responsible for financial, accounting, and project operations within the functional area.
4. Serve as the functional resource for the Workday Projects module and related financial systems for the assigned functional area.
5. Monitor system processes and data to ensure accurate and reliable financial and project information.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field AND three years' experience providing business analytics to assist in development of business processes and strategy OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional data analytics experience.
• Experience identifying opportunities to improve processes using business analysis and/or user experience research skills.
• Strong facilitation and organization skills.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at various levels in the organization.
• Demonstrated skills being both an active and adaptive learner, and supportive teacher and coach.
• Able to exercise independent judgment and act on it.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; analytical, creative, and/or mathematical problem-solving.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.
• Strong customer-service orientation.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of supervisory or lead experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of OSU's core business processes and operations.
• Experience with OSU enterprise software applications, including Workday.
• Analytical and statistical skills with the ability to apply them to systems issues and products as required.
• Experience working in Higher Education.
• Experience providing leadwork or supervision to employees

Commitment to promoting an inclusive work environment.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Working Conditions/Schedule

Typically works in an office environment. Must have ability to sit or stand while working on a computer for extended periods. Occasional weekend and evening work. Hybrid work scheduled ava