Director of Finance (Basic Science Consortium - Finance)

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore seeks a Director of Finance to lead the Basic Science Consortium Finance team within the School of Medicine, providing strategic financial oversight across multiple departments through centralized finance.

The role supervises staff, partners with department leaders, and drives budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and policy development to support academic research and program growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
• Ten years progressively responsible financial management experience.
• Financial planning experience.
• Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production and reconciliation of annual operating and capital budgets.
• Maintain involvement with leadership for annual budget considerations.
• Oversee development of financial reporting systems for the assigned area.
• Oversee establishment and implementation of systems for forecasting, requesting and managing capital funds.
• Create and maintain KPIs to maximize financial performance.
• Coordinate the creation and use of business intelligence tools.
• Oversee and perform financial analyses of actual and budgeted performance.
• Produce and maintain monthly financial statements and reports.
• Oversee accounting for income and expense budget projections and changes.
• Conduct financial analysis for program/product development.
• Develop financial models to support service lines.
• Develop and monitor compliance with financial policies and internal controls.
• Directly supervise exempt finance staff and provide oversight to department-based staff.
• Mentor department financial staff for career growth.

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Master's degree and CPA license (preferred)

Job description

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first researchuniversity and home to nine world-class academic divisions workingtogether as one university.

We are seeking a Director of Finance who willprovide strategic leadership and oversight for the Basic ScienceConsortium Finance team within the Johns Hopkins University Schoolof Medicine, supporting the financialmanagement needs of multiplebasic science departments and academic units through a centralizedfinance structure.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee the production and reconciliation of annual operatingand capital budgets
• Maintain continuous involvement with leadership to ensure thatall factors are considered for the annual budget.
• Oversee the development of financial reporting systems for theassigned area.
• Oversee the establishment and implementation of systems forforecasting, requesting and managing capital funds
• Create and maintain KPIs designed to maximize the financialperformance
• Coordinate the creation and use of business intelligencetools
• Oversee and perform financial analyses of actual and budgetedperformance as required to maintain control and address financialissues.
• Responsible for production and maintenance of monthly financialstatements and reports
• Oversee the accounting for income and expense budgetprojections and changes
• Conduct financial analysis for program/product development
• Participate in the development of financial models to supportservice lines
• Develop and/or monitor compliance with financial policies andinternal controls
• Directly supervise exempt finance staff and provide oversightto department-based staff to ensure competencies and adequacyofwork products.
• Serve as a mentor to the department's financial staff todevelop key career growth skills and opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or relatedfield.
• Ten years progressively responsible financial managementexperience.
• Financial planning experience.

• Supervisory experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience,and additional related experience may substitute for requirededucation beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, tothe extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in related field and/or Certified PublicAccountant license.
• Professional experience in higher education or an academicmedical center.

Job Description Supplemental Information

Position Overview

The Director Finance provides strategic leadership and oversightfor the Basic Science Consortium Finance team within the JohnsHopkins University School of Medicine, supporting the financialmanagement needs of multiple basic science departments and academicunits through a centralized finance structure.

• Lead a centralized, shared-services Finance team supportingmultiple Basic Science departments and academic units, withresponsibility for allocating and redeploying finance resourcesacross units as business needs, workload, and prioritieschange.
• Serve as the primary finance liaison among Basic Sciencedepartment directors, department administrators, facultyleadership, School of Medicine Finance, and other Johns Hopkinscentral financial and administrative offices.
• Provide financial leadership and support for faculty-specificactivities unique to an academic research environment, includingfaculty recruitment, retention and compensation planning, researchprogram growth, and establishment or transition of facultylaboratories.
• Lead the financial implementation of cross-departmental andSchool-level organizational initiatives affecting the BasicSciences, including department consolidations, administrativerestructures, shared-service changes, and transitions of financialresponsibilities between organizational units.
• Develop and maintain a consistent Consortium-wide approach tofinancial operations across departments with differingorganizational structures, funding portfolios, and business needswhile ensuring departments receive appropriate individualizedsupport.

Classified Title: Director Finance
Role/Level/Range: L/05/LG
Starting Salary Range: $114,595 - $200,795 Annually ($155,000targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 37.5 hours per week
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: Som Bas Sci Consortium Finance
Personnel area: School of Medicine

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