Finance & Operations Lead, Academic Affairs

Stony Brook University; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$4,150 UUP annual location pay

Job summary

Stony Brook University is seeking a Finance and Operations Coordinator to join the Office of the Provost Academic Budget and Finance Team. The role focuses on budget administration, financial reporting, procurement, and cross-functional collaboration to support academic initiatives.

The successful candidate will develop financial models, monitor expenditures across multiple funding sources, and work with university leadership to drive strategic planning and responsible fiscal stewardship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Three full-time years of progressively responsible financial, budgetary, or business management experience.
• Experience with budget development, financial monitoring, and multi-fund expenditure management.
• Proficiency in Excel with complex formulas, pivot tables, macros, and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level financial, analytical, administrative, and operational support to the Academic Affairs vice-presidential area.
• Oversee purchasing across multiple funding sources and maintain internal controls.
• Track facilities and capital renovation timelines in partnership with campus stakeholders.
• Support capital renovation and facilities-related initiatives by tracking project budgets and timelines.
• Develop dashboards and financial reports for leadership.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

WolfMart

ERP systems

Job description

Stony Brook University is seeking a Finance and Operations Coordinator to join the Office of the Provost Academic Budget and Finance Team. The role focuses on budget administration, financial reporting, procurement, and cross-functional collaboration to support academic initiatives.

The successful candidate will develop financial models, monitor expenditures across multiple funding sources, and work with university leadership to drive strategic planning and responsible fiscal stewardship.