Financial Operations Manager/Assistant Controller (part-time 28/hrs per week)

byu; Provo (UT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Brigham Young University seeks a part-time Financial Operations Manager/Assistant Controller (28 hours/week) to oversee finance activities for several departments reporting to the Academic Controller. This role combines accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis to support university operations.

Responsibilities include managing budgets, AP/AR, tax compliance, and asset tracking; preparing reconciliations and forecasts; and ensuring policy adherence across college and center units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business-related area with 4 years experience.
• Master's degree in accounting, finance, or business-related area with 5 years experience.
• Experience with financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis and budget forecasting for campus units.
• Assist with budget management and college center transfers.
• Review and approve journal entries and interdepartmental transactions.
• Support AP/AR activities and vendor inquiries.
• Oversee asset management, gifts, endowments, grants, and projects accounting.
• Ensure compliance with university policies and procedures.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

General accounting

Purchasing

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business-related area

Master's degree in accounting, finance, or business-related area

Job description

Why Work at BYU

As the flagship higher education institution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young University (BYU) strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. At BYU, we are devoted to our faith and to our students. We take an active role in the University's Mission: "To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life." Our unique mission, deeply rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, provides countless ways to serve and make an impact. This, along with our remarkable culture of belonging, weekly devotionals, and endless opportunities for learning and growth-all situated within a beautiful and historic campus-make it an inspiring place to work. Brigham Young University strongly prefers to hire faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Financial Operations Manager/Assistant Controller (part-time 28/hrs per week)

The Finance Operations Manager is r esponsib le for a major portion of finance activities for several departments/centers who report through the Academic Vice President . T his is a finance position that manages some or all the following business processes: expense management, financial accounting , budget management, accounts payable , accounts receivable, business assets, grants management, projects, and gifts man a gement . The position report s directly to the Academic Controller .

What you will be doing in this position

Financial Accounting and Budget Management

• Provides financial analysis and forecasting for budgets
• Transfer s support to colleges and centers
• Responds to escalated inquiries related to financial accounting, budgeting, and planning, and taxes, including questions about policies, programs, and process; system navigation/use; transaction/business process status or issues; etc.
• Reviews/approves common accounting transactions, such as: initiating an accounting journal entry; initiating adjustment accounting journal or reversal accounting journal entries; adding/deleting attachments to/from a journal entry; creating budget amendments ; etc.
• Prepare s and/or conduct s initial review of account reconciliations .
• P repares the monthly sales tax reconciliation.
• Supports the academic controller with budget and forecast creation and annual resource planning processes
• Interprets accounting data and analyze s financial reports .
• P erforms predictive analysis and provides any additional reports as needed for any of the areas assigned.

Expense Management

• Reviews/approves expense transactions for others, including creating and editing expense reports for AVP and AAVP offices
• Reviews/approves procurement services, such as creating and viewing a requisition and receipt (multiple requisition types, receipt types) .
• Reviews transactions to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with university policy and procedures .
• Submit vendor contracts, invoices in university systems

Accounts Payable and Receivable

• Manages common accounts payable and/or accounts receivable services such as finding and viewing supplier invoices, generating customer invoices, depositing manual checks, etc.
• Resolves discrepancies and/or vendor or customer problems .
• Oversees cash and check depositing and reconciliation .

Business Assets, Gifts, Endowments, Grants, and Projects Management

• Escalates inquiries related to business assets, gifts and endowments, and/or grants and contracts including questions about policies, programs, and process; system navigation/use; transaction/business process status or issues; etc.
• Provides common business assets services, such as updating business asset location .
• Performs annual capital asset audit.

What qualifies you for this role

• Bachelor's degree in accounting , finance, or business-related area plus four years of experience in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience .
• Master 's degree in accounting , finance , or business-related area plus five year s of experience in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience .

Skills, abilities, knowledge, licenses, certifications

• Financial analysis, budgeting, general accounting, purchasing, problem-solving, critical thinking .
• Proven ability to organize, prioritize, coordinate, and manage workflow to meet multiple deadlines .
• Excellent oral and written communication skills .
• Outstanding decision-making abilities, with the ability to prioritize and adapt to changing circumstances and demands .
• Ability to be consistently precise, accurate, and thorough .
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision .
• Professionalism, efficiency, and ability to maintain confidentiality .
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a diverse group