Financial Project Manager

Inside Higher Ed

Baltimore (MD)

On-site

USD 73,299 - 128,299

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Baltimore is seeking a Financial Project Manager who will oversee financial operations for projects valued up to $10 million. Responsibilities include budget development, managing a large grant portfolio, and collaborating with various university departments. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Finance or related fields and at least five years of relevant experience. This full-time role offers a competitive salary range and requires strong financial management skills and data visualization capabilities.

Qualifications

Five years of progressively responsible related financial and operations experience.
Ability to provide urgent reports that require evening and weekend work.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior member of a project team managing financial operations.
Develop work plan budgets and collaborate with project leaders.
Oversee a large grant portfolio and manage donor reporting.

Skills

Financial management

Project coordination

Budget development

Data visualization

Education

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

Master's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field

Tools

JHAS

Job description

Role Overview

The Financial Project Manager is responsible for overall coordination, status reporting, and stability of the financial components of a defined project(s). Will provide financial management throughout the lifecycle of projects, starting with project initiation through the close-out process. Projects may focus on research, clinical practice, or business operations. The Financial Project Manager oversees the financial aspects of the project and continued process improvement activities.

University Context

Johns Hopkins University is a very large, highly decentralized, and complex institution, with significant local resource control and decision-making responsibility. The university is made up of ten academic divisions, the Sheridan Libraries, the Applied Physics Laboratory, and several independent institutes.

Team Responsibilities

This team is responsible for managing and stewarding the institution's largest donor, referred to as the Foundation, and works closely with the Senior Vice President and Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations on all Foundation-related work.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as a senior member of a project team with oversight of one or more projects, each valued up to $10M.
Develop strong work plan budgets and budget notes in accordance with requirements in coordination with project team leaders.
Develop systems, reporting, and serve as a resource to involved financial staff.
Monitor inventory and purchases in financial systems and project management software.
Participate in close-out work plan and conduct all close-out activities assigned (e.g., develop close-out budget, review close-out budgets, pay all final invoices, close out contracts, etc.).
Provide oversight and may supervise project team members; provide input to the performance review of team members.

In addition to the duties described above, the Financial Project Manager will:

Oversee a large grant portfolio and work closely with General Planning and Budget, Facilities & Real Estate, the University Administration Business Office, General Accounting, other central university functions, and divisional staff to manage financial operations, accounting, and donor reporting for key programs, projects, and initiatives funded by philanthropy.
Manipulate and navigate various data sources and work with the team to visualize and present results to various audiences, including JHU leadership and the Foundation.
Obtain a thorough understanding of CRM and other database resources to maintain data, compile and/or produce reports, and provide information as requested. When philanthropic commitments are made, work with DAR's Office of Advancement Services to ensure proper counting and crediting.
Perform other related duties as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
Five years of progressively responsible related financial and operations experience.
Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications