Library Finance & Operations Director

University of Rhode Island; Kingston (RI); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Library seeks an Assistant Director, Finance and Operations to serve as the senior financial and administrative officer for the Libraries. You will advise library leadership on personnel, finance, budgeting, and administration while guiding strategic initiatives and policy development.

You will lead the Libraries’ budget development, forecasting, and resource allocation across multiple funding sources, ensuring donor intent and program alignment with URI’s

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree required with five (5) or more years in financial management within a complex organization.
• Advanced proficiency in spreadsheets, data analysis, and financial reporting.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, Banner).
• Ability to partner with senior leaders and manage professional staff.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the senior financial and administrative officer for the University Libraries.
• Lead strategies for the incentive-based budget (IBB) model and long-range planning.
• Manage budgets across diverse funding sources including state appropriations, student fees, donors and grants.
• Provide financial analyses, pro forma analyses, forecasting, and modeling.
• Serve as liaison to University AVPs and central offices on budget and finance.
• Oversee internal administrative policies and records governance frameworks.
• Offer ad hoc analyses and risk-mitigation plans to library leadership.
• Lead annual library budget process and resource allocation.
• Monitor endowed and donor-restricted funds for strategic use and compliance.
• Coordinate HR processes and labor relations affecting the Libraries.
• Oversee external post-award grant portfolios and related revenue projections.
• Direct non-academic library personnel to support operations and priorities.
• Participate in university committees representing the Libraries on financial and administrative matters.

Kenntnisse

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Strategic partnership

Staff supervision

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

PeopleSoft ERP

Banner ERP

Jobbeschreibung

University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Library seeks an Assistant Director, Finance and Operations to serve as the senior financial and administrative officer for the Libraries. You will advise library leadership on personnel, finance, budgeting, and administration while guiding strategic initiatives and policy development.

You will lead the Libraries’ budget development, forecasting, and resource allocation across multiple funding sources, ensuring donor intent and program alignment with URI’s