Senior Manager, Strategic Operations Accounting

University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking a Senior Manager, Operations Accounting within Facilities Management. This role leads financial operations, drives strategy, and ensures robust accounting controls to support a multi-hundred-million dollar portfolio.

Ideal candidates possess advanced accounting knowledge, strong leadership, and exceptional communication skills to collaborate with senior leaders and external partners.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership guiding diverse stakeholders to organizational goals.
• Advanced HR management including feedback, mentorship, and ER issues.
• In-depth accounting theories, controls, and practice.
• Analytical skills to evaluate budgets, diagnose problems, report trends.
• Proficient in designing complex spreadsheets for analysis.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines with high accuracy under pressure.
• Excellent executive-level written and oral communication.
• Advanced accounting and statistics for budgeting/forecasting.
• Familiarity with funds accounting and preferred in Facilities Mgmt funding.
• Knowledge of the University General Ledger system and reporting.
• Strategic project management from inception to completion.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting/finance/business administration.

Skills

Strategic leadership and collaboration

HR management principles

Accounting theories and controls

Budgeting and analytics

Advanced spreadsheets for data-driven

Deadline-driven execution

Executive communication

Accounting and statistics expertise

Fund accounting knowledge (preferred)

Facilities Management funding

Strategic task and project management

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a field

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting/finance/business administration

Job description

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking a Senior Manager, Operations Accounting within Facilities Management. This role leads financial operations, drives strategy, and ensures robust accounting controls to support a multi-hundred-million dollar portfolio.

Ideal candidates possess advanced accounting knowledge, strong leadership, and exceptional communication skills to collaborate with senior leaders and external partners.