Chief Financial Officer (0213U), Haas School of Business 7646 About Berkeley

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Departmental Overview

UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business offers a unique opportunity to champion new ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and continually learn in a workplace committed to increasing diversity and creating a welcoming environment for all.

Our distinctive culture is captured within our four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. These principles distinguish Berkeley Haas as a unique environment, conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and career growth.

For more information about the Haas School of Business visit:  https://haas.berkeley.edu/about/

Responsibilities

Serves as the Chief Financial Officer and leads all aspects of financial planning and execution for the Haas School of Business. Reports directly to the Dean and gives advice on financial strategy across a wide range of problems. Leads the school's long-term financial strategy, ensuring that financial goals go hand in hand with reputational and programmatic goals.  Establishes strategic financial objectives in concert with senior leadership. Establishes operational objectives and work plans and delegates assignments to subordinate managers.  Manages, prepares, administers, and directs control of budget / organizational resources. Manages the activities of financial analysis, financial aid, and capital projects teams. Oversees the analysis and policy development for organization-wide funding issues and budget processes, resource allocations, and funding models. Oversees major capital projects at Haas starting with the prioritization of those projects, partnering with Capital Projects to ensure timeline and budget are followed, and communicates outcomes of those projects to Haas stakeholders, as necessary Maintains the integrity of the organization's budget reporting and tracking systems through supervision and oversight of budget and fiscal staff and protocols; functions as chief budget liaison for resource allocations.  Serves as a member of Haas's senior management team and provides input on matters concerning several functional areas, units, and / or customers at Haas and central campus. Takes an active role with financial strategy and operations for our Centers & Institutes. Manages activities of two or more sections or departments (ex: Financial Aid and Business Services) through subordinate managers who exercise full supervision in terms of costs, methods, and employees. Develops, modifies, and executes appropriate internal controls to protect University resources. Career Development:  By embracing the principle of “student always.”
Attend classes to enhance expertise in job areas and improve communication. Attend relevant campus training courses or classes to gain knowledge of or to become more proficient with campus policies and/or role- relevant skills. Seek additional training opportunities that allow growth within the position and to develop professionally.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of financial policies, practices and systems; budgeting and reporting techniques; fund accounting; human resource planning; accounting and bookkeeping.
• Strong ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across the organization at all levels; ability to interact with diverse populations.
• Client services oriented; good listening, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Ability to multi-task.    
• Ability to evaluate processes to establish and maintain appropriate accountability structures and strong internal control elements.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills.

Education / Training

• Advanced degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

Salary & Benefits

This is an exempt, monthly paid, career appointment. Annual salary will be commensurate with experience; hiring range is $150,000.00 - $200,000.00.

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment when applying.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities.  Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities.  The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant see:
https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf

For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct



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