Job Title: Finance and Budget Consultant II, 65508
Location: UMKC Volker Campus
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 36187
Hiring Department

Finance and Administration

Job Description This position will be responsible for the full array of accounting, financial, and budgeting activities for selected units and departments on campus. Duties to include but are not limited to:

• Monitor all fiscal activity (revenues, expenses, and grants) for assigned units
• Work with leadership to develop and monitor budgets on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Participate in the development of strategy (where appropriate) and monitor performance against plan
• Participate in the development of long range plans and other financial planning
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, fiduciary, fiscal, and reporting requirements
• Provide financial leadership and expertise to the units being supported
• Ensure that resources are well utilized
• Duties may include financial management of grants
• Duties may include some supervisory responsibilities
• Work as needed on ad hoc projects and reports
• Work with internal auditors as needed
• Partner with the unit leadership to support fact based decision making
• Monitor capital asset activity (where appropiate)
• Collaborate and work with units across campus
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and
• At least 6 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred
• CPA or Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred
• Extensive experience working with budgets and budget development
• Experience with forecasting and long range planning
• Supervisory experience is preferred
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, collaborate, and support more than one area
• Knowledge of fund accounting (non-profit, GASB) is very helpful

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time

Salary

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Application Deadline

Position will remain open until filled. Review of applications will begin on May 17, 2021.

Application Instructions

Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of five references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.

Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).

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