Associate Director, Financial Planning and Reporting

Employer: University of California, Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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A resume, cover letter and completed application are required to be considered for this position.

**Please note, this is a HYBRID role.**

Position Summary

Advance your career while expanding your financial and budgetary acumen as the Associate Director, Financial Planning and Reporting within UCLA’s Advancement Services team. Under the guidance of the Senior Director of Finance, you will support External Affairs’ financial strategic plan by serving as the division’s key budget and finance liaison. As a technical lead, you will develop, interpret and implement models for financial planning, resource planning and control of EA’s budget and will analyze and prepare recommendations for financial plans, including resource allocations, future financial/budget requirements and forecasts. As our Associate Director, you will maintain the division's multi-year budget model and will assist the Senior Director in the development of the annual allocation plan for EA’s $115M+ budget; managing the Division’s approximately $95M compensation budget and $20M in programmatic expenses. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will track detailed revenue data, reported expense information codes, and will record compensation information regularly using internal catalogs used to capture on-demand accurate reporting, as well as a variety of UC campus systems.

This is a unique opportunity to serve as a trusted organizational budget expert, collaborating extensively with the Senior Director and division business managers to track agreements and commitments. Drawing on your experience in data analysis and financial control, you will extract, reconcile, and present complex ledger data, develop multi-year forecasts, and deliver key reports for leadership and campus partners. As our Associate Director, you will act as a vital mentor and advisor—training departmental budget liaisons, evaluating business policies to eliminate inefficiencies, and navigating complex budgetary challenges with thoughtful and creative problem-solving approaches. UCLA is a great place to work helping you achieve financial well being with a pension and other retirement savings plans.

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Salary & Compensation

*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications

Minimum of four years of prior accounting, budget or related financial experience to include advanced knowledge of accounting, budgetary and finance principles, policies, practices and systems. (Required)

Demonstrated skill in budgetary analysis and to assess financial information, practices and procedures, anticipate problems, formulate logical conclusions, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations to implement change. (Required)

Demonstrated skill in budgetary analysis and control including reconciliation of ledgers, monitoring and projection of expenditures. (Required)

Advanced knowledge and understanding of internal control practices and their impact on protecting university/organizational resources. (Required)

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and attention to detail; ability to identify, collect and analyze data from multiple sources and independently perform complex data analysis using advanced quantitative reasoning. (Required)

Equal ability to work collaboratively within a team or independently under minimal supervision; skill in organizing time and resources systematically to optimize efficiency and complete assignments. (Required)

Advanced ability to effectively present complex financial information both verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner. (Required)

Advanced interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships. Proven track record of excellent customer service. (Required)

Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality and properly handle sensitive information/situations. (Required)

Skill in evaluating and setting priorities and adapting to changing needs and objectives within departmental and university/organizational time constraints in a high-volume environment. (Required)

In-depth ability to use multiple spreadsheets, database and software tools to gather data for specialized, complex financial analysis, fiscal management and financial reports. (Required)

Thorough knowledge of UCLA's financial systems and UCLA purchasing and general accounting policies and procedures. (Preferred)

Demonstrated knowledge of university personnel policies and procedures is preferred as is basic knowledge of salary funding practices. (Preferred)

Special Conditions for Employment

Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed. (Required)

Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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CX-Clerical & Allied Services
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Working at University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.