Division Finance Manager (Remote Opportunity)

Overview

The Division of Primary Care and Population Health is seeking a leader to manage operations supporting financial administration, reporting, and cross-functional initiatives. This role involves managing people, directing unit objectives, overseeing budgets, and helping analyze and resolve complex, multi-area issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage the work of other employees, including hiring decisions, coaching and mentoring, performance management, and contributing to succession planning within the area of responsibility.
• Establish overall objectives or direction for a unit, project, or operational area.
• Plan, direct, and monitor budgets for areas of responsibility.
• Manage business operation and administration for a functional unit or area; may lead a team providing post-award sponsored research administration and services.
• Identify and resolve complex issues that may span multiple areas, using ingenuity and creativity in problem analysis and resolution.
• Oversee report preparation and analysis requiring consolidation of multiple, complex financial and statistical data points.
• Communicate financial policies and procedures; ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness for management financial processes and reports.
• Collaborate on cross-functional projects and contribute to solutions that may affect policy changes or the development of new controls or processes.
• Perform critical analysis of existing systems, policies, and procedures; recommend and implement approved solutions.
• Contribute to projects in the work area or unit, making decisions that determine the approach to managing and completing processes.
• Represent the unit within the functional unit or school and to external constituencies.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and six years relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of Oracle or other business financial systems.
• Solid understanding of financial principles.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to clearly and effectively present information to internal and external audiences, including all levels of management.
• Strong analytical skills to review and analyze complex financial information.
• Strong leadership and management skills, including previous experience managing people, delegating workload, and providing direction/corrections as necessary.
• Knowledge of property management requirements related to Stanford or non-Stanford title of equipment and fabrications.
• Demonstrated competency in project management of a high volume of work, some of which is cyclical.
• If managing sponsored projects: ability to manage post and pre-award administration for sponsored projects within their unit, knowledge and fluency of governmental regulations, and completion of Cardinal Curriculum level I and II.
• Knowledge of procurement needs, including sole-sourcing, cost analyses, vendor requirements, and small business reporting.
• Demonstrated experience working successfully with PIs, their administrative staff, and the office of sponsored research and external sponsors.
• Demonstrated success in performing meticulous, high-quality, and compliant work.
• Ability to interpret complex research and fiscal policies, assimilate information from a wide range of resources, and act as a mentor and resource to others.