
Director of Business and Financial Services
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The Director of Business and Financial Services manages financial accounts, budgeting, reporting, and business operations for CSE. The role works with the Chief Business Officer, dean’s office, departments, and research centers to review budgets and account activity, distribute funds, support financial systems, and guide staff on business policies. It also coordinates training, maintains a faculty handbook, and represents CSE and Business Affairs in meetings.
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Monitor and maintain CSE accounts including distribution of cost share funds, start-up funds, indirect cost return, stopgap account activity and other dean's commitments.Gather projections from dean's office areas and collaborate with Chief Business Officer to review and finalize both the official university and internal CSE budgets.Supervise full time staff reviewing accounts payable transactions initiated by CSE departments and research centers.Review dean's office account activity for accuracy and compliance with various university policies as part of preparation of monthly expense reports to deans office areas. Provide additional financial reporting on dean's discretionary funds, matching equipment funds, start-up funds, and other CSE accounts. Assist CSE staff with ad hoc financial reporting.Serve as accounting contact and Workday Cost Center manager on deans office accounts. Review and approve accounts payable documentation funded by dean's office accounts.Assist the Chief Business Officer with financial duties including set up of new accounts, preparation and review of funds transfers, Electronic Office management, serve in Workday Security Partner and Financial HR Executive roles, provide guidance to CSE faculty/staff on business related policies and systems, and act as back-up in all financial areas in Chief Business Officer's stead.Use information provided by VP for Research Office on annual CSE indirect cost return and prepare reports for review by Associate Dean for Research and Chief Business Officer before finalizing distribution to CSE departments and research centers.Coordinate trainings with CSE department and research center staff on administrative systems and business functions, prepare and update business related handbook for new CSE faculty, represent CSE and Business Affairs Office in various meetings, other duties as assigned.Other related functions as assigned.
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- Texas median$95–150K/yr146 salary ranges
- Texas median$25–40/hr25 hourly ranges
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- Education
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