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Location

Ithaca, NY | United States

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Job description

Mgr Finance II

Unleash your financial expertise and shape the future of fiscal success as a Finance Manager with Facilities & Campus Services. We're seeking a strong leader to navigate the complex terrain of numbers, strategy, and innovation. If you're ready to drive financial excellence, optimize resources, and lead strategic financial initiatives, join us on this exciting journey where your expertise transforms challenges into opportunities and financial aspirations into reality.

Facilities and Campus Services (FCS) is a values-based organization dedicated to the principals of Truth, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork, and Integrity.

Facilities and Campus Services is committed to providing the highest quality service to faculty, students, staff, alumni, and visitors. With more than 260 major buildings enhancing the magnificent landscape of the Ithaca campus, the over 1,000 highly talented and dedicated staff of FCS serve as stewards of campus resources and operations.

We are proud to acknowledge the numerous accomplishments and successes of our staff as we partner with the broader university community in carrying out our mission.

In carrying out our mission, FCS stewardship and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

*Oversight of planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining university buildings, grounds, utility infrastructure, and energy and sustainability efforts for the physical campus in Ithaca, New York.
*Oversight of commuter, fleet, parking services, and campus mail.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

The Finance Manager will develop and manage budgets for short- and long-term planning for the Energy & Sustainability and Engineering & Project Management operations groups within FCS. Conduct variance analysis of budgets, expenditures, trends, and forecasts. Make recommendations to executives to support decisions requiring well-developed technical expertise in financial management, planning and analysis. Design and develop reports for units that reflect metrics and data to aid in decisions.

The Finance Manager will oversee and/or participate in development, implementation, and management of unit specific systems and process integration to support university-wide standardized reporting. Manage, plan and monitor improvements for staffing within operations of FCS encompassing multiple and varied funding sources and accounting compliance requirements. Deliver individual and team performance expectations and formal and regular performance feedback. Ensure team has appropriate training and development goals which are established and met annually. Develop and recommend practices, procedures and operating policies that are consistent with or enhance existing University and unit policies and procedures.

The Finance Manager will also develop and monitor operating standards to provide the highest level of service, effectiveness, and efficiency. Research, analyse and recommend "best practice" methods for improving efficiencies. Monitor and ensure expenditures and revenues while maintaining ongoing supervision of financial accounts, ensuring adherence to various internal and external regulations. Manage and prepare analysis of financials to support unit leadership in achieving operating objectives reflecting cost-recovery strategies, modelling, and analysis. Guide directors and AVPs on financial matters.

Support audits as needed. Represent the University on various committees, locally at the University as well as at the state and federal level. This position develops and maintains professional working relationships with other university departments such as the Division of Financial Services, Division of Planning and Budget, University Audit, and all colleges/units.

We are a value-based organization where all employees are accountable for supporting the organization's values of truth, respect, excellence, teamwork, and integrity. Facilities and Campus Services employees are required to attend staff development trainings and participate in the performance evaluation process.

We require these qualifications:

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.
• A Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years' experience required.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members. Demonstrated analytical ability and financial management skills.
• Experience with enterprise and appropriated environment.
• Ability to develop complex financial models and perform appropriate data analyses.
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong written and oral communications, including formal presentations.
• Ability to persuade others to take a particular course of action.
• Coordinate major activities.
• Ability to develop new, imaginative, or innovative solutions, services, products, processes or programs.
• Work requires sophisticated reasoning skills.
• Responsible for assisting in influencing decisions.
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures, and, at times, deviation from standard work practice.

You will be a top candidate with our preferred qualifications:

• MBA; strong financial management and cost accounting principles background.

No visa sponsorship provided for this position.

Rewards & Benefits:

Cornell provides great benefits that include educational benefits, access to a plethora of wellness programs, employee discounts with local and national retail brands, health care options to choose from, generous paid leave provisions: 3 weeks of vacation leave, health and personal leave, 13 holidays (including end of year winter break through New Year's Day) and superior retirement contributions.

Application Procedure:

University Job Title:

Mgr Finance II

Job Family:

Fin/Budget/Planning

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$99,078.00 - $121,096.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid Remote

Company:

Contract College

Contact Name:

Tonya Eiklor

Job Titles and Pay Ranges:

Non-Union Positions

Noted pay ranges reflect the potential pay opportunity for each job profile. The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position

• Unique applicable skills

• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)

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EEO Statement:

Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on any protected characteristic, including race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex/gender, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual's genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.

Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff to all identities and backgrounds. We encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

2023-12-21

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