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Job Req ID:  113256

Financial Manager

We are seeking a Financial Manager who will be responsible for AP/AR/payroll functions and activity for the School of Medicine. The Financial Manager leads a team to oversee and approve transactions and establish and maintain procedures for an efficient and effective workflow.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities


Coordinates

  • Oversee a team of Financial Analysts to ensure that accounts payable, accounts receivables, and all SOM payroll transactions occur smoothly, efficiently, and in compliance with JHU policies and procedures.
  • Ensure two-way communication to create advocacy; implement feedback loops for knowledge transfers and cultivate a shared understanding of financial activities.
  • Coordinate with departments, FP&A, Faculty Practice, Research Finance, University Controller, Internal Audit, and JHHS/JHM to monitor all payroll activity and review and set workflow procedures.


Applies Knowledge

  • Provide financial consultation and direction for significant, critical and complex projects, business operations and initiatives.


Creates/Prepares/Develops

  • Prepare, monitor, advise scholarship usage SOM-wide; monitor gift/endowment activity; advise of fund balances by source for spend opportunity.
  • Ensure gifts/endowments are maximized.
  • Set metrics to monitor response time to departmental requests and report regularly on actual performance compared to metrics.


Analyzes/Interprets

  • Monitor and ensure balance sheet fund reconciliation.
  • Interpret financial reports on available endowed and gift funding to ensure active and proper usage of funds.
  • Advise leadership of opportunities for funds deployment.
  • Alert leadership of potential fund balance issues and offer a remediation strategy.


Approves/Verifies

  • Approve transactions.
  • Set procedures for workflow for all areas of responsibility.


Supervises

  • Directly supervise two Financial Analysts, one Student Acc/Financial Aid Analyst, one Endowment/Gift Analyst, and one Fund Accountant.
  • Responsible for establishing and evaluating responsibilities as described by employee job descriptions.


Assigns

  • Assign functional responsibilities to analysts as necessary to produce school required analyses, long-range plans, and 'what-if' scenarios.


Trains

  • Share and ensure proficiency in Excel, Business Objects, EPSi, Tableau, Cognos.
  • Train employees on expected customer service.


Collaborates

  • Work collaboratively with SOM Department Directors, Administrators; JHM Budget; JHU Budget; Financial Operations colleagues.
  • Work collaboratively with Training/Policy associate; financial analytics colleagues; JHHS financial colleagues; Faculty Practice colleagues; research Colleagues; JHU Internal Audit.


Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Strong supervisory abilities.

  • Strong familiarity with accounting practices and systems.

  • Strong leadership and communication skills.

  • Ability to effectively interact with faculty and staff, including all levels of leadership across JHU.

  • Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Word and PowerPoint.

  • Strong customer service orientation and focus on details, accuracy and meeting pre-determined deadlines.

  • Understanding of and commitment to the mission.



Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related field.
  • Five years of progressively responsible financial and business operations experience, preferably in a large and complex organization.
  • Advanced Excel skills, with demonstrated knowledge of Pivot tables, formulas and other functions, experience with other data reporting tools.
  • Proven communication, organizational, and analytic skills in a complex organization.
  • Demonstrated strategic leadership, planning, change management and process improvement skills.
  • Ability to analyze data for budgeting, operations, auditing, accounts receivable, and reserve analysis.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in research financial management and academic business operations.
  • Prior supervisory experience strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience in managing and developing high performance teams within a highly change oriented culture.

 

 

Classified Title: Financial Manager 
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE  
Starting Salary Range: $72,600 - $127,000 Annually ($88,500 Targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F 8:30 am - 5 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: SOM Admin Finance Operations  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law:
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Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week

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