Job Information
Johns Hopkins University Financial Manager in Baltimore, Maryland
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
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.