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Employer Name: Yale University

1. Manages all aspects of designated budget and financial management services portfolios. Serves as the primary contact and escalation point for all budget and financial management issues for designated portfolios. 2. Executes implementation of major strategic financial planning and analysis projects within designated portfolios, assembling and directing cross-departmental project teams. 3. Develops and maintains deep knowledge of both Yale finance and budgeting processes and applicable federal, state and university policies and procedures and the business of designated portfolios and associated leadership to provide relevant, strategic and value-add budget and financial management services. 4. Acts as a change agent to refine budget and financial management processes in order to achieve simplicity, speed and quality for both Yale's Financial Planning and Analysis department and administrative and academic departments. 5. Manages the development and monitoring of detailed budgets across the portfolio; ensures maintenance of budgets in university systems. Manages the preparation and analysis of financial data and reports. 6. Creates and updates comprehensive long-range financial plan(s) across that entire area. Prepares all-funds budgets operating and capital budgets, analyzes financial activities and performance against budget. 7. Leads analysis and interpretation of highly complex data analyses; communicates trends; identifies deficiencies in business operations and recommends process and system changes and training needs. Assesses potential internal control issues and recommends solutions. 8. Manages financial analyst staff. 9. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Skill/ability 1: Well-developed managerial, financial, decision-making, planning, organizational, problem-resolution and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to manage people on a day-to-day basis and inspire a high level of commitment and performance. Required Skill/ability 2: Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to adapt communication style to address the needs of individuals at all levels throughout the University. Required Skill/ability 3: Ability to influence. Ability to generate a strategic vision and to influence people to achieve this vision. High level strategic planning skills. Required Skill/ability 4: Ability to negotiate skillfully with both internal and external constituents. Ability to anticipate changes in the business environment and proactively manage change. Required Skill/ability 5: Solid understanding of internal control concepts and the implementation of internal control systems in a complex business environment. Strong computer skills including Excel required. Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day) Posting Position Title: Manager, Financial Analysis University Job Title: Associate Director, Financial Analysis & Reporting Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration and six years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.