Finance Operations Manager
Provide leadership to the Theatre and Media Arts Department concerning all business-related functions, such as internal controls and procedures, finance, cost accounting, budgeting, personnel and payroll, purchasing/contracting, management information systems, and reimbursement/travel systems. This position also manages capital assets, inventories, negotiates purchasing agreements, provides guidance to department leadership. The TMA Business Office supports 23 full-time faculty, 36 adjunct faculty and a student enrollment of 635. We are a fast-paced, friendly, and creative department that values collaboration, flexibility, and self-initiative.
What you'll do in this position:
Financial and Budget Management
- Develop, implement, and supervise internal controls, policies, and procedures to ensure that all Workday transactions are in compliance with University policies and GAAP.
- Analyze, interpret, and present financial information and to make sound recommendations concerning cost and allocation structures, cost saving opportunities, and internal control and management policies and procedures.
- Prepare, interpret, and present financial and operating reports to department leadership. Provide timely financial/budget statements and annual resource planning support to facilitate department decision-making.
- Develop, supervise, and implement cost-allocation models, budget vs actual reports, box office returns, independent contracts, and other financial services for the Theatre and Film seasons.
- Research and prepare quantitative analysis reports for accreditation organizations.
- Maintain distribution processes of payouts for department endowment accounts and supervise student scholarship submissions
- Assist in faculty in their financial concerns, including department usage of travel/expense reimbursement system in Workday.
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Human Resource Management
- Train students in use of payroll allocation website, Workday, direct deposit setup, and other employee duties.
- Prepare faculty and administrative overloads and adjunct faculty contracts.
Professional Development
- Maintain current knowledge of standard accounting and business practices.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Workday for BYU.
- Maintain current knowledge of University and College policies.
- Attend professional development courses, seminars and workshops to increase skills and maintain licensing.
- Attend university training meetings for campus controllers, financial assistants and business leaders.
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What qualifies you for this role:
Required
- A firm commitment to the mission of BYU.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting and five years' full-time equivalent work experience in financial management, cost analysis, budgeting, strategic planning, or other accounting duties.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred:
- Master's degree in accounting with CPA or CMA designation
- High capability with information management systems, particularly Workday.
- Facility with Microsoft Office Suite, Google, Box, and Microsoft Teams.
Typical Starting Pay: $84,000.00 to $109,000.00 annually
If the job has a post-end date, the last day to apply is the day before. If the job doesn't have a post-end dat e, the job could close at any time on any day