Job Description

Department

Achievement & Assessment Inst

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus



Analysis and Reporting: 60%

• Prepare budgetary forecasts and reports at the Associate Director\'s request.
• Compile and interpret all financial data, both expenditures and revenue for each Center within AAI and conduct statistical analyses to provide recommendations for future planning and expenditures.
• Perform complex technical analysis and financial reporting on various sources of funding including UKANS, KUCR and KUEA dollars.
• Develop and maintain custom reporting to provide financial planning and operational cost insight to support center directors.
• Initiate financial changes as necessary to ensure accounting principles are followed Communicate these changes to the appropriate SSC staff. Verify through OAC that requested changes have been processed.
• Support PIs with any special budget reports that are not supported by the SSC.
• Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance.
• Evaluate historical and current financial data to understand the company\'s financial condition.

Operations Management: 30%

• Work closely with each Center\'s financial person as necessary to train staff on most efficient methods when using the financial systems and interpreting data.
• Provide leadership, guidance and interpretation of KU\'s financial systems and business policies to administrative staff across AAI.

10%: Other duties as assigned.

Disclaimer

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university\'s programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Director of the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX, civilrights@ku.edu, Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY (for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas medical center campuses).

Work Schedule

M-F 8:00-5:00

FLSA Status

Administrative

Conditions of Employment

Contingent on Funding

Contact Information to Applicants

aaihr@ku.edu

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in accounting, finance, business or related field and 3 years of related experience OR High School diploma and 5 years related experience.
• 5 years of experience with financial systems
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills, as demonstrated by work history.
• Strong oral and written communication skills as evidenced in application materials and confirmed by interview and references.
• Experience working collaboratively with a diverse population of staff, faculty and administrators as demonstrated by application materials

Employee Class

U-Unclassified Professional Staff

Advertised Salary Range

Minimum of $60,000

FTE

1.0

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of experience reconciling sponsored research projects and forecasting
• Five years of experience working with sponsored research projects
• Experience working with KU Financial Systems
• An understanding of KU business operations, policies, procedures, and fiscal processes

Position Overview

The Financial Analyst Intermediate will be a crucial member of the AAI Central Office team. This position will assist the AAI Associate Director for Finance and Administration to carry out the mission of the Institute. Due to the large number and complexity of AAI\'s research projects, we are looking for a strong analyst to work collaboratively with, and to provide support to the Financial Analyst Senior and Centers within the Institute.

The Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI) is a designated research center with an annual budget of $60M, over 400 full time staff and 139 temporary staff (GRAs, Students, and Temps).

The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas exists to improve the performance of children, adults, and organizations throughout local, state, and national communities. AAI currently includes twelve centers, which represent a diversity of services and programs and supports faculty research, both in the School of Education and Human Sciences and other academic units. AAI centers are strongly mission driven, but also are significantly more entrepreneurial than a typical university research center. The AAI mission is accomplished in four primary ways:

• Partnering with local, state, national, and global communities to apply scholarship to implement programs with direct public impact.
• Developing and publishing generalizable knowledge that allows leveraging of the solutions developed so that the success of the first part of our mission is magnified.
• Providing faculty with the support and encouragement they need to generate resources for research and development in support of enhanced achievement of individuals and organizations.
• Providing students with experiences vital to their professional development.

Reg/Temp

Regular

Application Review Begins

04-Sep-2023

Anticipated Start Date

02-Oct-2023

Additional Candidate Instruction

A complete application consists of:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Names and Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Review of applications will begin on 09/04/2023. To ensure consideration, please apply by applicant review date.

Job Family

Administrative/Management-KUL

Position Requirements

This is a hybrid position, requiring up to 3 days per week on-site. On-site location will be at the Lawrence, KS campus.

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