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Manager of Enterprise Financial Reporting- FIN

Job ID: 252966
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Find your wings at KSU!

Are you ready to join a community leading in innovative teaching and learning? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With our growing enrollment and global reach, we are enjoying increased prominence among Georgia's colleges. We offer more than 150 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to over 43,000 students. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, diversity, career opportunities, and rich benefits make us an employer of choice. We are searching for talented people to join our mission. Come to KSU and find your passion.

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Job Summary

Manages a team that develops reporting solutions to satisfy and supports University stakeholders, support financial applications, delivers training on financial systems, and conducts financial data analysis. Oversees electronic purchasing system(s), website maintenance, tracking key performance indicators, and designs ad-hoc reports. Responsible for project management, collecting reporting requirements, developing reports and dashboards, testing, assisting with the implementation of new software applications, process improvements, and training to support the objectives of the Institution.

Responsibilities

1. Designs, builds, implements, and maintains the Structural Query Language (SQL) scripts and procedures in a financial data warehouse
2. Develops, maintains, and improves the operational systems, processes, and policies in support of the university and department's mission
3. Develops reports, visualizations, and dashboards that present data in a way that is assessable and can be easily navigated by stakeholders
4. Supervises and evaluates assigned staff that support reporting, training, and financial systems
5. Interfaces with stakeholders to define business processes, specifications, reporting needs, and functional requirements
6. Devises and executes test plans to ensure that the outcome meets the specified requirements and expectations of business users
7. Raises and tracks issues and conflicts, removes barriers, resolves issues of medium complexity involving stakeholders and escalates to appropriate level when required
8. Oversees and develops KPI weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
9. Identifies trends and proactively assesses opportunities to improve processes and execution
10. Works closely with management team to ensure all operational, administrative, and compliance functions within the office are being properly executed in accordance with regulatory-based best practices
11. Delivers quality end-user training programs, reinforcing technology and operations infrastructure to ensure effective and efficient use of the systems to achieve campus goals
12. Performs training needs analysis, develops training programs and manuals, initiates, and oversees training systems
13. Collaborates with other team members to ensure seamless business execution, reinforces positive morale, and upholds university values
14. Oversees financial and operational systems, processes, and infrastructure continuing to evaluate for opportunities of improvement or revision
15. Prioritizes problem resolution based on business need, timelines, and scale of impact
16. Maintains content on the department and division webpage
17. Maintains financial data integrity
18. Assists end-users with receiving rapid responses to electronic ticketing system

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Business, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, Technical Management, Information Systems, Engineering, or related fields or an equivalent combination of relevant education, certification, and/or experience.

Required Experience
Four (4) years of related experience in a Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology or Systems Analysis in an SQL environment with financial systems including at least two (2) years of supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Working knowledge of fund accounting, budget, and finance
Strong information technology (IT) and financial skills

Preferred Experience
Extensive experience in data analysis, dashboards, analytics, business intelligence tools, and decision support systems
Experience supporting and utilizing enterprise financial systems Experience with Oracle databases, and/or Structural Query Language (SQL) (or gathering data from other relation database systems), reporting/query tools and coding in SAS, Tableau, Power BI, and procurement module(s)
Experience with creating and delivering end-user training programs, job aids, and manuals

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines
Able to understand programming concepts such as structured and object-oriented programming
Able to analyze training needs and requirements
Able to address operational concerns and issues, monitors overall customer satisfaction
Able to conduct research for special projects, respond timely to inquiries, and present written and oral briefings
Able to effectively communicate, interface and represent the organization with senior officials and counterparts from other organizations
Able to work autonomously and with managers to ensure business requirements and needs are met
Able to communicate in financial and technical terms
Able to communicate complex technical concepts to the end-users

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of relational databases
Thorough knowledge of PeopleSoft or ERP system principles, concepts, methodology, and understanding of how it supports university operations
Understanding of database concepts such as schemas and data relationships
Familiar with API concepts such as web services

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management, and presentation skills
Polished and professional demeanor
Self-motivated with the ability to learn new concepts quickly
Good decision-making skills and response to high-pressure situations
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite)
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Kennesaw State University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin race religion, sexual orientation, or status as a protected Veteran. Kennesaw State University is a participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) effective October 15, 2007. Participant ID: 61415

Background Check

• Standard Enhanced + Education Verification

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf


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