Assistant Athletics Director For Finance

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Description

Unit: Athletics Position Number: 50234389

FLSA Status: Exempt Pay Grade:

Assistant Athletics Director For Finance-24000000HN

Description

Unit: Athletics Position Number: 50234389

FLSA Status: Exempt Pay Grade:

Date: February 28, 2024 Supervisor: Senior Associate Athletics Director/CFO

General Description** :**

This position provides management for various financial functions, including but not limited to: budgeting, reporting, and analysis. The Assistant AD for Finance leads the department's long-term financial planning, strategic initiatives, financial reporting, tax compliance, and communication regarding finances.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Finance:

• Coordinates department's budget development process, prepares department's consolidated budget plan, monitors and forecasts operating performance and results
• Completes department's financial reporting obligations including year-end close process, NCAA/EADA reporting requirements, and other reporting needs
• Manages arena event financials and tracks event by event profitability
• Assists with Arena special event settlement process
• Coordinates fiscal audits including general communications and auditor fieldwork
• Prepares financial analyses including standard monthly financial analytics, contract negotiation models, and various ad hoc management requests
• Department Salary File and Salary Budget Development, Reconciliation, and Entry
• Budget Manager/liaison for all sports (Operations, Recruiting, Scholarships, and Post Season)
• Budget Development for Sport Budgets and monthly/periodic reporting, ledger approval
• Financial Forecasting assistance for Sport and administrative budgets
• Manage the budget development process with supervisors, coaches, and directors of operations to develop budgets for each team and department for the athletics department (zero-based budgeting)
• Individually meet with supervisors, coaches, and directors of operations to discuss budget needs and ensure the budget process and collaborative and efficient; Organize individually budgets into an overall department budget to ensure balanced budgets are met
• Responsible for financial policy development, tax compliance, and long-range financial planning
• Ensures proper sales and amusement tax calculations and associated tax remittance
• Works directly with campus and system partners to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax law

Management

• Develops goals and objectives for financial operations
• Delegates appropriate financial tasks to direct report to assist in professional development
• Provides cost containment/reduction and process improvement recommendations to management in order to enhance operating efficiencies and results
• Conducts employee performance evaluations for one (1) direct report

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Represents department as an active member on SEC business officer group and other national associations (e.g. CABMA)
• Updates management of any pending issues, areas of concern, and/or negligent matters
• Manage Supplemental, additional, recurring and non-recurring pay types
• Assists management on special projects as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration is required. Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration is preferred.

Experience:

Five (5) years of accounting or business-related experience or three (3) years of accounting or business-related experience and Master's Degree in related field of study.

Skills:

• Knowledge of budgeting, finance, and accounting principles (required).
• Ability to interpret and apply various fiscal policies and procedures (required).
• Ability to effectively manage a functional unit with multiple staff (required).
• Skilled in prioritizing work assignments and responsibilities (required).
• Ability to possess and balance technical and non-technical (i.e. soft/communicative) skills (required).
• Skilled in analytics and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet work (required).
• Knowledge of intercollegiate athletics rules and regulations, industry trends, and typical practices (preferred).
• Ability to communicate complex fiscal matters including financial statements, transactions, etc. (preferred).
• Ability to proactively identify and make process improvements (preferred).

Behaviors:

Demonstrated behavioral expectations include:

• Unquestioned integrity and trustworthiness
• Adherence to University, Southeastern Conference, and NCAA rules and regulations
• Commitment to the Athletics Department and University’s mission
• Flexible to various scheduling to include nights, weekend work and some holidays
• Ability to work with diverse populations in a positive manner
• Commitment to the Athletics Department and University’s mission

Job

Other Professional

Primary Location

US-Tennessee-knoxville

Organization

Athletic Dept Administration

Schedule

Full-time

Campus/InstituteKnoxville

Job Posting

Mar 4, 2024, 7:32:09 PM