Executive Director-Budgeting & Finance

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Provide executive level direction to the preparation, monitoring, and administration of annual Institute budgets, in accordance with Institute and University System of Georgia policies and procedures. Ensure that the budget process is integrated with the Strategic Plan of Georgia Tech and incorporates long-range projections of the financial implications of all operating and capital budget decisions. Responsible for setting employee or group goals, assessing performance, providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Executive Leadership Team and President's Cabinet members, Institute Finance Support team, chief budget/finance directors for colleges and other Institute divisions. This position typically will advise and counsel: Executive Leadership Team and President's Cabinet members, chief campus budget/finance directors, financial and academic staff in offices of the Provost and Executive VP, IPRM directors. This position will supervise: Budget staff.

Job Duty 1 - Plan, organize and direct the activities of the Budget Planning & Administration management and staff, monitor and counsel regarding performance.

Job Duty 2 - Provide decision support to executive staff through data and program analysis to support their annual budget decisions and also decisions related to long-term budgeting and program planning.

Job Duty 3 - Under the guidance of the executive leadership, oversee the preparation of the Institute's ongoing capital plan and budget, including identification and assignment of funding sources for specific projects by the fiscal period in which the funds will be required.

Job Duty 4 - Establish and maintain policies and procedures for budget administration consistent with BOR and Institute policies and procedures.

Job Duty 5 - Oversee and manage responses to ad hoc inquiries from the Board of Regents and the Executive Leadership Team.

Job Duty 6- Perform other duties as assigned

Job Duty 7 - Oversee the Institute's internal annual operating budget request process including revenue projections, receipt of requests from campus units, and presentation of requests and options to the Executive Leadership Team.

Job Duty 8 - Oversee the compilation and consolidation of unit budgets in preparation of the annual Institute budget for submission to the BOR.

Job Duty 9 - Provide expertise and guidance related to budget development and monitoring processes as the Institute implements new financial systems.

Job Duty 10- Oversee the management of the Institute's budget preparation and amendment applications to ensure that campus budget and finance staff have the tools required to prepare and manage their budgets with technical staff ensure that the budget process is appropriately linked to other Institute financial and student data related applications.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Public Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
Ability to maintain security clearance; some travel is required

Required Experience
Ten years of job related experience

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Public Administration or related field

Preferred Experience
Higher education experience; finance or budgeting experience in a responsible position within the University System of Georgia or another research institution within a state university system

SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge and skill in the principles and practices of public sector financial management, especially as they relate to budgeting for higher education institutions. Additionally, skills in organization and management, communications, project management, use of major financial system applications, and data analysis are required.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

This is a supervisory position.
This position does have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a position of trust + credit + P-Card + education background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening