Career Center

The position of Financial Manager works in the financial services area of the KU Fiscal Affairs group. This position will provide education, training, and business consulting on various sources of funding for research-related services. The position has the responsibility for financial reporting, trend modeling, financial analysis and planning, and preparation and review of the organizational budgets for the Core Service Labs within the Office of Research as well as other university research centers and institutes. This position also has the responsibility of reviewing and validating all research service rates established and related to Office of Research funding and sponsored projects.

1. Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, economics or an appropriately related field.
2. Five years of experience in finance, budgetary management, and/or accounting in a large complex organization.
3. Excellent written communication skills as demonstrated by application materials.
4. Four years of experience with computer applications for fiscal operations and/or experience and proficiency in computer applications for financial analysis and modeling such as spreadsheets and other data analysis tools.
5. Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills as demonstrated in work history.
6. Minimum of two years experience in cost analysis or financial/cost modeling.
7. At least two years of supervisory experience.