Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

Financial Operations

• Manage the over $14 million budget portfolio in the Division of Public Safety’s day-to-day, month-to-month, and year-over-year financial activities. Analyze data points to lead and facilitate discussion of budgeting, financial management, and reporting.
• Provide direction and guidance in the development, analysis, and communication of budget and financial data for general funds, auxiliary revenue, grants, purchase orders, travel, P-card, contracts and overall expenses.
• Assist the Executive Director of Finance and Administration in the development of DPS’s approved budget, budget guidelines, internal controls, and leading DPS units in administering, developing, and reviewing allocated budgets.
• Develop financial projections based on a comprehensive understanding of DPS’s activities, strategic priorities, and financial trends.
• Implement process improvement principles. Analyze processes, workflows, and operations to enhance efficiency and outcomes. Make recommendations and implement interventions leading to improvements and/or the elimination of redundant or outdated processes or efforts.
• Responsible for position budgeting process and partner with DPS’s Human Resource Team to review personnel actions decisions and ensure approved funding for positions is logged, accurately reported, and integrated in DPS’s budget planning process.
• Develop and provide training, support, and guidance to DPS staff and campus partners.
• Provide expertise in interpreting budgeting and standard accounting methodologies, policies, regulations, and state statutes. Serve as an informational resource for finance and accounting related topics. Respond to questions concerning university policies and procedures.
• Play an active role in the development and implementation of financial and administrative processes, policies, and infrastructure to support efficient operations.
• Develops internal controls for DPS unit processes and procedures, and ensures those controls are administered in all fiscal, procurement and human resources functions.
• Serve as approver for travel/procurement expense reporting, reimbursement requests and CU Marketplace transactions for DPS Central Office.
• Supervise invoicing and incoming revenue for DPS auxiliaries.
• Work in the Procurement Service Center in preparation of purchase orders, contract renewals, Source Selections, Documented Quotes, Invitation for Bids and Request for Proposals. Ensure compliance with university purchasing thresholds.
• Work with the DPS Project Management Team, the Office of Contracts and Grants and Principal Investigators in the preparation of federal and state grant proposal budgets, review audits and renewal processes, and help with closeouts. Ensure compliance with funding agency’s reporting rules, regulations, and timelines.
• Coordinate, draft, and approve Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) between DPS (and related offices) with external departments and system offices.
• Provide prompt feedback, identify major areas of concern, and make recommendations to the Executive Director of Finance and Administration on day-to-day operational & financial issues.
• Oversee DPS’s fiscal year-end close process.

Strategic Forecasting and Analytical Support

• Provide recommendations to the Executive Director of Finance and Administration and DPS Leadership on high- level and/or nuanced issues including funding model design, resource allocation, data analysis, long-term initiative planning, and research and interpretation of rules.
• Participate in strategic forecasting with auxiliary/self-funded units to use revenue and general fund sources to ensure staffing and operations are sustainable.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director of Finance and Administration to develop, implement, and continuously refine DPS financial constructs and organizing principles, and resulting sophisticated reports/analyses to enable optimal decision making at all levels of the organization.
• In support of the Executive Director of Finance and Administration:
• Recommend and implement process improvements that streamline how DPS manages, tracks, and processes financial agreements and
• Develop accurate and timely managerial financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis showing the financial status of the whole department at the speedtype, org, and B-Node level on current, as appropriate.
• Help plan and promote collaboration and cross-training activities between DPS’s finance and procurement teams as well as other units within the department.

Develop and Maintain External Relationships

• Establish strong relationships and partnerships while representing the needs and interests of DPS and working in close consultation with various campus and University offices, particularly Budget & Fiscal Planning, and the Campus Controller’s Office.
• Initiate and pursue strategic collaborations across campus.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other departments as needed to manage implementation of new systems or ensure compliance with new policies. Support colleagues and function as an informational resource.
• Provide strategic and forward thinking budgetary and financial guidance and high- level support to advance high-priority projects and initiatives.
• Participate on University-wide and campus committees as appropriate.