Job No. 155620
- Job Title:
- Associate Director, Budget
- Employer:
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University of Kansas Medical Center
- Location:
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Kansas City , KS
- Posting Date:
- 12-Jun-2025
- Description:
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Job Description Summary:
The Associate Director, Budget provides leadership, direction, and supervision support to the Budget Director for all aspects of day-to-day Central Budget operations. In partnership with the Central Budget Director, takes a lead role in the strategy and initiatives of the Central Budget Office.
This position leads and directs the allocation of funds and for planning, coordinating, and supervising the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the University’s budgets. The Associate Director is responsible for the development, improvement, and implementation of changes to the University’s budget and planning processes and systems, including success of related finance professionals at the university and contract management. This role also oversees policy setting, system functions, new releases, workflows, validations, integrations and testing for the Workday Payroll Cost-Accounting and Allocation business processes.
The Associate Director supervises, mentors and trains four professionals in the Central Budget Office to succeed in achieving personal and organizational goals.
Job Description:
Job Duties
Responsible for internal annual budget process, allocation of revenue to areas of the University based upon need and strategic mission of the University. This responsibility includes estimation of areas’ revenues and expenses, understanding of and research compliance for all end-users and identifies opportunities for improvement in training development and system enhancements to most pervasively meet the needs of the entire institution.
Develop and or enhance budgetary policies, procedures, and processes.
CBO Business Partner for assigned areas which includes monthly analysis of area forecasts, monitoring of compliance with the budget policies and funding source compliance, budget funding and process improvement consultation with area management and administration, and research of and recommendation for or against additional funding.
Responsible for duties and decision making for the Central Budget Office in the absence of the Budget Director or as designated by the Budget Director.
Monitor State General Fund changes by the Governor and Legislative bodies through-out the year, validates them against reports received from the State Budget Division and identifies and resolves any discrepancies or issues.
Annual review of Senate Bill No.28 (Allocation Bill) to ensure it contains all KUMC funds and removal of any funds that have expired. Participate in monthly meetings with KUMC’s government relations personnel to share knowledge regarding legislative activity and to coordinate communication with the State Governor and Legislators.
Responsible for the planning and coordination of monthly Financial Leadership Group meetings.
Member of the University multiple position committee, providing best practice options and recommendations for the Payroll Accounting and Adaptive Budget processes.
Member of the University’s General Medical Education Finance committee to provide guidance in budgeting, funding, and financial reporting.
Member of the University monthly reporting & analysis forum, a centralized intake of reporting projects for Workday, Adaptive, Qlik Cloud and other central systems. This forum is to minimize duplicate efforts, set reporting consistencies and assign projects to the appropriate team.
Research and evaluate industry best practices and implement as appropriate.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field. Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis. Experience used to substitute education is in addition to any required work experience.
Work Experience:
5 years’ experience in financial management or principles of accounting.
Progressive leadership responsibilities as demonstrated by application materials.
Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
Experience identifying and driving process and system optimization.
Knowledge of principles, methods and practices of budgeting and funds/account management as demonstrated by application materials.
Experience delivering insights via data analysis and financial modeling in a complex corporate or university environment.
Knowledge of GAAP as demonstrated by application materials.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: Master's Degree .
Work Experience:
Project management experience.
Experience with Workday, Adaptive, or ERP system and data models.
Experience with system implementations and enhancement.
Experience with state requirements.
Skills
Communication skills.
Interpersonal skills.
Presentation skills
- Contact information:
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Kansas City, KS 66160
- United States
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