Director of Finance

Description

We are seeking a Director of Finance. As the finance leader for the organization, this position assumes responsibility and oversight for strategic budget and financial forecasting and planning for Virginia Humanities. This role reports to and works with Virginia Humanities’ Executive Director and is responsible for reporting on the financial operations of Virginia Humanities to the Office of the University of Virginia Provost and other entities as designated by the Executive Director. The Director of Finance will work with the Executive Director, the Treasurer of the Virginia Humanities Board, and program area heads to create, manage, and report on an annual operating budget of approximately $8M.

Skills Required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Six years relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Intuit QuickBooks, MSWord, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint, and DocuSign
• Experience in university budget administration and grants accounting
• Specific experience with WorkDay
• Demonstrated ability to manage for deadlines and working timetables

Physical Demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

Work Schedule

While Virginia Humanities does offer a flexible working environment (some remote, some in-office), fully remote work is not an option for this role.

Additional Info

The anticipated start date is October 10, 2022.  This position is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding and performance.  Anticipated Hiring Range: $100,000 – $110,000 commensurate with education and experience. This is an Exempt level, benefited position.  For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

This position will remain open until filled.  The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

To Apply:

Please apply through Workday, and search for R0036705. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching ‘Find Jobs’.   Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV/Resume
• Cover letter that includes a personal statement about diversity, equity, and inclusion

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.  Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey.  A total of five references will be requested via Skill Survey during the final phase of the interview process.

For questions about the application process, please contact Ashley Cochran, Senior Recruiter at alc6dk@virginia.edu.

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.