Senior Associate Athletic Director​/Chief Financial Steward

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Salary Range

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Please note, the actual salary range for this position is $120,000-$260,000

The Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Chief Financial Steward directs and oversees the finance unit of Yale’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and is the financial spokesman for the department. This position reports directly to the Director of Athletics with a dual report to the Vice President of Finance and University Chief Financial Officer.

The Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Chief Financial Steward provides in-depth and comprehensive financial analysis, developing and executing short and long term strategic financial plans that align the department’s goals to contribute to fiscal growth and sustainability. Drives and leads the financial vision for the department, including forecasting and budgeting processes. Ensures accuracy, transparency, and realistic financial projections. Analyzes financial activities and performance against budget, makes adjustments and takes action as needed.

This role manages the internal control systems to safeguard financial assets of the department and ensure financial activities are in compliance with state, federal, Ivy and NCAA policies. Recommends and implements improvements to ensure the integrity of the financial information. Works proactively to mitigate internal and external audit risks. Serves as lead staff on all department Audit/Finance Committees.

Additionally, this role serves as the Lead Administrator for the department with responsibility for acting as a university citizen by helping connect the department and the University through communication, alignment of priorities, and planning new programs or changes. Effectively represents organization needs, challenges, and opportunities at the University level.

Responsible for building and managing a team of high- performance administrative and financial professionals within the Athletics Business Office.

Financial Strategy & Planning:

• Serves as chief financial steward for the department.
• Provides in-depth and comprehensive financial analysis and advice.
• Develops and executes short and long-term strategic financial plans that align our department’s goals to contribute to fiscal growth and sustainability.
• Leads financial forecasting and budgeting processes, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and realistic financial projections. Analyzes financial activities and performance against budget, makes adjustments and takes action as needed.
• Develops and manages all budgets both organizational and programmatic for the department.
• Implements financial risk management strategies to mitigate risk and ensure compliance. Serves as risk management administrator. Implements and maintains strong internal controls to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resource use, accurate financial information, adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements. Identifies, communicates, addresses, and escalates risks in a timely and appropriate manner to protect the assets, resources, information and reputation of the organization and the University.
• Leads presentation in annual University Budget Advisory group.
• Partners with department leadership on financial planning for capital projects.
• Responsible for budget submission in YBT and department narrative.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Oversees preparation and presentation of accurate, timely, and comprehensive financial reports.
• Conducts thorough financial analysis that identifies trends and potential areas for improvement.
• Implements strategies for enhancing financial performance.
• Establishes robust financial internal controls and compliance measures that are, at times, stricter than central university procedures.
• Streamlines financial processes to enhance our…