Sr. Finance Administrator, Department of Surgery, SOM

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The Senior Finance Administrator provides strategic administrative leadership for one or more functional areas, overseeing daily operations to ensure efficient service delivery and alignment with organizational goals. The role exercises independent judgment to resolve complex operational matters and serves as a liaison across departments to support operational goals. While the position may include direct and indirect reports, its primary focus is strategic operational management.

Operating with substantial autonomy, the Senior Finance Administrator reports to senior leadership and carries elevated responsibility for long‑range planning, compliance, and advancing department objectives.

• Provide comprehensive fiscal leadership for the department, business unit, or central finance functional area
• Monitor and oversee all revenue and expense budgets, including grants, assets, liabilities, contracts, and operating expenditures
• Lead budget development and implementation, including assessment of funding requests and presentation of multiple budget scenarios based on forecasts and financial analysis
• Conduct ongoing analysis of spending patterns and projections to inform leadership and support sound financial decision‑making
• Oversee and administer the Faculty Compensation Plan

• Collaborate with senior leadership on budget planning, forecasting, and strategic financial decisions
• Provide technical expertise to align financial management with operational and project implementation goals
• Develop and evolve financial management tools to support multiple funding sources and organizational needs
• Create unit‑wide benchmarks and metrics; analyze trends to identify opportunities for improvement in budgeting, compliance, and financial performance

• Serve as the primary liaison with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with sponsor requirements and reporting stipulations
• Lead preparation of financial reports for research sponsors by project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Ensure all sponsor and stakeholder reporting deadlines are met and coordinate all regular reporting activities
• Interpret and present complex financial information to sponsor organizations and institutional leadership

• Manage and develop a team of three or more employees responsible for fiscal transactions, financial reporting, and compliance functions
• Provide oversight, mentorship, and performance guidance to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and adherence to policies and procedures
• Allocate staff resources effectively to support departmental and institutional priorities

• Ensure compliance with all university policies, sponsor guidelines, and applicable state and federal laws
• Develop, implement, and monitor internal financial procedures and controls in collaboration with senior leadership and appropriate VCU offices
• Prepare, interpret, and present financial documents, analyses, and reports to senior leadership to support governance, compliance, and risk mitigation

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or public administration and 7 to 10 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Excellent accounting, analytical, problem solving, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, make quality decisions, prioritize multiple…