Senior Business Officer, WCNR College, Colorado State University

Full job description: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/142183 
Apply by date for full consideration: 4/22/2024
Salary Range: $140,000 – $170,000

Position Summary:
Founded in 1870, Colorado State University is among the nation’s leading research universities and enrolls approximately 32,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Located an hour north of the Denver metro area, Fort Collins is a vibrant community of approximately 157,000 residents that offers the convenience of a small town with all the amenities of a large city. Fort Collins is situated on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with views of 14,000-foot peaks, and offers access to numerous cultural, recreational, and outdoor opportunities.

The WCNR business office manages all Fiscal and Human Resource operations for the college including 4 academic departments and 2 large research units. This includes all salary, payroll, travel, purchasing, sponsored research pre/post award and account reconciliations for over 800 accounts and approximately 1500 personnel. Staff is comprised of 13 full time employees and 8-10 student workers.

The College Senior Business Officer in the College of Natural Resources (WCNR) at Colorado State University is the key leader for finance, serving as the chief financial officer for the college, assisting the Dean in managing financial resources to advance the mission of the college. The position is responsible for the leadership, management, and coordination of the financial operations of the college, providing guidance on all financial matters within the college.

Reporting to the Dean of the college, the Senior Business Officer serves as their strategic adviser on financial matters. The role works closely with the college’s executive leadership team to plan and manage strategic initiatives, develop short and long-term financial, capital and operational plans, and maintains a high degree of financial accountability and transparency.

This position is responsible for the financial infrastructure that facilitates the college’s work in a high-volume complex environment, across all departments and units within the college, and provides exceptional customer service in accounting, financial reporting and budgeting activities. Provides oversight and leadership for the college’s accounting operations and team, financial reporting, and budget management, while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and university statutes, regulations, policies and rules using prudent fiscal controls.

Required Qualifications:    

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
• Eight years of senior level experience in accounting, finance, financial management or related field, which must include at least three years of progressive budget planning experience.
• Three years of supervisory experience including responsibility of completing performance evaluations of permanent staff
• Three years of experience working within a complex organizational structure including functional management of, and/or facilitation with, primary administrative functions including budgets, accounting, information technology, and human resources
• Strong, comprehensive understanding of internal controls and the ability to analyze, develop and implement effective systems of internal controls
• Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Experience and working knowledge with Microsoft Office suite and the use of data mining tools
• Demonstrated evidence of professional written and oral communication skills

Employee Benefits: 
Colorado State University (CSU) is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Visit CSU’s Human Resources website for detailed benefit plan information for permanent full-time and part-time faculty and administrative professional employees in the following University benefit areas: https://hr.colostate.edu/hr-community-and-supervisors/benefits/benefits-eligibility/  & https://hr.colostate.edu/prospective-employees/our-perks/. 

Colorado State University conducts background checks on all final candidates.

CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer.