Job Details

Overview

Join to apply for the Fiscal and Operations Manager role at Career Center at Portland State University.

Position Announcement details and the Center overview are included below for context. The National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC) is part of the Hatfield School of Government and provides programs and operations for collaboration on public issues. The Center houses several programs including Oregon Solutions, Oregon Consensus, Oregon's Kitchen Table, NPCC Education Program, and NPCC Research Program.

Responsibilities

The National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC) Fiscal and Operations Manager (FOM) provides supervision and leadership to NPCC's operations department. The FOM helps assure consistent, effective, and equity-centered operational policies and procedures are implemented across all programs. The FOM prepares the organization's annual budget, and ensures proper management of the budget, working closely with administrative and management staff and with accounting and fiscal technical staff. The FOM performs a number of highly technical functions including budget development, budget execution, advanced fiscal analysis, revenue and expenditure projections, and budget status analysis for the total NPCC budget and at individual program and project levels. The FOM advises NPCC management on strategy decisions as it relates to the overall center budget, individual program budgets as well as human resource and operational policies and procedures. The FOM supervises three full-time employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university and 6 years related experience; OR Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university and 8 years related experience
• Leadership abilities, strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, and the ability to establish effective working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds
• An understanding of and ability to effectively navigate complex administrative processes, regulations, and bureaucracies
• Be a self-starter who is comfortable taking initiative, handling responsibilities, managing multiple priorities, and meeting deadlines
• Experience with managing fiscal operations, budget development, project management, and effective decision-making
• Ability to forecast for budgeting purposes and provide reports on expenses vs. estimates and communicate complex budgeting and accounting concepts to laypeople
• Deep understanding of the generally accepted principles of accounting
• Experience supervising, mentoring, and/or training staff and private contractors
• 2 years experience managing operations and/or finance professional
• Analytical skills with both quantitative and qualitative data
• Experience applying and advancing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in organizational operations and practices
• Expert level experience with MS Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 or more years experience in City, County, or State government or other public sector
• Understanding of PSU contracting and HR policies and procedures
• Knowledge and experience in public policy collaboration and/or conflict resolution
• Knowledge of business and non-profit needs and resources
• Ability to communicate on a contracting level with public, private, and non-profit resources
• Experience and knowledge of public higher education issues and administrative procedures and practices
• Highly creative, energetic, and goal oriented
• Demonstrated process improvement experience

Key Cultural Competencies

• Create an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences.
• Function and communicate effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds.
• Seek opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement.
• Adhere to all of PSU's policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.

Environmental Stewardship

Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.

Work Days/Hours

40 hours per week, schedule to be determined.

Compensation and Benefits

Starting compensation will be determined based on years of related experience, skills, knowledge, and abilities, market parity, and internal equity. The starting annual salary for this position will be between $74,232 and $86,297, but may be negotiated above this range, dependent upon the factors above, the budget of the hiring department, and approval from HR.

An excellent benefits package includes 95% premium paid healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon University System schools. Please visit our total compensation calculator to see the full value of our benefits package.

Application Instructions

Please list three professional references, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers.

Does this position require the employee to drive a motor vehicle? No

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Professional References

Optional documents may be requested by the department.

Additional Information

Posting Close Date and related details are shown in the posting. For questions, contact: ...@pdx.edu

Portland, OR various example salary figures are listed for reference in the posting context and are not guaranteed.