FREE ACCESS
5,000–10,000 jobs/day
See all jobs on Scoutfield
Search thousands of fresh jobs every day.
Discover
- Fresh listings
- Fast filters
- No subscription required
Create a free account and start exploring right away.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage the $124M budget of the college’s academic division
- Assist and advise the Provost and Deans with information and analysis for decision-making
- Develop and oversee all Provost’s Office budgets and funds
- Collaborate with department chairs and administrators on budgeting
- Serve as liaison between the Provost’s Office, academic departments, and the Office of Finance and Administration
- Ensure appropriate use of more than 200 gift funds supporting the academic mission
- Conduct financial and data analysis and develop data-driven recommendations
- Advise academic cost center managers on budget questions, policies, procedures, and deadlines
- Support faculty through internal faculty award committees and train new department chairs on budgeting processes
- Collaborate on budget development and year-end close processes
- Submit Provost’s Office budget and capital requests
- Represent the academic division on the Capital Budget Committee
- Budget and oversee endowments and gifts under the Provost’s Office
- Track gift and endowment balances and review accumulated balances with the Provost and Deans
- Develop proposals for use of new gifts in consultation with the Development Office
- Manage annual administrative salary increase and bonus processes
- Supervise and mentor the Academic Budget and Financial Operations Analyst
- Respond to tickets in the Provost Finance ticketing system as needed
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum of five years’ experience in a role working directly with budgets and financial data
- Accounting or finance background in a higher education environment with restricted gift funding strongly preferred
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future
- Ability to navigate, communicate, and develop complex budgets
- Ability to problem solve and develop new ideas and procedures
- Proficiency in Excel and ability to learn new software/systems
- Knowledge of Workday or similar financial systems
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Collaborative working style
- Willingness to engage in transactional work
- Attention to detail
- Flexibility due to essential in-person commitments
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health, dental, vision, and pre-tax saving benefits
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Free parking
- Paid vacations, personal days, sick time, and holidays
- Retirement savings plan with Wellesley College contributions up to 10.5% toward eligible employees' 403(b) plan
- Hybrid work environment
- Caregiving support through Wellthy
- Legal plan insurance
- Pet insurance discount
- Retirement planning resources
- Access to cultural and leisure activities throughout metro-Boston
- Continuing training and pathways for growth
- Tuition benefits
- Student loan forgiveness resources
- Free use of athletic and fitness facilities
- Onsite fitness classes
- Library resources
- Opportunities to attend campus events