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Manager, Finance and Operations
Harvard University Business School
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Posted:
November 16, 2020
Location:
USA - MA - Cambridge
Salary:
Open
Type:
Full-time
The Manager, Finance and Operations, Advanced Leadership Initiative serves as the team lead and subject matter expert for all finance-related issues, analyzing options and advising team members on finance-related decisions as well as University policies, codes, and procedures as appropriate. Additionally, will serve as team lead on office / facility management, equipment, data management, and other operational responsibilities.

Finance
  • Budgeting: Prepares all quarterly and annual budget forecasts for all departments within ALI for submission to HBS Finance. Forecasts revenues and expenditures for each department in consultation with department/area heads;
  • Monitoring: Continuously tracks expenditures and adjusts quarterly forecasts as needed. Meets regularly with area heads (Program, Communications, etc.) to review budget figures, discuss current spending, and ensure that targets are being met. Prepares journal entries for review/approval, both interdepartmental and intradepartmental. Reviews accounts and coding for reasonableness and accuracy, and initiates remedial measures as needed.
  • Revenue and Payment processing: Invoices, tracks and processes incoming payments; and manages payments and disbursements; to ensure timely and accurate disbursement and receipt of funds. Prepares all faculty payment forms for signature and tracks all faculty payments, ensuring alignment with ALI policies. Provides correct coding and soft

4+ years experience in finance, accounting, or other relevant field, with proven track record of financial management including budgeting, monitoring and reporting; managing and processing invoices and contracts

  • BA or higher degree in finance, accounting, or other relevant field
  • Proven track record of financial management including budgeting, monitoring and reporting; managing and processing invoices and contracts
  • Proven ability to manage projects or operations including office or facility management. Strong capabilities in managing multiple projects, anticipating future requirements, building execution plans and timetables, and delivering to deadlines in close coordination with other members of the team, University or ALI community.
  • Energetic problem-solver with ability to anticipate and plan for programmatic needs, develop and initiate solutions, and assert policies or boundaries where necessary.
  • Ability to be a self-starter and to work successfully and flexibly in a dynamic, entrepreneurial setting.
  • Collaborative team player skilled at developing and stewarding working relationships with the ALI community and relevant Harvard University departments
  • Committed to and passionate about ALI's mission for advancing social impact leadership.
  • Familiarity with Harvard University financial management systems and processes strongly preferred.
  • Familiar with nonprofit or academic funding models, including solicitation, receipt and management of donations and dedicated funds
  • Experience working or volunteering with social impact initiatives a plus


EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Internal Number: 52835BR
About Harvard University Business School
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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