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The Office of the Dean is responsible for the academic and administrative functions of Tufts University School of Medicine, including overseeing the School’s academic departments, the teaching and research enterprises, student services, and campus buildings and facilities. The primary responsibilities of the Office of the Dean include financial and strategic planning, resource allocation, faculty recruitment, interface with clinical affiliates, and other management responsibilities related to the function of a large and diverse medical school.

Responsible for handling a variety of financial transactions, serve as a point of contact between TUSM and TSS, ITS and other offices related to financial and technology matters, and serve as a resource to TUSM community members on a variety of issues.

Essential Functions:

• Supports budget management for school units (non-departmental budgets)
• Reviews and approves check voucher requests, reviews and processes supplemental pay requests, reviews and approves expense reimbursement requests
• Invoices and tracks payments for GSBS grad students outside of TUSM
• Tracks all financial commitments made by the school (chair and faculty start-up packages)
• Creates POs and manages payments to clinical affiliates. Provides monthly reports
• Staffs committees for research award programs, send award notifications, and processes payments
• Main point of contact for TSS and TIS and other offices related to financial and technology matters, including serving as point of contact for TUSM's computer replacement program
• Provides approval for access to various systems for new employees
• Trains TUSM community members on changes and new processes and acts as a resource to help support other departments and units across the school advising members on how to best navigate school and university processes, policies, and guidelines
• Works collaboratively with the Business Intelligence Manager on specific projects
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 3-5 years of financial/administrative/management related responsibilities
• Strong Excel and MS Office application skills, proficient with enterprise financial system applications,

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree preferred

About Tufts University

This is Tufts. Tufts is a student-centered research university with a constellation of world-class schools encompassing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and lifelong learning programs. Across the university, students satisfy their intellectual curiosity, jump-start rewarding careers, and unlock bright, promising futures. Through rigorous academics, groundbreaking research, and a commitment to civic engagement and leadership, our community of students, faculty, and staff collaborate across four Massachusetts campuses to build a brighter world (Medford/Somerville, Grafton, Boston-Chinatown, and Boston-Fenway). Our employees light the way. Tufts develops innovative solutions for the most complex global challenges of our time through teaching, research, and an unparalleled investment in civic engagement. In administration and operations, in dining centers and in labs, every employee plays a role in our mission for a better, brighter world. At Tufts, the work you do matters. So do you. Enjoy flexible and remote opportunities, innovative benefits, and an inclusive, welcoming, collaborative culture that supports you. Develop your skills. Take classes. Advance your career. ...Do work that makes you proud in a community you love. All while taking great care of yourself and the people who matter most. We’re all in on creating an anti-racist culture of belonging. Across Tufts, we’ve deepened our commitment to making the university a truly inclusive place. Where every member of our community contributes and feels like they belong. Where diverse perspectives are seen as our strength, and great ideas are always heard. In offices, labs, classrooms, and beyond, we’re doing this work together, knowing it is the foundation of our mission to create a brighter world. An innovative university needs resourceful people who make things happen. Here, collaboration isn’t just a buzzword, colleagues actually care, and community means everything. Sound appealing? Come join us. Choose a campus and find the role that fits you. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at oeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at https://oeo.tufts.edu/

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