We are seeking a Training Specialist, SOM Finance for the School of Medicine's (SOM) Central Finance Office to lead, under the direction of the Director of Special Projects, the development and implementation of comprehensive training programs focused on financial reporting systems, policies, and procedures. This role will be pivotal in establishing and maintaining a central repository of curated policies and procedures while effectively communicating updates and new initiatives to ensure compliance and understanding among SOM stakeholders. The ideal candidate will utilize adult learning principles to create engaging training materials and facilitate various learning modalities, contributing to the overall operational success of the financial activities within the School of Medicine.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Organize SOM specific training programs related to financial reporting systems, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and maintain a central repository of curated policies and procedures and associated communication as updates occur or new policies are published.
• Determine importance and relevance of assigning training, policies, and procedures to each team, level, and position.
• Develop SOM specific training programs for financial reporting systems, policies, procedures, or other activities important to the operations of the financial activities of the SOM.
• Develop SOM specific training program for onboarding new hires with financial responsibilities.
• Establish means and method to ensure policy repository is up to date and accurate.
• Perform job and audience analyses to understand the skill sets required and specific training needs.
• Integrate business processes, policies and procedures, and financial reporting systems and tools into instructionally sound learning content.
• Use a variety of teaching strategies and principles of adult learning in learning engagements and provide an assortment of formats/modalities including facilitated (in-person and virtual), self-paced, job aids, and on-the-job training (OJT).
• Analyze the knowledge and experiences of individuals in Central Finance and appropriate stakeholders to determine who to consult when developing trainings and policies.
• Manage the central repository for policies and procedures.
• Confirm individuals who have completed assigned resources and provide reminders to those who have outstanding assignments. As needed, escalate issues to managers.
• Understand the importance and relevance of trainings, policies, and procedures to maintain in central repository.
• Ensure Central Finance and associated stakeholders are informed and trained on the appropriate financial reporting systems, policies, and procedures.
• Partner with Director, Dean's Office, Central Finance; Department Directors and Administrators; University Budget; University Controller; Internal Audit; JHHS/JHM.
• Work with the appropriate subject matter experts in the design, development, and delivery of learning objectives and content.
• Work with the Instructional Designers (ISDs) on the Learning Solutions team to ensure the deliverables meet principles of adult learning using the ADDIE model.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Proven communication, organizational, and analytic skills in a complex organization.
• Ability to analyze data for budgeting, operations, auditing, accounts receivable, and reserve analysis.

Physical Requirements 

• Sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods of time.
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard.
• Occasionally lifting, carrying objects weighing 10 lbs. or less.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Human Resources or related field.
• Three years progressively responsible financial and business operations experience, preferably in a large and complex organization.
• Experience in employee training (including adult learning, instructional design, course development and delivery)
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Experience in research financial management and academic business operations.

Classified Title: Training Specialist 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Training Specialist, SOM Finance   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually ($86,500 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5.00pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ???????SOM Admin Finance FP&A 
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

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