1. Initiates and develops University accounting policies and procedures. 2. Oversees problem resolution and decision making for financial, administrative, and human resources programs and requirements which affect the operation as a whole. 3. Determines and negotiates University cost rate and how to implement changes in accounting rules and government regulations such as the Tax Reform Act or rules affecting recovery of indirect costs. 4. Develops and directs a broad spectrum of accounting operations ensuring compliance with University, federal, and state regulations. 5. Directs the development of automated financial applications; establish strategies, goals, and objectives for each financial function. 6. Manages the development and design of processes and systems for tracking and recordin