Director, Fiscal Services

• Provide administrative direction and coordination of the Law School's operating budget.
• Develop the Law School's annual operating budget; develop budgetary processes and procedures for the allocation of resources to meet planning goals and financial targets.
• Prepare special management reports for senior management, the Dean and the board of Regents officials and advise senior management and other managers in the annual budget preparation.
• Analyze the impact of tuition increases and discount rate and their relationship with the general fund allocation.
• Evaluate requests and make resource recommendations to senior management and the Dean.
• Perform accounting and administrative tasks for all law grants & contracts, including preparing grant applications, coordinating with the University's Office of Sponsored Programs to implement the programs, preparing budgets, budget modifications and analysis, preparing reports of expenditures and requests for funds from the granting agency, processing grant payments from the granting agency and preparing entries into the University's Banner financial system.
• Ensure financial compliance for all grants and contracts in accordance with the funding agency, federal, state and university requirements.
• Prepare various reports for senior management and managers.
• Oversee all Law School accounts to ensure departments are operating within allocations, review and make recommendations to augment set budget of departments as requested.
• Prepares all financial information, including budgets, needed for the McGeorge Community Legal Services application for grant funding from the California State Bar. Prepare the required quarterly financial reports for the grants once the grants have been approved. Prepare drafts of the annual audited financial statements for CLS, including all the supporting documentation requested by the external auditors.
• Monitor revenue and expenditures of various endowed scholarship and gift accounts and prepare various reports for departments.
• Oversee position control for Law faculty, staff, temporary staff and student positions, the development of salary and benefit projections for all Law employees, tracking of vacancies, new hires and other changes throughout the year and review and oversee payroll transfers for the Law School.
• Collect, compile, verify and disseminate budget and financial data.
• Provide forecasting support for the Office of Admissions as they recruit and admit incoming class; provide forecasting of discount rate of incoming class. In collaboration with the Dean, Assistant Dean of Administration and the Assistant Dean of Admissions, develop the discounting strategy for each academic year. Provide guidance on the impact of the strategy.
• Resolve routine and complex problems with minimal consultation; handle multiple assignments and prioritize in a constantly changing work environment; recognize and improve administrative and operational processes as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Bachelor's Degree.
• A minimum of five (5) years of increasingly complex financial experience.

• Experience in Higher Education Accounting and Budget.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills are crucial, as this position will interact regularly with personnel both internal and external to the organization.
• Capacity to exercise diplomacy and deal effectively with a variety of situations in a calm, precise way.
• Must be able to multi-task, organize resources, and establish priorities in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Must assume responsibility and work effectively with minimum supervision.
• Correctly interpret and explain policies and procedures and work well with tight deadlines while maintaining complete confidentiality, are crucial attributes required of this position.
• An exemplary work ethic and commitment to the mission and goals of the Law School is required.
• Knowledge of the use of spreadsheets, budgeting and general accounting practices, voice and e-mail communication systems are essential. Qualified candidates will have advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.