Associate Director of Finance, Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS)

Under the general direction of the Director of Finance & Administration, the Associate Director of Finance (AD) for the Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) serves as a transactional expert and strategic advisor, managing financial planning, research administration, procurement, and accounting for a complex control point at UCSF. The AD oversees a team of research administrators and financial specialists supporting initiatives with global operations in over fifty countries. As an advisor within the Institute, the AD implements continuous process improvement frameworks to ensure amazing customer service while maintaining the financial viability of the Institute. The role includes management and training of finance and research administration staff.
The Associate Director plays a key strategic role in directing and developing fiscal policies for global operations at IGHS/UCSF and formulates short-term and long-range plans for existing and new centers/initiatives within IGHS. The AD is responsible for developing strong internal financial controls, overseeing complex financial reconciliations, generating timely reports for internal and external stakeholders (including IGHS executive management, the Chancellor, the UCSF Office of Budget Resource Management, the Graduate Division, and University Development), designing financial plans for ongoing and planned operational initiatives, and managing the development of the annual control point budget for the campus in alignment with the strategic goals of the IGHS executive management team.
The financial environment is complex, requiring extensive planning with internal stakeholders to ensure the sponsored research and gift-funded portfolio aligns with operational priorities. The funding model under IGHS consists of various internal and external funds, many with restrictions and reporting requirements, with the goal of diversifying the funding portfolio by generating new revenue sources and maximizing relationships with existing agencies.
The position requires regularly managing projects of critical importance to IGHS, carrying substantial consequences for success or failure. The AD receives assignments in the form of goals and evaluates how to use resources to meet those goals in an environment with rapidly changing dynamics. The AD will need extensive experience in accounting and FP&A to evaluate complex operations with institute-wide impact, where there is little precedent and variable factors. The incumbent will exercise judgment in selecting assumptions, following global health trends, and serving as a subject matter expert for centers' financial performance, which has a high degree of complexity. The AD will need to develop and recommend new metrics, reporting, and processes to improve the value of decision support activities and process efficiencies.
They will proactively manage the day-to-day operations of financial operations of the Institute and be key problem-solvers for stakeholders across the UC enterprise regarding global operations. Proactively monitors core operations and center/initiative adherence to approved budget and advises management on financial pathways to achieving programmatic success given rapidly changing externalities and resource constraints. The incumbent holds fiduciary responsibility to ensure financial transactions adhere to university and system-wide policies and guidelines. Develops and leverages relationships with various external units across the UC enterprise in relation to global operations.
These internal units will report to the Associate Director:
* Research Administration
* Financial Compliance & Analysis

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $201,300 - $301,900 (Annual Rate).

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