Senior Fiscal Officer

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, USA
$140,000 to $183,000 py
Financial health and strategic direction
Budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation
Financial transformation efforts
The Senior Fiscal Officer serves as the financial leader for the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE), reporting directly to the Dean with a dotted reporting line to the university’s Vice President of Financial Operations and Deputy CFO

Job Summary

  • The Senior Fiscal Officer serves as the financial leader for the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE), reporting directly to the Dean with a dotted reporting line to the university’s Vice President of Financial Operations and Deputy CFO.
  • This role is responsible for the financial health, strategic direction, and operational excellence of the college across all funding sources, leading college-wide finance transformation efforts.
  • Responsibilities include developing and maintaining a comprehensive all-funds annual budget, creating long-range financial plans and forecasting models, and managing resource projections and trend analyses to support strategic decision-making.

Matching Summary

The Senior Fiscal Officer serves as the financial leader for the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE), reporting directly to the Dean with a dotted reporting line to the university’s Vice President of Financial Operations and Deputy CFO.

Salary

$140,000 to $183,000 per year

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Financial health and strategic direction
  • Budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation
  • Financial transformation efforts
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive budget
  • Manage administrative budget and reserves
  • Compliance with university policies
  • Executive-level financial reports

Nice-to-have

  • Customer-focused finance function
  • High-performing finance function
  • Culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
  • Align financial resources with strategy

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Ten (10) years of relevant experience
  • Master's degree focused in finance, accounting or business administration
  • Complex budget forecasting and modeling experience
  • Fund accounting and zero-based budgeting experience
  • Data analysis skills and experience
  • Executive-level reporting experience

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Not specified

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