Business Development and Finance Director - 992138

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Primary Purpose:

Develops and oversees revenue-generating business strategies to support organizational goals, including facilitating partnerships and supporting new and expanding programs. Provides finance support for various centers (colleges/schools or service/administrative departments) as requested by Financial Operations leadership.

Job Category: Exempt

Hiring Range: 

Pay Basis:  Annually

Subject to Grant Funding? No  

Essential Job Functions: 

Business Development Functions

1. Develops and oversees revenue-generating business strategies to support organizational goals, including facilitating partnerships and supporting new and expanding programs.
2. Identifies, develops, and evaluates business strategies based on organizational objectives, market opportunities, and cost factors.
3. Formulates, directs, and coordinates business development activities to promote programs, collaborating with stakeholders as needed.
4. Initiates market research studies and analyzes findings to guide strategic decisions.
5. Advises senior management on external factors impacting business opportunities.
6. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with leadership, government officials, and business executives to foster new opportunities.
7. Uses forecasting and strategic planning methods to analyze business developments and monitor market trends.
8. Completes special projects as assigned.
9. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Finance Functions

1. Provides finance support for various centers (colleges/schools or service/administrative departments) as requested by Financial Operations leadership. This includes serving in an interim capacity for key finance-related positions within centers experiencing vacancies and providing training/on-boarding support for new employees within such roles.
2. Coordinates and oversees process improvement initiatives and special projects involving the center finance/business officer network, including leverage best-practices across centers, ensuring consistency in financial and business processes, etc.
3. Provides project support for university initiatives under the direction of various Financial Operations leaders, depending on the subject matter area.
4. Prepares, examines, or analyzes accounting records, or other financial and operational reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procedural standards.
5. Reports to management regarding the finances of assigned unit(s).
6. Analyzes business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses and provide advice to leadership.
7. Assists with the preparation of complex spreadsheets, performance measurements, and data visualization (charts and graphs).
8. Reviews operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs and advises leadership on corrective actions as necessary.
9. Compiles and analyzes accounting records and other data to determine financial resources required to implement programs and projects.
10. Provides advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
11. Assists with the development, maintenance, and analysis of budgets, including preparing periodic reports comparing budgeted revenues and expenses to actuals.
12. Prepares and/or reviews purchase orders, check requests, expense reports, journal entries, and/or budget transfers, ensuring accuracy and compliance with respective policies and procedures.
13. Seeks new ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
14. Completes special projects as assigned.
15. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements: 

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Economics and Accounting - General knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
2. Marketing - Thorough knowledge of principles and methods for describing and promoting programs and services in order to achieve desired outcomes.
3. Business Research & Analytics - General knowledge of principles and methods for researching and analyzing data used for evaluating business opportunities.
4. Administration and Management - General knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and/or coordination of people and resources.


Skills:
1. Critical Thinking - Advanced skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
2. Complex Problem Solving - Advanced skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
3. Active Learning - Advanced skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
4. Reading Comprehension - Advanced understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
5. Social Perceptiveness - Advanced skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
6. Speaking - Advanced skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
7. Judgment and Decision Making - Advanced skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
8. Monitoring - Advanced skills in monitoring / assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
9. Management of Financial Resources - Advanced skills in determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
10. Organization and Prioritization Management - Advanced skills in organizing, prioritizing, and managing multiple projects simultaneously. Proven ability to manage and coordinate resources and ensure timely completion of tasks.

10. Mathematics - Proficient skills in using mathematics to solve problems.
11. Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Abilities:
1. Deductive Reasoning - Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
2. Fluency of Ideas - Ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
3. Inductive Reasoning - Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
4. Originality - Ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
5. Problem Sensitivity - Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
6. Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
7. Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

Physical Requirements:
1. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
2. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
3. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
4. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
5. May be required to work nights or weekends.
6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer keyboards.

Required Certifications/Licensures: 

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

Major (if required: Business, Finance, or related field

Required Experience: Eight (8) or more years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 

M.B.A. or similar degree

Is this a safety sensitive position? No  

Background Screening Required?  Yes  

Pre-Employment Conditions: 

Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.