Finance Supervisor jobs in Oakland, CA
Finance Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of finance professionals. Oversees the collection and analysis of financial information for an organization. Being a Finance Supervisor monitors the creation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately. May require a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Finance Supervisor typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Finance Supervisor supervises a group of primarily para-professional level staffs. May also be a level above a supervisor within high volume administrative/ production environments. Makes day-to-day decisions within or for a group/small department. Has some authority for personnel actions. To be a Finance Supervisor typically requires 3-5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. Thorough knowledge of functional area and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Finance Supervisor, School of Education (7710U) - 29837
- University of California Berkeley
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Berkeley, CA
FULL_TIME
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Finance Supervisor, School of Education (7710U) - 29837 About Berkeley
At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.
The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature. Since its founding in 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world.
We are looking for equity-minded applicants who represent the full diversity of California and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at Berkeley, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice that requires broad collaboration among faculty, staff, students and community partners. In deciding whether to apply for a position at Berkeley, you are strongly encouraged to consider whether your values align with our Guiding Values and Principles , our Principles of Community , and our Strategic Plan .
Departmental Overview
The Graduate School of Education is a complex academic unit whose mission is to provide leadership in advancing the theoretical base of education, analyze the complex social environments of education, and promote the improvement of educational practice. The School is home to approximately 500 employees located in 2121 Berkeley Way, University Hall, and at other off-campus locations.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: February 1, 2022
Responsibilities
Oversees the work of a section with responsibility for quality and quantity of work; monitors the progress of work of the unit.
Advises, coaches and assists staff in carrying out their responsibilities.
Reviews and approves financial data and transactions.
Trains staff and creates effective teamwork environment.
Functions as a resource to support staff on issues such as researching complex financial issues, escalated customer service problems/concerns.
Evaluation of staff to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
Supervises a small group of financial analysts at varying levels, as necessary.
Recommends personnel-related actions. Participates in the selection and development.
Performs highly complex financial or resource research and studies for both internal department and external campus constituents.
Examples include generating, modifying, and conceiving of new financial or other resource reports, strategic planning and modeling, analyzing and forecasting budgets, gifts, endowments, or user fees, and making recommendations for maximizing financial or other resource outcomes.
Responsible for distributing monthly projections and reports to unit directors/managers; performing monthly/quarterly key controls review; budget forecasting that complies with division and campus systems; processing financial transactions that comply with campus, university and external policies and procedures; and assisting units with information for annual reviews.
Coordinates and implements unit budget allocations.
Applies advanced professional concepts to perform highly complex analysis to understand past performance and possible trends for future performance and/or resource allocations.
Responsible for analyzing and forecasting budgets; analyzing the use of restricted gift and endowment funds; communicating and coordinating monthly, quarterly, annual and adhoc financial reviews with department director, manager and/or staff; and for meeting all fiscal close procedures and deadlines.
Plans, formulates and justifies recharge rates and policies for financial viability of each recharge unit.
Coordinates recharge billing for all recharge services including invoicing external customers and following-up to ensure payment is received.
Develops innovative resolutions to highly complex recharge and self-supporting operations and develops policy recommendations.
The incumbent will be expected to establish and achieve annual learning objectives for skillbuilding and professional development.
Learning opportunities may include self-directed activities (such as recommended reading or participation in online courses) and/or programs, courses and activities assigned by the incumbent's supervisor.
The incumbent will be expected to share key lessons learned with co-workers at the conclusion of each activity, and to incorporate lessons into work performance.
Directs, initiates, designs and provides analytical studies, summary reports and background materials for campus or department administrative officers and managers for financial and/or resource plans, including annual resource allocation approaches, trended future requirements, operating forecasts, sources and uses, et cetera, that have a significant impact on individual or multiple departments.
Manage and direct key staff in the business unit, as directed by the CFO.
Required Qualifications
Project Management
Develop basic test scenarios, perform testing, and analyze and summarize results.
May serve as subject matter expert on existing systems and processes on a project team.
Lead or contribute to cross functional teams.
Make recommendations to achieve greater efficiencies and improve internal controls.
Technical Skills
Advanced proficiency in business applications, such as Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel (such as pivots, lookups, nested formulas).
Advanced proficiency with query and reporting tools.
Advanced to expert proficiency with cross-functional enterprise financial systems and interdependencies.
Advanced knowledge of software features such as Smartview.
Advanced knowledge of presentation and project management software or tools.
May act as a subject matter expert for unit in certain advanced features of Excel, use of enterprise financial systems, or query and reporting tools.
Financial Theory
Knowledge of GAAP.
Understands the components and interdependencies of financial statements/reports including basic statistical relationships; examples include financial statement ratios, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).
Identifies and resolves complex accounting/finance issues associated with unusual or complex transactions.
Understands and applies advanced accounting and finance knowledge; advises budget owners and financial managers and makes recommendations to leadership on complex financial issues.
Understands statistical relationships of financial data.
Understands financial concepts like risk and return and is able to evaluate/identify trade-offs.
Routinely discusses and evaluates the appropriate use of the COA.
Researches new regulations/policies and implements approved policies or changes needed to ensure compliance; understands the interrelationships of financial processes, regulations/policies and procedures.
Recommends initiatives with significant financial impact.
Analytical Skills
Develop conclusions, and present high level summary of recommendations.
Own complex budget and forecasting scenarios and longrange planning.
Identify and understand trends in data, draw conclusions, develop solutions, present and implement recommendations, and create follow up analysis.
Interpolate results from large amounts of data, perform root cause analysis and propose solutions, and design and run ad hoc reports.
Provide consulting advice to client group(s); serve as a resource on matters that require technical, financial, or subject matter expertise.
Provide specialized expertise requiring technical finance knowledge to perform complex, technical finance functions, ranging from maintaining complex data models to developing, assessing and improving internal control and subject area systems.
Develop complex modeling, and conduct analyses utilizing judgment.
Identify and resolve unique issues with substantial significance; recognize exceptions, and conduct in-depth analysis using advanced technical knowledge and experience.
Deliver high quality services and reports to support the stewardship of university resources.
Make recommendations to leadership based on synthesis of financial data; provide cost analyses and plan studies; determine costs of business activity.
Assess client and business needs, and formulate recommendations to determine approach to managing and completing processes; lead and execute unit or cross functional projects. Ensure effective and efficient delivery and integration of all administrative services for area of responsibility.
Functional Finance Communication
Presents clearly and comfortably on systems/policy/reporting of finance to any members of a unit.
Actively shares/explains/provides support re: understanding of financial reports/policy/systems and seeks improved understanding.
Advocates logically and rationally for specific financial action.
Encourages participation, interaction and improved understanding of finance from all colleagues and consistently demonstrates such behavior for others.
Gathers and integrates various sources of financial information on complex topics requiring understanding of multiple policies, procedures or systems and presents findings in a clear and concise manner.
Demonstrated comprehension of complex finance communication.
Ability to generate custom financial reports in various UCB systems and export to the format that most appropriately fits the need of a unit.
Engage with multiple audiences in an active manner.
Synthesize ideas from multiple sources related to the same or similar concepts.
Generally meets the skill levels of an FA4 in the Core Competencies for Personal Effectiveness and Individual Leadership section of the campus Financial Analyst Competency Framework
Stewardship and Managing Resources; Problem Solving; Decision Making; Strategic Planning and Organizing; Communication; Quality Improvement; Leadership; Teamwork; and Service Focus.
Examples of key skills include:
Shows respect for people and their differences; works to understand the perspectives of others; supports opportunities to experience diversity on campus.
Demonstrates and/or ability to learn integrity, accountability and efficient stewardship of University resources in a manner consistent with UC policies including the UC Standards of Ethical Conduct and safety policies.
Actively listens; clearly and effectively shares information; demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills; seeks input from others.
Takes initiative to make improvement; able to learn from constructive feedback and mistakes.
Enhances skills by proactively participating in professional development and learning opportunities.
Accepts responsibility for own work.
Models and maintains the values of openness and inclusiveness.
Connects with peers, subordinates and customers; adapts communication to diverse audiences.
Makes clear, consistent, transparent decisions; acts with integrity in all decision making; distinguishes relevant from irrelevant information and makes timely decisions.
Sees connections within complex issues; utilizes diverse perspectives to broaden the scope of problem-solving.
Resilient when responding to situations that are not going well.
Handles stress and high demand situations; demonstrates tolerance and adaptability when dealing with ambiguous situations.
Develops trust and credibility.
Cultivates, builds and maintains good relationships with peers, subordinates and customers.
Understands the needs of the client; maintains positive, long-term working relationships with customers; addresses customer problems in a professional manner; personally follows through to ensure issues are resolved to meet the client's expectations.
Resolves conflicts in a timely and constructive manner; exercises sound judgment and escalates issues as appropriate to management.
Promotes fairness and equity; engages the talents, experiences, and capabilities of others; fosters a sense of belonging; Creates opportunities for access and success; encourages and initiates collaboration.
Anticipates and identifies problems; involves others in seeking innovative, simple solutions; conducts appropriate analyses; searches for best solutions that have benefit within and/or outside the organization.
Takes thoughtful risks that are well balanced.
Understands big picture and aligns priorities with broader goals, measures outcomes, uses feedback to change as needed, evaluates alternatives, solutions oriented, seeks alternatives and broad input; understands culture of amnd/or ability to learn department/division/campus; considers impact of decisions on University community.
Strives for efficient, effective, high quality performance in self and the unit.
Recognizes need for change and effectively manages areas that remain stable and those that are changing; effectively plans for change and deals with setbacks by being resilient and flexible; communicates frequently and authentically during times of change.
Assumes ownership of process issues and takes appropriate steps to mitigate problems.
Breaks down hidden agendas to resolve underlying issues; demonstrates balanced perspective in polarized situations.
Provides sound guidance on controversial issues.
Coaches others on appropriate workplace behavior.
Leads by example.
Encourages independent thinking / problem solving.
Provides opportunities for learning and development for others.
Creates a shared responsibility among team members by involving the ability to function as a member of a team.
Advanced knowledge and understanding of or ability to quickly learn internal control practices and their impact on protecting University resources.
Education / Training
Bachelors degree in accounting, business, economics or related field and/or minimum of 5 years financial related experience in a multidivisional organization and/or equivalent experience or training.
Salary & Benefits
This is an exempt, monthly paid position. Annual salary is commensurate with experience.
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html - 16 Days Ago
Sr Sales Engineer
- Peach Finance
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Oakland, CA
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Senior Growth Marketing Manager
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Senior Compliance Manager
- East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC)
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Oakland, CA
- Emphasizing our historic and continuing commitment to Asian and Pacific Islander communities, theEast Bay Asian Local De...
- 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
Acquisition Analyst/Associate
- Riaz Capital
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Oakland, CA
- Our Company: Riaz Capital is an Oakland, California based fully integrated development, investment, and asset management...
- 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
HR and Financial Administrator
- Brown Creative Consulting
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Berkeley, CA
- At Brown Creative Consulting, our creative project is efficient business planning and management strategies for small, s...
- 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
AVP, Controllership - Accounting Integration, Business & Client Initiatives
- Synchrony
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San Francisco, CA
- Job Description Role Summary/Purpose: Reporting to the VP, Controllership - Accounting Integration, Business & Partner I...
- 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
Chief Compliance Officer
- Penserra Capital Management
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San Francisco, CA
- Penserra Capital Management LLC is seeking a full time Chief Compliance Officer to oversee all aspects of the firm’s com...
- 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
Director of Finance
- Sierra Pacific Synod Of Evangelical
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Oakland, CA
- Job Description Job Description The Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (SPSELCA) is comp...
- 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM
Senior Compliance Manager
- East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (ebaldc)
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Oakland, CA
- Emphasizing our historic and continuing commitment to Asian and Pacific Islander communities, theEast Bay Asian Local De...
- 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM
Senior Financial Manager
- Abbott Laboratories
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Alameda, CA
- Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-chan...
- 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM
About Oakland, California
Oakland is in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay. In 1991 the City Hall tower was at 37°48′19″N 122°16′21″W / 37.805302°N 122.272539°W / 37.805302; -122.272539 (NAD83). (The building still exists, but like the rest of the Bay Area, it has shifted northwest perhaps 0.6 meters in the last twenty years.)
The United States Census Bureau says the city's total area is 78.0 square miles (202 km2), including 55.8 square miles (145 km2) of land and 22.2 square miles (57 km2) (28.48 percent) of water.
Oakland's highest point is near Grizzly Peak Blvd, east of Berkeley, just over 1,760 feet (...
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Finance Supervisor jobs
$126,309 to $173,503
Oakland, California area prices
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