Overview
Job Location:
Smith College
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Finance
Job Description
Job Summary:
Provide financial consultation to assigned President’s Team members, partnering with them and managers in their respective areas to guide budget planning activities. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, multi-year financial modeling, stakeholder support through the execution of the annual budget process, and the monitoring and analysis of variances in the operating budget. As a member of the central budget team, complete daily operations and provide support to other budget team members, as needed.
Take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participate in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.
Essential Functions
Analytics & Central Planning 45%:
Create and maintain strategic financial models. Complete college-wide analytical tasks such as, but not limited to, FTE analysis, budget-to-actual variance analysis, and assessment of restricted funds usages. Prepare and analyze profit and loss reports to monitor financial performance and support decision making. Act as a conduit for relaying pertinent financial information within the budget office, as well as between the budget office and other areas of the college. Provide financial analysis and fiscal management oversight for assigned areas of the college.
Payroll 20%
Analyze and prepare reports on historical trends in staffing and maintain current position authorizations and salary budgets within human resource/payroll systems. Process payroll accounting adjustments for staff positions.
Reporting & Operations 30%:
Support the budget office in process improvement initiatives across campus, such as report development and the rollout of new analytic technologies. Contribute to the operations of the department such as the collection, loading, and reconciliation of the college’s annual plan. Support the annual strategic initiatives and budget call cycles. Additional duties include management reporting, financial training for various constituents, answering or triaging of budget e-mail inbox or Workday Help tickets, and the support of the school's financial systems, tools, and processes with various stakeholder groups.
Other Functions 5%
Complete new projects and key financial initiatives with analysis and reporting to support ad-hoc requests.
Minimum Qualifications (education, experience, certifications, licenses, knowledge, skills)
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
1 to 5 years of experience in planning and/or financial operations or an equivalent combination of education/experience
Knowledge of:
Must demonstrate a record of leadership, knowledge of not-for-profit accounting or relevant financial acumen, plus personal and professional ethics. Advanced level expertise with Microsoft suite of products, with particular emphasis on Excel including pivot tables, complex formulas, and financial modeling.
Skills
High degree of initiative, self-direction, critical and creative thinking, and independent judgment. Must be willing to take direction from multiple stakeholders. Must possess exemplary problem-solving skills. Demonstrates strong administrative, leadership, verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to analyze complex data. Excellent interpersonal and technical skills. Strong accounting, financial modeling and analysis, strategic thinking, and project management skills. Excellent communication skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy. Must have discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality, interact with diverse constituencies, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Workday and/or Adaptive preferred. Experience in Higher Education is a plus.
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Review of applications will begin
July 21, 2025
Position Type:
Regular
About Smith College
Located in Northampton, MA, Smith College is one of the largest women’s colleges in the country and is dedicated to excellence in teaching and research across the liberal arts. A faculty of outstanding scholars interact with students in small classes, as advisors, and through student-faculty research projects. The College is a member of the Five College Consortium with Amherst, Hampshire and Mt. Holyoke Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Students cross-enroll and faculty cross-teach across the Five Colleges.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 151B, it is the policy of Smith College to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact our recruiting team at recruiting-u@smith.edu.
As set forth in our mission and values, Smith College is committed to promoting a culture of equity and inclusion among students, staff and faculty. The College will not discriminate in employment on the basis of age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, genetic information, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by law. Smith College is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination.
