Finance Manager

ABOUT THE POSITION
The Finance Manager will report to the Chief Finance Officer and serve as a controller in all finance-related matters, including budget, financial model, MIS, and optimization, etc. The Finance Manager will work closely with leaders to support the development and implementation of financial policies, procedures, and systems aimed at improving efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity for the University.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
• Establish, appraise and update financial policies, procedures, and systems to enhance simplification, standardization and automation, improving efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.
• Organize and guide colleges/departments on annual budget preparation.
• Review and consolidate the university-wide budget and revise budget as necessary to ensure alignment with the action plan and university's strategic goals.
• Prepare and develop financial forecasts, financial models.
• Develop, review, revise, update and oversee cost norms.
• Cost control (including pre- and post-audit), manage major expenditures and capital requests.
• Oversees budget and monitor budget execution.
• Develop management reports, monitor financial performance by measuring, analyzing results, and initiate corrective actions to minimize variances.
• Organize and monitor the progress of optimization plans, alert leaders of any risks of not meeting objectives, and enable leadership to take necessary actions to achieve committed optimization goals.
• Organize and conduct post-audit inspections on financial aspects according to the approved plan, or irregularly as necessary.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Chief Finance Officer.