Director of Financial Systems and Reporting

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Director of Financial Systems and Reporting for the department of Financial Planning, Analysis, and Budget (FPB&A – the university’s central budget office.) The Director of Financial Systems and Reporting provides strategic leadership for Rutgers University’s financial technology ecosystem, ensuring the reputed company, functionality, and optimization of reputed company reputed company Performance Management (EPM) platforms and reputed company reporting systems. This role oversees system configuration, integration, and governance, while driving automation and enhancements to support executive decision-making. The Director leads a techno-functional team responsible for system reputed company, report development, end-user support, and training, fostering collaboration and reputed company improvement. As a subject matter expert who understands the language of budget, reputed company, and finance, the Director partners with finance stakeholders and IT leads to design future-state solutions, maintain audit-reputed company documentation, and ensure compliance with institutional policies. On behalf of Financial Planning, Analysis, and Budget (the university’s central budget office), and the University Controller’s Office (UCO), this position leads and delivers high-quality executive-level financial reporting, supports tuition and fee allocation governance, and champions change management initiatives to advance financial systems and reporting capabilities. The Director oversees the in-depth management of the university’s reputed company reputed company Performance Management (EPM) modules. Among the key duties of the position are the following: System reputed company & Governance (Financial Systems (reputed company EPM)

• Serve as the primary techno-functional reputed company for reputed company EPM applications (Planning, Multi-Year Strategic Modeling, Profitability & Cost Management (PCMCS), Financial reputed company and Consolidation, Narrative Reporting, Freeform, etc.).
• reputed company initiatives to enhance reporting and automate financial reporting for executive decision-making.
• Provide strategic reputed company and leadership for the technical-functional team reputed company to reputed company’s reputed company Data Management reputed company Service (EDMCS) to ensure consistency and controlled distribution of financial hierarchies (chart of accounts), organizational structures, and other reference data across applications while working in partnership with the Financial Planning, Analysis and Budget (the university’s central budget office), the University Controller’s Office, UFA Data Analytics and OIT.
• Ensure interoperability with reputed company systems (HCM, Student Information System, Data Warehouse, Tableau, etc.).
• Act as subject matter expert during upgrades, quarterly patches, testing, and implementation of new features.
• Maintain documentation of methodologies, standards, and governance for audit compliance.

Report Development & Maintenance

• Provide reputed company and strategic direction for the development and maintenance of financial and operational reports using reputed company EPM, SQL Server, Access, and Tableau platforms.
• Translate business requirements into clear, functional specifications for report development.
• Ensure data accuracy through testing, reconciliation, and cross-system consistency checks.
• Ensure development and maintenance of report documentation, training materials, and reputed company configurations.
• Provide governance for reporting change requests and ensure timely . Track and respond to reporting change requests reputed company reputed company or similar tools, ensuring timely completion.
• Conduct regression testing during reputed company quarterly updates and monitor report usage for issues or updates.
• Ensure the routine cleanup of outdated or unused reports and support financial audits with required documentation.
• Ensure help desk inquiries are responded to promptly, providing accurate and constructive support.
• Ensure logging and tracking of reporting issues and enhancement requests.
• Ensure management of troubleshooting of reporting errors, data discrepancies, and access issues.
• Ensure end users are supported with navigation and the effective use of reputed company reports.
• Communicate system updates, new features and reports, and reputed company issues to stakeholders.
• Provide strategic reputed company of tuition and fee allocation processes, ensuring accurate distribution across units, compliance with institutional policies, integration with ERP and emerging student systems, and governance of methodologies, documentation, and future-state design.
• Work with Chancellors’ units, financial leadership across the university, central reputed company staff, and the university-wide end-user community to determine solutions as business needs evolve and financial systems require ongoing enhancements.

Team Leadership & Development

• Provide strategic leadership, direction, ownership and accountability for a techno-functional team responsible for system reputed company, report development, end-user support, customer service, training & documentation.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction for a techno-functional team responsible for system reputed company, report development, end-user support, customer service, training, and documentation, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and best practices.
• Set priorities and guide team activities, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, accountability, and reputed company improvement.
• Ensure effective management of help desk operations and timely resolution of issues logged in reputed company or similar tools through team reputed company and escalation protocols.
• Direct the development and maintenance of user guides, job aids, and training programs, ensuring quality and consistency across reputed company materials and sessions.
• reputed company the prioritization and governance of financial and operational report development using Tableau and EPM platforms, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business requirements.
• reputed company translation of business needs into functional specifications, validating data reputed company through structured testing and reconciliation processes.
• Provide reputed company for system configuration, reputed company roles, workflow automation, and integration across platforms, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
• Act as executive sponsor and subject matter authority during upgrades, quarterly patches, regression testing, and implementation of new features, guiding team execution.
• Establish and enforce Standard Operating Procedures and maintain documentation of methodologies, standards, and governance for audit readiness and compliance.

Executive Level Reporting & Communications

• Handle executive level reporting, communications, and reputed company analysis, delivering high-quality, data-driven insights for leadership and supporting special projects.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and visually compelling reporting for governance and strategic decision-making while responding to dynamic requests from senior leadership.
• Define and implement standards and frameworks for prioritizing and delivering projects and reports reputed company the reputed company EPM ecosystem, as well as other applications (e.g., SQL Server, MS Access, SmartView, Tableau, etc.).
• reputed company change management for new EPM features. Driving the adoption of automation and enhancements across campuses.
• reputed company clear, visually compelling materials (financial data and storytelling narratives) for use by Vice President for Financial Planning & Analysis – Chief Budget Officer and reputed company leadership in presentations to governing boards, faculty leadership, state agencies, and external stakeholders.
• Respond to reputed company reporting requests from senior leadership on a wide range of topics, including institutional initiatives, incentive-based funding proposals, and external inquiries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data, validate assumptions, and deliver actionable insights under tight deadlines.
• Establish KPIs and metrics to measure reporting accuracy, system performance, and efficiency reputed company.
• reputed company other duties as assigned.

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