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Kansas State University Director of ASC Operations and Strategic Initiatives in Manhattan, Kansas
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\ \ Director of ASC Operations and Strategic Initiatives\ \ Department: 3670005040 Division of Financial Services\ Job no: 517683\ Employment type: Staff Full Time (Unclassified - Regular)\ Location: Manhattan, Kansas\ Worksite: On-site requirement\ Categories: Administrative / Professional, Business / Accounting / Finance, Executive / Director / Management, Human Resources\ Pay Grade: 14A\ \ \ About This Role:\ The Administrative Support Center (ASC) is actively seeking a Director of ASC Operations and Strategic Initiatives to join the team. In this leadership role, the incumbent will oversee strategic initiatives and business process changes for the financial side of the Administrative Support Center (ASC). The primary responsibilities will include developing service center plans, ensuring continuous improvement, maintaining service standards, and providing project leadership and coordination across all ASC teams.\ \ Key Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, communication, training, and oversight of strategic initiatives.
- Develop and implement service center plans to ensure continuous improvement.
- Ensure service standards are consistently met.
- Coordinate and establish aggressive timelines for initiatives.
- Confirm staffing levels are sufficient to achieve initiative success.
- Direct change management of business processes for multiple campus administrative departments.
- Support business process functions including procurement, payments, travel reimbursements, procurement card management, cash deposits, accounts receivable, invoicing, monthly reconciliation, and financial reports.
- Serve as the financial liaison, communicating business process changes and updates to department heads and staff.
- Support the development of best practice processes and technology solutions in finance management.
\ Why Join Us:\ Kansas State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, paid time off - vacation, sick, and holidays. To see what benefits are available, please visit: https://www.k-state.edu/hcs/benefits\ \ We Support Diversity and Inclusion:\ Kansas State University embraces diversity and inclusion. The university actively seeks individuals who foster a collegial environment and cooperative interactions with coworkers, students, and others. The University is dedicated to promoting the Principles of Community.{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}\ \ Worksite Options:\ This position is required to be performed on-site. Work is performed on employer premises or designated assignment location.\ \ Visit this link for K-State\'s guidance and policies on remote work and flexible work arrangements. Remote work agreements are required for all flexible work arrangements and are subject to review.\ \ What You\'ll Need to Succeed:\ Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires a bachelor\'s degree and 5 to 10 years of relevant experience.
\ Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supervising staff and coaching employees for improved performance and professional development
Experience serving as a financial manager
Knowledge of higher education fund accounting principles and procedures
Experience working in higher education or governmental agencies
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of advanced financial, accounting, nd budgeting principles and procedures
Demonstrated ability to execute and integrate complex financial analysis and prepare comprehensive capital/operating budget summaries and projections
Demonstrated ability to design and develop complex financial models
Demonstrated project management skills to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals
Demonstrated skills and abilities to examine and re-engineer operations and procedures, to formulate and to develop and implement new strategies and procedures
Familiarity with the PeopleSoft HRIS software, the KSU Annual Budget System, Oracle Financial software, and PeopleSoft KSIS software
Knowledge of the K-State Budget and Human Resources (HR) practices and procedures
Demonstrated customer service skills as applicable to the responsibilities of this position
Demonstrated ability to exercise wise judgment, discretion as appropriate, and an understanding of applying confidentiality to work
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills