Associate Director – Academic Management Center
Duke Careers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Durham • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $74,251 - $139,220 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead complex financial analysis and guide unit leadership through annual budgets, multi-year projections, and capital planning.
- Monitor performance against plans and provide proactive recommendations to address variances.
- Collaborate with senior academic and administrative officers to prepare and present budget materials for leadership meetings.
- Oversee all financial transactions for assigned units, ensuring compliance with university guidelines, donor intent, and sound stewardship of funds.
- Manage endowments, gifts, grants, and operating funds, and ensure timely transfers and reconciliations.
- Support annual close processes, review entries, and finalize year-end documentation.
- Develop and maintain robust reporting tools using SAP BW Analysis and other platforms to deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Create standardized templates for variance explanations and key performance metrics.
- Meet regularly with unit leadership to review financial performance, provide insights, and recommend strategies for resource optimization.
- Provide tailored financial consultation for program evaluations and operational improvements.
- Review and advise on contracts for domestic and international programs, ensuring compliance with legal and financial standards.
- Recommend enhancements to administrative processes such as procurement, payment workflows, and internal controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required.
- CPA and/or MBA preferred.
- Minimum of six years of experience in financial management, including financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, and modeling.
- Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
- Strong analytical and modeling skills; ability to manage complex budgets and commitments.
- Familiarity with Duke systems and policies preferred.
- Expertise in international financial operations and higher education finance.
- Proficiency in Microsoft tools and integrated systems such as Advanced Excel and SAP.
- Ability to interpret large volumes of data and present concise insights to senior leadership.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and balance high-volume workloads while meeting deadlines.
Benefits
- comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
- generous retirement benefits
- a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial analysisbudgetingreportingfinancial modelingvariance analysisresource optimizationcontract reviewcompliancedata interpretationfinancial consultation
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillscollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingtime managementpresentation skillsadaptability
Certifications
CPAMBA