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PROJECT MGR, VP FINANCE & TREASURER
Job Title: PROJECT MGR, VP FINANCE & TREASURER
Job Code: 2541
FLSA: E
Job Level: 00
Revised Date: 03/01/2026
Job Family: JF 28
Occupational Summary
The Project Manager serves as a strategic advisor and operational leader, supporting the VP of Finance & Treasurer (VPFT) across the full breadth of financial, administrative, and strategic responsibilities of the division. The Project Manager translates broad strategic direction into actionable plans; ensures coordination across diverse finance, treasury, and administrative functions; advances institutional priorities; and strengthens operational effectiveness.
The role requires excellent judgment, high-level project management skill, strong financial literacy, and the ability to balance and advance multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
The Project Manager represents the VPFT with internal and external stakeholders, oversees office operations, and ensures effective communication and integration across workstreams within the Finance Division. The position plays a central role in planning, prioritizing, and executing initiatives that optimize the financial health and administrative efficiency of the institution.
Work Performed
Serve as a trusted advisor to the VPFT, ensuring they receive timely, accurate, and well-analyzed information on issues of significance.
Support development and implementation of financial, operational, and strategic initiatives aligned with institutional priorities.
Identify challenges, emerging issues, and opportunities within the Finance Division, offering potential responses and alternatives grounded in thorough analysis.
Bring forward critical finance-related issues for VPFT attention and facilitate resolution through cross-functional collaboration.
Originate, plan, manage, and track high-priority projects on behalf of the VPFT, ensuring alignment with strategic goals (e.g., budgeting improvements, treasury operations, financial systems upgrades).
Document timelines, deliverables, and ownership of project components; monitor progress and provide timely updates to the VPFT and stakeholders.
Evaluate project risks, create mitigation plans, and ensure that interventions are implemented to maintain project momentum.
Oversee operations of the VPFT's office, optimizing workflows, improving communication channels, and enhancing administrative efficiency.
Develop and manage processes for reviewing and triaging VPFT engagements, commitments, and communications; recommend ways to improve scheduling efficiency.
Coordinate preparation of reports, communications, presentations, and briefings, including those for governing boards or audit/finance committees.
Establish and maintain excellent relationships with Finance Division leaders, other administrative units, academic leadership, and key external partners (e.g., auditors, consultants, financial institutions).
Serve as liaison between the VPFT and staff across the institution, ensuring information flow, alignment of priorities, and clarity of expectations.
Support planning and content development for board meetings, financial briefings, and treasury updates.
Surface organizational or financial issues, conduct analysis, and ensure timely and effective resolution.
Respond to questions, concerns, and problems directed to the VPFT by initiating appropriate follow up, referral, or remedial action.
Supervise staff within the VPFT office as needed, fostering strong performance and ensuring seamless operations.
Promote collaboration, professional development, and a positive, mission aligned culture across the Finance Division.
Conduct special studies, financial analyses, or operational assessments as requested.
Perform other related duties as assigned in support of the VPFT and institutional priorities.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires analytical, communications and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.
Experience
Work requires five years of experience in project administration including complex projects involving multiple functional groups OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
Skills
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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