Fiscal Professional

About the Position

The UAF Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is seeking a Fiscal Professional to join our dynamic and collaborative team. As a Fiscal Professional 3, you will play a key role in managing CTL’s financial planning and reporting, ensuring that resources align with our mission to support faculty development and innovative teaching practices. You will oversee budget planning, financial analysis, grant and contract administration, and ensure compliance with university guidelines and financial best practices.  

If you’re a financial professional passionate about supporting education and skilled in analysis and planning, apply today to become a key member of our team!

In this role, you will collaborate closely with the executive director to develop fiscal goals and provide data-driven insights for strategic decision-making. Responsibilities include preparing management reports, analyzing revenue and expenditure trends, assisting with budget development, and tracking fiscal metrics to drive financial modeling and planning. You will also supervise the office’s administrative functions, maintain fiscal monitoring systems, and support grant writing and contract management activities.

To Thrive in This Role:

An ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and skilled in financial analysis and budgeting for a university setting. You should bring experience in preparing and managing budgets, creating detailed reports, and overseeing complex financial systems. Strong problem-solving abilities and sound judgment are essential, as is proficiency in using financial software and tools, including Excel for data modeling. Effective communication skills and the ability to analyze fiscal metrics for strategic planning will be critical to support the unit’s financial sustainability and growth. Familiarity with grant administration and the ability to manage varied tasks, from budget tracking to policy advising, will ensure success in this role.

Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental budgeting and accounting. Extensive analytical experience using sophisticated, integrated financial management systems. Knowledge of and experience with computerized financial accounting.
Problem-solving, sound judgment, research, and data analysis skills.

Accounting theory and analysis. Minimum of three years experience as a fiscal professional or equivalent. Minimum of one year of sponsored program budgeting, grant management, and/or fund accounting experience.

If you have a strong background in financial management, a keen analytical mind, and a commitment to supporting higher education, we encourage you to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:

BA or BS in business, management, accounting, statistics, or related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the UAF campus in Fairbanks and flexible on-site/remote work arrangements may be considered in accordance with UA regulations. This is a full-time, hybrid, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 80, based on education and experience.

This position will be opened until filled. Applications will be reviewed beginning on January 16, 2025.  To ensure consideration, please apply by 11:55 pm , Alaska Standard Time, on Monday, January 15, 2025.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Donna Oyen, eCampus/CTL HR Coordinator, at dmhertzler@alaska.edu.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.