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Posting Number S-3558 Position Number 36460 Type of Recruitment External Position Title MANAGER / FACILITIES MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES Position Summary Responsible for the administration, operation, and direction of the Facilities Management Financial Services unit including budget development, oversight, compliance, forecasting, monitoring, and auditing. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, or business administration.
Four years of experience in a fiscal management position.
Experience with budgeting.
Experience with financial statement preparation and auditing.
Supervisory experience.
Demonstrated ability to project a positive image and communicate effectively.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, or business administration.
Experience with SAP or other financial software programs.
Experience with contract management financials, particularly related to construction and facility support.
Experience with timekeeping systems. Duties & Responsibilities Oversees all financial matters related to the Facilities Management Division including but not limited to, financial planning and budgeting, projections, forecasting, accounts payable, payroll, and auditing.
Prepares reports and documents including recommendations for matters relating to budget and financials.
Supports all Facilities Management cost center account holders in maintaining financial awareness; provides advice and counsel on budgeting, financials, projections, and cost controls.
Monitors and oversees all Facilities Management accounts including but not limited to General Fund, Central Energy Fund, and all Facilities Management project accounts.
Prepares and analyzes financial statements, provides reports, creates internal budgets, and prepares and analyzes budget projections.
Performs Facilities Management work order reconciliation.
Conducts Facilities Management payroll, maintaining awareness and compliance with applicable union contracts for wages and other compensation; this includes overseeing employee use and timekeeping reporting.
Provides financial services for Facilities Management contracts including Blanket Purchase Orders, Master Service Agreements, and Purchase Requests.
Supervises staff entering invoices for payment on purchase orders and contracts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial controls.
Ensures compliance with university credit card policies, including processing of Facilities Management credit card transactions.
Provides financial oversight of Facilities Management student employment expenses.
Performs project accounting and reporting for the University Engineering and Planning department including processing of project invoices and development of project reports.
Monitors facility project accounts and works with staff to ensure timely and accurate management including budgeting, allowable charges, and close-out of project accounts.
Manages fiscal year-end financial reporting requirements for the Facilities Management Division including accrual entries for business operations and project accounts, as well as coordinating the divisional response to accounting standards inquiries.
Serves as liaison to the Financial Planning and Budgets Office, Financial Services and Reporting, and the Contracting and Purchasing Services office.
Serves as a Facilities Management contact for the University Enterprise Resource Program and finance-related CMU policies.
Performs other duties as assigned. Supervision Exercised Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others in our teams. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence. Message to Applicants Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an online application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

This is an on-campus position, located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

If there is another applicable document you wish to include that is not required, please utilize Other Document (1). Employee Group Professional & Administrative -Salary Staff Pay Level Pay Range $70,000 - $85,000 per year Division Finance and Administrative Services Department Financial Services Position Status Regular Position End Date Employment Status Full-Time FTE 1.0 Position Type 12 month Weekly Work Schedule Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed Location Mount Pleasant, MI About the Department About CMU Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms. CMU Leadership Standards Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position. EEO Statement CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).
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Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu Posting Ends Open Until Filled Yes Supplemental Questions

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