Job Details

Financial Analysis and Real Estate Operations Associate Director

Position Number: 6998798
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Position Type: Business - Finance

Financial Analysis and Real Estate Operations Associate Director

Job ID: 295807
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

(Primary Location for Job Responsibilities) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Responsible for the budgeting process for the Division's operating budget, Foundation housing properties and other off-campus real estate. Ensure properties maintain optimal occupancy, competitive pricing, and strong financial performance through ongoing analysis and close partnership with Housing Operations, and third-party operators. Serve as the primary point of contact for interim management of newly acquired real estate assets. Oversee management of the $140M endowment, ensuring funds effectively support students and faculty and that donor reporting is accurate and professional. Lead contract review processes on behalf of the Foundation to support compliance, risk mitigation, and organizational effectiveness. Create complex financial models to plan and analyze initiatives.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Partner with department leaders to understand their operations and strategic goals in order to support the development, reporting, and analysis of operational expense budgets.
2. Lead the Division's annual budgeting process, providing guidance to budget owners and consolidating departmental submissions into a complete and accurate financial plan. Includes delivering a recommended budget to the Foundation Board of Trustees as the Foundation is a separate legal entity from our state funding. Works with KSU Fiscal Services to request new state funding (both one-time and permanent funding) along with reassessing the Division's permanent state funding to ensure funds are spent on top priorities.
3. Lead the annual budgeting process for all Foundation LLC entities by partnering with other KSU operational teams to include: operational budgets, Debt Service Coverage Ratios, MOUs with the University and capital planning.
4. Partner with third-party operators of the Foundation's real estate assets to drive profitability by setting and monitoring goals for occupancy, revenue, expenses, and property condition. Approve major capital expenditures as needed.
5. Prepare presentations for Senior Leadership to support strategic decision making.
6. Review, approve, and monitor all Foundation contracts. Provide guidance to budget owners on contract needs and support the contract processor throughout the workflow.
7. Build advanced financial models to analyze new initiatives, utilizing system extracted data and sophisticated Excel functions to deliver meaningful insights.
8. Fulfill the tasks required to support the Foundation's endowment, including evaluating initiatives to optimize growth and utilization, analyzing changes to the spending policy, calculating annual spending allocations, forecasting future distributions, and supporting accurate donor reporting.
9. Provide leadership and direction to assigned staff

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Required Experience
Five (5) years of experience in financial planning and analysis, real property asset management, or related business role.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Preferred Experience
Advanced proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, or similar Data Management/Visualization tool

Proposed Salary

The salary rage for this position is between $86,500 and $110,000 (budgeted amount). Offers will be based on candidate experience and budget availability.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to analyze data objectively to make data driven decisions
Self-motivated with the ability to learn new concepts quickly
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

SKILLS
Proficiency in querying data from financial software to extract and analyze critical financial information
Advanced Power BI (or similar tool) skills including data management and data visualization skills to effectively organize data from various sources and communicate financial insights and trends to stakeholders
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite)
Advanced Excel skills, enabling complex financial models to perform in-depth financial analysis
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information on this policy, or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This position has financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time
This is not a supervisory position.

Background Check

Credit Report
Standard Enhanced
Education

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

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