Education & Experience required:
Bachelor’s degree and eight years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience. Experience in management consulting, investment banking, or higher education financial planning is highly desirable.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required:
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Expert proficiency in business applications, such as Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
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Advanced knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning and financial systems; internet and computer literacy.
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Advanced professional communication skills, including ability to prepare materials for, and clearly and effectively communicate information to, internal and external audiences, client groups, and all levels of management.
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Advanced project management skills and ability to lead large multi-functional teams.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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Expert knowledge of theories, principles and practices of finance, economics quantitative methods, data analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and information systems.
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Demonstrated excellence in financial modeling, critical thinking skills for complex problem solving, and creative solutions.
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Ability to multi-task, take initiative, attend to details, and operate with minimum supervision on complex assignments.
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Ability to create collaborative relationships and move projects forward in a highly decentralized and complex organization.
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Good judgement, high integrity, and ability to handle sensitive, confidential information.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
- Constantly sitting.
- Frequently perform desk-based computer tasks, use telephone, writing by hand, sort/file paperwork.
- Occasionally stand/walk, lift/carry objects weighing 11-20 pounds.
- Rarely reach/work above shoulder.
* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Routine extended working hours during peak cycles; travel to school/unit sites across university.
WORK STANDARDS:
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
- Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu/.
Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.