DIRECTOR/ENROLLMENT & FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

Provides oversight and leadership in the day-to-day management of all College of Education and Human Services fiscal operations and staff personnel administration and serves as the lead administrator of college-wide strategic recruitment efforts. Director is responsible for the development and implementation of all EHS fiscal year budgets and management thereof. As a member of the senior CEHS executive team, routinely assumes responsibility for an ever-evolving and increasing scope of special projects, as directed by the Dean and Associate Dean of CEHS.

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, administration, or a related field.
Three years experience in a related field, to include fiscal planning, resource, personnel, and/or event management.
Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated positive and proactive interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and project a professional image in written and verbal contexts.
Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions and requirements for this position.

Master’s Degree Finance, Business, Administration or Related Field.
Experience with Grant Management and Accounting.
Experience with Capital, Operational and Efficiency Analyses.
Supervisory, Training and Leadership Experience.
Experience with RCM Budgeting and Strategic Planning.
Human Resource familiarity.

Provides direct budget planning oversight and reporting of all general, designated, grants/endowments and gift accounts in EHS.
Prepares and analyzes financial statements; provides monthly reports to the Dean; creates internal budgets; prepares and analyzes budget and enrollment projections.
Advises and directs faculty members and support staff, and collaborates with grant accounting and ORGS to ensure proper grant management and compliance.
Provides fiscal advice and data to the Dean and Chairs/Directors with regards to financial planning and investments.
Supervises financial activity across the college to ensure fiscal responsibility and compliance with University policies/procedures and internal auditing standards as well as employee union contractual agreements.
Coordinates, develops, and provides budget recommendations and projections for the fiscal year. Coordinates, develops and provides budget recommendations and projections for the fiscal year.
Coordinates staff position searches and other personnel adjustments for staff.
Serves as principle liaison between Human Resources, Faculty Personnel
Services, Budget and Planning.
Serves as principle liaison between CMU Innovation and Online financial services and CEHS.
Serves as principle liaison between EHS staff/department chairs on budgetary, staff personnel, and business matters.
Provides onboarding and training to new staff employees as it relates to financial management and fiduciary responsibilities.
Coordinates and reviews all EHS personnel transactions.
Provides administrative oversight and supervision of recruitment activities and marketing/branding staff initiatives.
Provides supervision to EHS recruiter and marketing/branding staff.
Provides supervision to EHS Dean’s Office support staff.
Provides oversight of office support staff with completion of financial-related tasks and projects.
Serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council.
Represents CEHS on various task force committees as directed by the Dean.
Provides oversight of budgetary and business planning for CEHS centers.

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.

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 on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.

Professional & Administrative -Salary

$70,000 - $82,000

Academic Affairs

College of Education & Human Services

Regular

Full-Time

1.0

12 month

M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; evenings & weekends as required.

Mount Pleasant, MI

The College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) is home to six academic departments providing innovative online and face to face programs for 1700 majors, 700 minors and 1100 graduate students, The CEHS also houses seven centers including the Center for Excellence in STEM Education, the Child Development and Learning Laboratory, the Literacy Center, the Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools, the Center for Community Counseling and Development, the Center for Merchandising and Design Technology, and the Center for Leisure Services. More information about the College of Education and Human Services can be found here.

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.

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.