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Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Update and improve the University's monthly and long-term financial forecast models
• Assist with maintaining and enhancing the budget and planning system within Workday and Adaptive Planning
• Lead budget discussions with departments to develop accurate, strategically aligned budgets
• Analyze financial variances and trends throughout the year
• Provide timely and accurate financial reports to leadership
• Create and maintain pro-forma reports for new initiatives
• Support departments with budget-related questions and amendments
• Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Serve as the subject matter expert for Adaptive Planning software

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• 5 + years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination)
• Excellent analytical skills
• Proficiency in analytical software (eg Excel, Alteryx,Tableau)
• Experience with accounting and reporting software – experience with Workday and Adaptive Planning a plus
• Strong commitment to integrity, ethics, and confidentiality
• Ability to work well in a team and develop strong collaborative relationships across the University
• Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence
• Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy

Physical Requirements

• Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead
• Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting
• Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours)
• Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

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