Associate Vice President-GTRI Financial & Research Administration

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

This role will provide executive leadership of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Finance and Research Administration (FRA), including all financial organizations in GTRI, and reports directly to the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Research at Georgia Tech/GTRI Director. The position is responsible for establishing ensuring compliance with applicable University System of Georgia and (USG) Georgia Tech (GT) policies, and state/Federal laws; organization/department/group goals; determining needs and allocating resources; performance assessment and feedback, and managing all organizational financial policies and activities in conjunction with the SVP of Research/GTRI Director.

This position will interact on a regular basis with: USG leadership, GT/GTRI executive leaders and finance unit leaders, and GTRI lab/support leaders.

This position typically will advise and counsel: USG leadership, GT/GTRI executive leaders and finance unit leaders, the GTRI External Advisory Board (EAC) and GTRI lab/support leaders.

This position will supervise: Will supervise subordinate staff, including senior directors and directors within the Finance and Research Administration component organizations.

Job Duty 1 -
Provide executive oversight and responsibility for all GTRI financial, accounting, timekeeping, procurement, and sponsored project activities, including but not limited to: budget and revenue administration; forecasting; tax reporting; and management of GTRI-leased properties; sponsored project pricing, reporting, project administration, and subcontract administration; timekeeping and payroll reconciliation; general ledger and accounting systems; and travel and expense review/approval

Job Duty 2 -
Oversee all GTRI financial systems and internal controls to ensure compliance and alignment with USG, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 31.2 cost principles, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)

Job Duty 3 -
Advise USG leadership, Institute executive leaders and finance unit leaders, GTRI executive leadership, and management of GTRI lab/support organizations on major issues related to the areas of responsibility within GTRI's finance and research administration

Job Duty 4 -
Formulate and communicate financial elements of GTRI's strategic plan, ensure appropriate organizational structure and staffing levels for the Finance and Research Administration component organizations to effectively execute their objectives, and monitor/report performance relative to plan goals and objectives

Job Duty 5 -
Ensure the adequacy and soundness of GTRI's financial structure/business model and internal controls, and that best-in-class financial practices are in place and followed

Job Duty 6 -
Formulate and communicate major business-related policies and processes related to GTRI's unique regulations, standards, and requirements, ensuring that they are uniformly understood and consistently interpreted and administered

Job Duty 7 -
Provide executive oversight and responsibility for design/maintenance of cost-recovery structure under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 31.2 cost principles; provisional & incurred cost rate submissions/management; federal, state, and internal audit; and maintenance of GTRI's Disclosure Statement in compliance with required governmental regulations (FAR 31.2) and full standards (Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)

Job Duty 8 -
Serve as Designated Data Steward for all GTRI financial data in GTRI systems

Job Duty 9 -
Foster an environment of financial management coordination by working closely with the GTRI labs and support unit organizations' financially focused research and administrative personnel

Job Duty 10 -
Perform job-related other duties as assigned

Required Education:
Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Ten or more years of job-related experience

Other Required Qualifications:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Direct compliance experience with all nineteen (19) FAR Part 30, 41 U.S.C. chapter 15, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
High visibility position/job

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) purchasing guidelines
Knowledge of the State of Georgia Accounting Office (SAO) travel regulations
Knowledge of University Systems of Georgia policies and Business Procedures Manual (BPM)

Preferred Abilities:
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Clearance

SKILLS

Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, as well as expertise managing in a matrixed organization, and aligning resource allocations with strategic goals

KNOWLEDGE OF

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 31.2)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS)
Not-for-profit/university Federal Acquisition Regulations (2 CFR SubPart 200)
/UARC/National Lab finance experience/ FFRDC

ABILITIES

Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the enterprise and Institute.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 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.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is a supervisory position.
This position does have 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 require travel up to 10% travel
This position does require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Successful candidate must be a US Citizen

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening