Provide high-level financial, administrative, and strategic planning support to the Dean to help the college meet key performance metrics. Work closely with Dean on financial planning, resource allocation, business operations, and budget forecasting. Work with the Assistant Vice President (AVP) and ARP Directors in other colleges to develop advanced business and financial models and process improvements in support of college goals and growth. Provide leadership to the college and department staff related to the college business functions.

• Work with complex data sets and analytics tools in support of the college strategic plan and the dean’s key performance metrics.
• Work closely with the college administrators and staff to assist the Dean with financial planning, resource allocation, business operations, enrollment management, compliance reporting, ranking surveys, and budget forecasting.
• Responsible for developing advanced business and financial models in support of college goals and growth.
• Represent the college in business functional meetings and on UTA committees; Serve as a liaison between the college and the AVP- Academic Resource Planning office at UTA.
• Work with the Dean, AVP, and ARP team to strengthen business processes in the colleges and academic units.
• Communicate and provide guidance to the units’ business and administrative staff to ensure consistent and effective business practices within the college.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in higher education or the equivalent.

• Knowledge and experience in business operations in higher education.
• Knowledge and experience in forecasting and business modeling in the academic environment.
• Successful supervising experience.
• Master’s Degree in a business-related field preferred.

About The University of Texas at Arlington

Located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, The University of Texas at Arlington is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. With an enrollment of approximately 48,000 students, UT Arlington is the largest institution in North Texas and the second-largest in the UT System. In 2021, UTA’s combination of outstanding academics and innovative research contributed to its reaffirmation as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution and its designation as a Texas Tier One institution, two significant milestones of excellence. Further, the University also received the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for outstanding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. The University ranks No. 1 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list, is designated as a Hispanic Serving-Institution and an Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education, and has the third-most ethnically diverse undergraduate population in the United States (U.S. News & World... Report, 2022). UT Arlington’s approximately 250,000 alumni occupy leadership positions at many of the 23 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas and contribute to the University’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas.

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