Capital Financial Manager (Internal Employment Opportunity)

Oregon State University · Corvallis Main Campus · $79,437–$95,000 (stated in the posting)

Important Notifications:

Application Deadline: When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.

Current Employees: Do not apply via the OSU Career site. Instead, please login to your regular Workday account and visit the Jobs Hub to apply.

Department:

Business and Finance

Special Instructions to Applicants:

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume/CV; and

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

For additional information please contact: Courtney Seton at courtney.seton@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-4326

Job Summary:

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity

Financial Accounting and Reporting is seeking a Capital Finance Manager. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

The Capital Financial Manager position within Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) plays a critical role in analyzing and reporting on the financial operations for the units we support.

The position reports to the Director of Financial Accounting and Reporting in the Controller’s Unit. As a member of the FAR team, this position supports Oregon State University’s land grant mission by overseeing the design and development, land use planning, real estate and space management needs for Oregon State University’s built environments.

The Capital Financial Manager will work closely with Project Managers to ensure accuracy of all financial transactions on capital projects and provide detailed financial analysis to the Director of Financial Accounting and Reporting. They will play a pivotal role in ensuring that budgetary reports are accurate and will work closely with stakeholders to resolve any issues in a timely manner.

Key Duties:

1. Manage the financial operations for OSU’s capital program, including budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, accounting, and reporting.

2. Manage and monitor financial management priorities, operating practices, internal controls, and performance standards to ensure capital project financial operations comply with institutional, state, federal, and sponsor requirements.

3. Provide direct supervision of classified staff responsible for financial, accounting, and project operations within the functional area.

4. Serve as the functional resource for the Workday Projects module and related financial systems for the assigned functional area.

5. Monitor system processes and data to ensure accurate and reliable financial and project information.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field AND three years’ experience providing business analytics to assist in development of business processes and strategy OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional data analytics experience.
Experience identifying opportunities to improve processes using business analysis and/or user experience research skills.
Strong facilitation and organization skills.
Ability to work with stakeholders at various levels in the organization.
Demonstrated skills being both an active and adaptive learner, and supportive teacher and coach.
Able to exercise independent judgment and act on it.
Excellent problem-solving skills; analytical, creative, and/or mathematical problem-solving.
Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.
Strong customer-service orientation.
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Intermediate to advanced Excel.
Commitment to promoting an inclusive work environment.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree from an accredited college or university.
Two years of supervisory or lead experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of OSU’s core business processes and operations.
Experience with OSU enterprise software applications, including Workday.
Analytical and statistical skills with the ability to apply them to systems issues and products as required.
Experience working in Higher Education.
Experience providing leadwork or supervision to employees

Working Conditions/Schedule:

Typically works in an office environment. Must have ability to sit or stand while working on a computer for extended periods. Occasional weekend and evening work. Hybrid work scheduled available with supervisor approval.

Salary Range:

$79,437 - $95,000

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-11-01

Anticipated End Date:

When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.

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