Executive Associate Athletic Director - Chief Financial Officer (Onsite)

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 well-being 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.

Department Information
The Georgia Tech Athletic Associate (GTAA) sponsors varsity intercollegiate athletics competition in 17 NCAA Division I sports for the Georgia Institute of Technology. We are a proud member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Steeped in history and success while embracing strategic innovation, our programs compete at the highest level and strive for national championships. Tech fans are passionate about their support of their beloved Yellow Jackets and cherish the many traditions involved with the program.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide strategic oversight, implementation, and management of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association's financial functions, procedures, and policies. This position provides financial and administrative oversight of the business operations. This position is expected to maintain a focus on continual process improvements to ensure operational efficiencies and sound financial practices. The position serves as a member of the department's senior leadership team and maintains collaborative decision-making authority regarding the organization's financial health. The CFO serves as a financial liaison to the Institute, conducts strategic financial analysis and advises the Executive Associate AD/Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Athletics about the financial implications of operational, capital, and other strategies for budgets totaling around $140 million annually as well as capital project budgets totaling over $150 million.

Job Duty 1 -
Maintains and coordinates accurate and timely financial reporting, including full audited financials for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association as a stand alone 501(c)3 organization as well as EADA and NCAA financial reports.

Job Duty 2 -
Responsible for directing strategic matters as they relate to budget management and control. Create financial models to perform budget forecasting and complex financial analysis necessary for departmental decisions and strategic planning, including a variety of external revenue sources, both unrestricted and restricted, such as NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference distributions, sponsorships, licensing, game guarantees, ticket sales and other event-related revenues, merchandise and concession commissions, gift contributions, etc.

Job Duty 3 -
Advises the Executive Associate AD/Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Athletics in strategic financial decisions for an annual budget of approximately $140 million.
Contributes to the development of financial presentations to the Georgia Tech Athletic Association Board of Trustees, Georgia Tech Foundation, Alexander Tharpe Club Board and other groups (as requested).

Job Duty 4 -
Oversees performance of all financial responsibilities for Georgia Tech Athletics administration and sport programs, including developing, maintaining, analyzing, and ensuring accountability of budgets, financial planning and projections. Collaborates with and advise Athletics executive staff on all capital construction projects, with particular focus on identifying and directing resource allocations and project budget tracking. Ensures resources are allocated appropriately to address upkeep of equipment and facilities.

Job Duty 5 -
Responsible for reporting forecasted results to the Executive Associate AD/Chief Operating Officer, the Director of Athletics and the Georgia Tech Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration in preparation of financial forecasts for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association Board.

Job Duty 6 -
Ensures compliance with institutional control by following all University, NCAA, Conference, and Federal regulations, and embracing the highest standard of integrity and ethical behavior. Works proactively to mitigate internal and external audit risks.

Job Duty 7 -
Supervises the administration of spending and expenditures for administrative and sport program units. Also serve as a member of the GTAA contracts committee which reviews all student-athlete revenue sharing agreement

Job Duty 8 -
Perform other duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Sports Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
Ten to twelve years job related experience.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree

KNOWLEDGE
This job requires advanced knowledge of college athletics administration.

SKILLS
This job requires excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills; exceptional skills in communication, strategic planning, organization, decision-making, facilitating change, guiding and developing staff, and conflict management.

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).

Location: Onsite (Atlanta, GA)

Job grade: E8

This is a supervisory position.
This position does have financial responsibilities.
No, 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-Cd).
This position may travel 1%-24% of the time.
This position does not require security clearance.

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