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Assistant Director of Finance Operations, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Georgia Tech
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Oct 31, 2025
Apply for Job Job ID 291963 Location Atlanta, Georgia Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Add to Favorite Jobs Email this Job About Us 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 is 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 School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers B.S. degrees in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Solid Earth and Planetary Sciences, and hosts the interdisciplinary B.S. degree in Environmental Science. We also offer an M.S. degree and a Ph.D. degree in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. We currently have ~110 undergraduate majors and ~90 graduate students. Our faculty is committed to both undergraduate and graduate education, providing students from diverse backgrounds with the tools they need to become the next generation of scientists and scientifically informed leaders. Our graduate students, many of our undergraduates, and our 65 faculty, post-docs, and research scientists are engaged in research projects supported by $9 million/year from external sponsors. Much of this research is in areas that support the better management of human interactions with our planet (e.g., natural hazards, landscape and coastal change, climate and environmental change, air and water quality). Research in EAS also seeks to provide fundamental advances in our understanding of the co-evolution of life and the Earths environment, and the possibility of life-sustaining environments in our solar system and beyond. Students have opportunities to do field work both locally and worldwide, and interact with a broad range of government agencies and commercial companies. We are committed to providing an equitable, collegial, and collaborative environment for both research and education. We value diversity, learn from each other, and can take on larger challenges by leveraging each others strengths. We also benefit from the expertise of the larger community, with many of our students and faculty involved in interdisciplinary programs at Georgia Tech in Space, Environment and Sustainability, Astrobiology, and Ocean Sciences. Job Summary The Assistant Director of Finance Operations manages the accounting and financial operations functions at the school level. This role manages budgeting, financial analysis, maintains financial records, and preparation of financial reports and statements. Responsibilities Job Duty 1 - Oversee the preparation of the budget for the school while ensuring it is consistent with Institute policy. Job Duty 2 - Ensures sound fiscal management and compliance, including keeping up to date on and interpreting state statutes, State, and Institute financial and administrative policies/procedures. Job Duty 3 - Responsible for implementing the annual budget process through budget formulation, preparation, and maintenance. Job Duty 4 - Monitors financial transactions such as requisitions, internal and external Purchase Orders, travel authorizations, expense reports, and orders that are construction and facilities related. Job Duty 5 - Direct the preparation of financial reports and statements on a regular and ad-hoc basis as needed. Job Duty 6 - Responsible for managing, updating, and documenting financial and administrative processes and procedures to accomplish operational functions. Job Duty 7 - Reviews expenditures to conform with budgetary provisions. Job Duty 8 - Research higher education trends/challenges and provide statistical analyses. Job Duty 9 - Provides leadership and direction of policy development by reviewing, analyzing, developing, interpreting, and implementing best practices for sound and effective management. Job Duty 10 - Perform other job-related duties as assigned. Required Qualifications Educational Requirements Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced certification may be preferred or required. Required Experience Six or more years of relevant experience, including three or more years of supervisory experience. Other Required Qualifications Position must work well with others and defuse potential conflicts. A proven track record of delivering quality work on time and within budget is also essential. An ability to innovate and solve new problems is desired. Preferred Qualifications Preferred Educational Qualifications Master's Degree in related discipline or equivalent. Proposed Salary Salary Range: $85,00-$95,000/yr. Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities SKILLS This job requires knowledge of accounting principles and practices as applied within a university academic, research, or business unit. Also included are skills in the use of related computer applications as well as supervisory, communications, and analytical skills. Contact Information Requests for information and pre-application enquiries from candidates should be directed to Kristin Berthold at kristin.berthold@cos.gatech.edu. USG Core Values 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. Equal Employment Opportunity The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute 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 Institute 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. Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (USG) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individuals race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. 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). Other Information This is a supervisory position. This position does have financial responsibilities. This role is not considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position will not travel This position does not require security clearance. Location: Atlanta, GA Background Check The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.