Director of Budget and Finance

Blacksburg, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

The Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking qualified applicants for a Director of Budget and Finance. This position reports directly to the Associate Dean for Personnel and Administration and will be responsible for developing and directing all of the accounting budgeting and financial programs for the college. The successful candidate will develop an annual budget and spending plan forecasting the colleges needs and recommending program budget allocations to college senior management. Chief among the responsibilities of the position is allocation of the state funded budgets to the individual departments within the college and administration of the portion of the budget maintained at the college level. The position is also responsible for many financial elements of the colleges research program and coordinating the details of the colleges foundation funds. Responsibilities include: Provide oversight for the fiscal operations of the Deans office including budget development communication implementation and evaluation; salary and operating budget adjustments; management of overhead and agency 229; management of end-of-year balances and carryover; management of pooled salaries and position allocations; allocation of student assistantships and graduate tuition payments; management of pooled resources under Deans direction; oversight of contracts grants and their related cost sharing commitments and overhead allocations; coordinating the details of private gifts with the Virginia Tech Foundation; review and approval of orders and purchases; Oversee budget allocations to constituent departments coordinate and evaluate requests for resources monitor mid-year and year-end balances and assist Directors and Deans in addressing unit financial issues in a timely way. Assist the Dean and Associate Dean in management analysis and planning for a variety of single issue and ongoing projects. Develop meaningful financial reports and analyses for college senior management to assist with decision-making processes. Provide advice and training to department heads and fiscal staff in the use of the universitys finance systems and preparation and response to internal audit reviews. Supervision of one financial specialist and a post award administrator.

Required Qualifications

Masters degree in business administration finance accounting or other related business lieu of a Masters degree a bachelors degree in business administration finance accounting or closely related field with extensive financial management experience is acceptable. Previous experience managing and overseeing Federal State and other sponsored research funds and programs. Previous experience managing a professional financial staff and ability to provide direction to others. Previous experience performing financial/accounting functions such as budgeting and cost/benefit analyses in a higher education setting. Professional experience preparing both detailed financial reports as well as high-level summaries to be used by senior management. Excellent communication skills including the ability to analyze summarize and present financial and narrative information clearly as well as effective writing skills. Demonstrated knowledge and experience with administrative information systems such as Banner. Advanced spreadsheet skills including manipulation of large data sets. Effective project management skills and ability to work independently. Previous experience developing implementing and communicating financial policies and procedures. Capacity to think in innovative ways regarding financial matters that impact the college.

Preferred Qualifications

Successful experience in change management and/or commitment to evidence-based assessment and continuous improvement familiarity with or previous experience.

Pay Band

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Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Hours per week

Review Date

February 9 2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges a school of medicine a veterinary medicinecollege Graduate School and Honors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerous Extension officesand research institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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Job DescriptionThe Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking qualified applicants for a Director of Budget and Finance. This position reports directly to the Associate Dean for Personnel and Administration and will be responsible for developing and directing all of the accounting b...