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SUMMARY: The Senior Director of Strategic Finance and FP&amp;A is a forward-thinking finance leader who turns data into direction. The role is equal parts hands-on modeling expert, insightful storyteller, and team mentor. Reporting jointly to Finance leadership, the Senior Director translates enrollment trends, program economics, and cohort behavior into clear choices on pricing, resource allocation, and capital strategy. Partnering with executives, the position identifies emerging opportunities, quantifies trade-offs, and keeps the University ahead of covenant, cash-flow, and growth targets. Its guiding purpose is to tighten the link between daily actions and the financial outcomes that sustain South University’s mission. KEY JOB ELEMENTS:<ul><li>Develop and deliver monthly reporting package, including analyzing variances between actuals and forecasts, identifying key drivers and recommending adjustments as necessary.</li><li>Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) for financial and operational performance.</li><li>Produce regular reports for senior leadership, highlighting financial performance against key metrics.</li><li>Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making processes.</li><li>Conduct in-depth financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.&nbsp; Includes strategic analysis and scenario planning.</li><li>Provide actionable insights and data-driven recommendations to senior management based on financial analysis.</li><li>Lead the quarterly forecasting process to provide accurate and timely financial projections.</li><li>Lead the annual budgeting process, working closely with department heads to establish realistic financial targets aligned with business objectives and the University’s strategic plan and long-range plan.</li><li>Provide analysis and business insight to other Finance/Accounting managers and teams to allow for process improvement.</li><li>Partners with senior leadership to evaluate financial performance, assess risks, and align resources with institutional goals.</li><li>Effectively use the University’s business intelligence and data warehouse to improve efficiencies and accuracy of financial models and reporting</li><li>Other duties as assigned</li><li>Travel Requirement: Up to 25%&nbsp;</li></ul>JOB REQUIREMENTS: <ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics required.&nbsp; MBA or MS Analytics preferred. </li><li>10+ years progressive FP&amp;A/Strategic Finance experience including 3+ at a director-level in a data-rich environment </li></ul><ul><li>Deep fluency in higher‑ed revenue recognition, Title IV cash‑flow, and student‑lifecycle economics. </li></ul><ul><li>Must have extensive experience in building and maintaining complex models in areas revenue, cash, pricing, business startups and close outs.</li></ul><ul><li>Experience with systems implementation or transformation projects.</li><li>Exceptional analytical abilities for in-depth financial analysis and decision-making.</li><li>Must be an Excel expert</li><li>Excellent communication and presentation skills. </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills. </li><li>Superior organizational and problem resolution skills. </li><li>Must be able to do the work as well as mentor and develop a team.</li></ul><ul><li>Unrelenting intellectual curiosity; pushes past the first answer to uncover root drivers.</li><li>Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence at all levels of the organization. </li><li>Responsive and positive engagement with students, staff, and other stakeholders. </li><li>Ability to work without close supervision and to set one's own priorities and work schedule. </li><li>Calm under pressure; thrives in deadline‑heavy close/budget cycles</li></ul>ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office or school, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds unless otherwise specified in the job description. South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and perspectives can thrive.JobFamilyAll PositionsPayTypeSalaryEducationLevelBachelor’s DegreeHiringMinRate130000HiringMaxRate158000

South University

Senior Director of Strategic Finance and FP&A

POSITION SUMMARY:&nbsp; The Director of Student Success and Evaluation is a full-time faculty member who serves the Physician Assistant Department. This role is responsible for the planning, development, and management of all activities related to evaluating student success across the PA programs. This role serves students by providing analysis of performance and targeted support to enhance learner achievement of program learning outcomes in both didactic and clinical phases. This individual supports the faculty in evaluating opportunities for curricular refinement utilizing student performance across courses and standardized assessments. Additionally, this role supports the programs in the maintenance of accreditation with the ARC-PA by contributing analysis of data gathered through the process of continuous self-study. The incumbent will have extensive depth and breadth of PA education and will help customize learning plans using program-sourced learning platforms to enhance performance. This position will maximize learner access to support services designed to address academic success and retention.This position is a hybrid role and requires frequent travel to the Savannah campus as needed. As such, preference will be given to candidates in Georgia and other Southeastern States. This position offers at $10,000 signing bonus.&nbsp;KEY JOB ELEMENTS:<ul><li>Ensure preparation, development, and implementation of strategies, systems, processes, learning experiences, and networks that support the achievement of program learning outcomes.</li></ul><ul><li>Maintain a working knowledge of the learning sciences literature, including remediation strategies both generally in higher education and specific to physician assistant education.</li></ul><ul><li>Assess, innovate, and implement strategies to improve learner support services across the physician assistant curriculum and monitor academic progress, including remediation across all cohorts.</li></ul><ul><li>Manage and supervise faculty supported academic intervention and advising for physician assistant learners, including tracking academic progress, initiating student contact, interpreting assessment instruments, and advise learners on how to enhance learning and performance.</li><li>Identify and support the implementation of innovative medical education pedagogies and methodologies.</li><li>Oversee the integration of technology and other resources to support an effective learning environment.</li><li>Review, revise, and assist in the development of programmatic evaluation instruments including exams, reports, and surveys.</li><li>Assist in a comprehensive evaluation process for the physician assistant program, ensuring there are valid and reliable measures to assess student achievement of program outcomes/competencies, course reviews, faculty teaching and programmatic effectiveness.</li><li>Monitor and report regional, national and international trends in physician assistant education.</li><li>Participate in the development, review and revision, of the mission statement, goals and competencies of the program.</li><li>Orient faculty to the required processes for monitoring and documenting student performance, remediation, and progression to meeting programmatic competencies.</li><li>Support program director with accreditation compliance, evaluation, and problem-solving activities related to the didactic and clinical curriculum.</li><li>Engages in service, community and campus relations, and scholarly activities.</li><li>Instruct in areas of expertise as assigned by the program director.</li><li>Campus travel can be for extended time periods to meet program needs.</li></ul>JOB REQUIREMENTS:Knowledge:<ul><li>Terminal degree as a Physician Assistant</li><li>Current or emeritus NCCPA certification.</li><li>PAs with active certification must be eligible for state licensure or hold an active, valid, and unencumbered state license.</li><li>2 years of academic experience with a PA program required.</li><li>2 years of clinical experience required.</li><li>Knowledge and experience with Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (current standards preferred).</li></ul>Skills:<ul><li>Expertise in pedagogy, learning and assessment, and demonstrated </li><li>Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.&nbsp; </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills with student, faculty, and staff populations.</li><li>Superior organization, prioritization, and self-motivation skills.</li><li>Strong computer skills, including MS Office Suite, ExamSoft, Learning Management Systems, and PA education platforms (Lecturio, Rosh Review, etc.)</li></ul>Abilities:<ul><li>Demonstrated success in working with faculty, administrators, students and staff within a higher education learning community.</li><li>Ability to interact effectively as a member of a team and work collaboratively with other departments.</li><li>Ability to read, understand, interpret, and implement accreditation criteria and state agency regulations.</li><li>Ability to resolve inquiries and complaints from employees, students, regulatory agencies, or members of the academic or business community.</li><li>Ability to listen to customers (e.g. staff, students, etc.) and to understand and respond positively to their requests.</li><li>Ability to adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks and successfully meet deadlines.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to engage, support and lead diverse groups.</li></ul>WORK ENVIRONMENT:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, video conference, through email and other electronic means, move about the office or school, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and perspectives can thrive. JobFamilyAll PositionsPayTypeSalaryEducationLevelMaster’s DegreeTravelRequiredTrueTravelPercentage20TelecommutePercentage80HiringMinRate107465HiringMaxRate128200

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