Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

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Closing Date:

07/28/2026

Type of Position:

Administrative StrategyNo

Job Type:

RegularNo

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

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As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

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Department:

Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design

Summary of Job Duties:

The Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, with direct report to the Dean of the School, and with indirect reporting to the University's Vice Provost for Planning, serves as the school's chief financial officer and as a member of the Dean's senior leadership team, advises the Dean on financial strategy, resource allocation, organizational effectiveness, risk management, and long range planning. The Assistant Dean supports the School's strategic efforts through budgeting and finance, data management and benchmarking, interpretation and implementation of the University policy, procurement support, human resources, IT infrastructure, capital planning, space utilization, enrollment planning and other activities as required to achieve the instruction, research and service mission of the School. This position confers with and supports the Dean in developing FJSAD's annual budget, while maintaining strong, positive working relationships with the department program/program/ units and the campuswide finance team.

The Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration analyzes and makes recommendations on budget requests and plans with respect to state and university policy and provides an accurate accounting and reporting of the deployment and maintenance of the School's financial and human resources and supports the data analytics efforts of the School for its accreditation, program and operations, and business optimization measures. The Assistant Dean oversees the management of Human Resources for FJSAD. Works with with the School's HR Partner (as a dotted line report) with planning and executing a comprehensive human resources strategy. The Assistant Dean supervises one full-time financial employee, and has fiscal oversight of the Garvan Woodland Gardens financial affairs staff member, and the School's Director of Information Technology (who also has a dotted line report to University Information Technology Services.


Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

This is an in-person position, not a remote position. Extensive in-person engagement in both supervisory activities and formal and informal interactions with colleagues contributes to successful leadership, coordination, and collaboration and is essential to the expectations for this position.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• Four years financial planning and analysis experience
• Two years of experience in a supervisory role
• Experience with written and verbal presentation of financial activity
• Experience developing, implementing and monitoring budgets

Preferred Qualification

• Master’s degree in business, accounting or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• Four years financial planning and operational planning and analysis experience in post-secondary higher education
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing organizational change
• Successful completion of a CPA or similar professional certificate
• Director level experience
• Experience managing financial operations, accounting, budget, and reporting functions in a post-secondary environment
• Workday or other ERP experience

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• In depth understanding and knowledge of best practices in the areas of budgeting, multi-year financial planning, scenario modeling, enrollment revenue forecasting, space utilization planning, resource allocation strategy, risk management, human capital, analytics, operations and planning
• Organizational effectiveness and process improvement
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written
• Data-informed decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial data
• Ability to translate complex financial information into actionable business insights
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others
• Proficient abilities with Microsoft Office Suite – with expertise in Word and Excel

Additional Information:

$140,000 - $150,000 commensurate with education and experienceCover Letter/Letter of Application, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), ResumeProof of Veteran StatusAmy Shell, Chief of Staff [email protected]

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Pre-employment Screening Requirements:

Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry

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Constant Physical Activity:

Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding

Frequent Physical Activity:

N/A

Occasional Physical Activity:

N/A

Benefits Eligible:

Yes