Job Description

Director of Finance & Accounting, College of Nursing

Hiring Department Finance & Accounting

Location Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID 1041363

Posting Close Date July 20, 2026

Salary: The budgeted salary range for the position is $120,000 to $148,000.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

This position is responsible for the overall financial management of the College of Nursing, ensuring efficient and effective financial and business operations. This role oversees budgeting, forecasting, strategic financial planning, and program analysis while ensuring compliance with university, state, and regulatory requirements. This position will lead a team of finance and accounting professionals and is accountable for reviewing and approving all revenues and expenditures within the College. The position provides financial guidance and support to internal units and serves as the primary liaison to the University's central business offices on financial operations matters.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, establish, and enforce policies and procedures to manage financial operations across the College of Nursing. Ensure the proper operational controls, administration and reporting procedures, and resource allocation systems are in place to operate most effectively and position the College for financial sustainability.
• Direct the College’s annual budget process. Implement planning parameters, prepare annual budgets for all units, and monitor performance to those budgets.
• Forecast annual revenues from all sources (e.g., tuition from education programs, ICR from research programs, patient care revenue from clinical operations, self-supporting activities) and advise the Associate Dean for Administration and College-leadership with short-term and long-term fiscal planning.
• Develop and prepare financial reports for college leadership (Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads) and external stakeholders. Interpret financial data to college leadership and staff.
• Facilitate and conduct appropriate training for financial staff. Participate in the recruitment and annual performance evaluation process for financial staff across the College.
• Provide high level oversight for transactions flowing through individual departments and campuses. Analyze expenditures and budget variances and initiative corrective action plans when applicable.
• Create and develop financial proforma templates, budgets, and cost analyses for new academic programs, clinical practice initiatives, self-supporting and revenue generating activities.
• Ensure college-wide compliance with State, University, campus, and College financial policies and requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and leadership in designing and developing strategies for the effective collection and dissemination of college financial information.
• Hire, train, develop, and manage finance and post-award staff to ensure a qualified team is in place to meet departmental objectives under a shared services model.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in a financial leadership role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business.
• Work experience in higher education finance role.
• Familiarity with enterprise administrative system is required, working knowledge of university
• Illinois administrative information systems (e.g., Chrome River, EDDIE, iBuy, Banner, etc.) is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Broad and deep knowledge of University and State rules and regulations regarding procurement, payments, etc. and College and Campus policies and procedures.
• Ability to provide consistently high levels of customer service to a diverse client base.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other team members.
• Well-developed managerial, decision-making, planning, organizational, problem-resolution and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage people on a day-to-day basis and inspire a high level of commitment and performance.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to adapt communication style to address the needs of individuals at all levels throughout the University.
• Ability to negotiate skillfully with both internal and external constituents, to anticipate changes in the business environment, and to proactively lead change.
• A deep understanding of internal control concepts and the implementation of internal control systems in a complex business environment is required.
• Strong conceptual, analytical, and business process skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts, remove obstacles, and escalate issues in a timely, appropriate manner in a complex matrix environment is required.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment involving complex tasks with appreciable latitude for action or decision-making.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.