Deputy Athletic Director of Business Strategy & Chief Financial Officer

Position Function:

Serves as the Chief Financial Officer enterprise-wide, overseeing all aspects of Mississippi State Athletics finances while providing strategic fiscal analysis, planning, and implementation for the new intercollegiate athletics financial/revenue sharing model.

Salary Grade:

Please see Staff Compensation Structure for salary ranges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide strategic fiscal analysis, planning, and implementation for new intercollegiate athletics financial performance and revenue sharing model.
   
2. Provide oversight and responsibility for revenue sharing cap management.
   
3. Provide leadership, evaluation and oversight of budget and financial functions and performance of the Athletics Department.
   
4. Provide timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial trends to assist the Athletics Director in making financial decisions impacting the Athletics Department.
   
5. Develop short and long-term revenue and expense projections and allocations for Athletics Department.
   
6. Oversee all business operations, budgeting, and financial reporting for the Athletics Department.
   
7. Negotiate and provide fiscal management of all major contracts of the Athletics Department.
   

Position Function:

Serves as the Chief Financial Officer enterprise-wide, overseeing all aspects of Mississippi State Athletics finances while providing strategic fiscal analysis, planning, and implementation for the new intercollegiate athletics financial/revenue sharing model.

Salary Grade:

Please see Staff Compensation Structure for salary ranges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide strategic fiscal analysis, planning, and implementation for new intercollegiate athletics financial performance and revenue sharing model.
   
2. Provide oversight and responsibility for revenue sharing cap management.
   
3. Provide leadership, evaluation and oversight of budget and financial functions and performance of the Athletics Department.
   
4. Provide timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial trends to assist the Athletics Director in making financial decisions impacting the Athletics Department.
   
5. Develop short and long-term revenue and expense projections and allocations for Athletics Department.
   
6. Oversee all business operations, budgeting, and financial reporting for the Athletics Department.
   
7. Negotiate and provide fiscal management of all major contracts of the Athletics Department.
   
8. Serve as the Athletic Department's primary contact with University Vice President for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer.
   
9. Develop, manage, and assess funding mechanisms and budgets for all capital projects.
   
10. Performs similar or related duties as assigned or required.
    

Supervisory Responsibility: Supervise all finance and business operations employees.

The above essential duties are representative of major duties of positions in this position. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field
  
• Experience: Five (5) years in collegiate athletics administration or experience in senior financial management

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience beyond the minimum.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A strong background in financial planning and management.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with a full range of internal and external constituents.
• Ability to communicate with various constituents, including coaches and administrators.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong and focused work ethic.
• Outstanding interpersonal and interactive skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively within a diverse community.
• Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and communicate information to a range of clientele and constituents.
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
• Exceptional planning, organizational, time management and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart information to a wide range of clientele.
• Project management and leadership skills.
• Ability to work evenings and weekend hours.
• Ability to travel.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort:

• Frequent external imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond one's control; interruptions influence priorities; difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict resolution or similar interactions involving emotion issues or stress on a regular basis.
• Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Instructions for Applying:

Please apply online and submit a resume and cover letter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.

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