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Job Title Dean Assistant/Finance
Requisition Number RE55407
Working TitleDepartment Name 8T110:College of Social Work
Work Location Lexington, KY
Grade Level 48
Salary Range $64,210-105,914/year
Type of Position Staff
Position Time Status Full-Time
Required Education MA
Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience 6 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification None
Physical Requirements sitting for long periods of time. lifting, pushing, or pulling objects up to 35lbs. Extensive work on computer. Performing repetitive motions task.
Shift Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm. Nights and weekends as needed.
Job Summary CoSW is currently seeking a Dean Assistant of Finance. The position's major job responsibilities are as follows:
College Level Leadership- Help identify and evaluate strategic initiatives, guaranteeing the financial integrity and fiscal solvency pertaining to CoSW
- Position is a key member of the college's strategic leadership team and serves as the primary liaison providing fiscal and strategic support to the departments and research units in a collaborative and consultative manner.
- Serve as a member of the Dean's senior administrative team, contributing to, developing, and implementing strategic decisions
- Represent the College and the Dean to the executive and financial management of the University
- Sit on other University-wide teams and task forces, as needed.
Financial Operations- Direct/manage College-wide financial operations.
- Design, implement, and oversee the College's budget, with operations, budget planning, capital planning, funding priorities, financial analysis, and managerial oversight responsibility.
- Monitor financial performance and analyze implications for short-term and long-terms plans.
- Work closely with University's Budget Office and Provosts' office to ensure understanding of the budget and its implications.
- Provide oversight of the College's research post award administration process to ensure compliance with University and external agencies' policies related to all federal and non-federal sponsored programs.
- Develop and implement policies to promote overhead recovery.
Supervision- Manage, contribute to, and support the professional growth and development of direct and indirect reports.
- Assign staff to appropriate University task forces and committees as needed.
- Directly supervise and manage the Faculty Affairs Administrator, with full oversight of the Business Office.
- Indirect supervision of the Grants Coordinator and Business and Financial Analyst and research and center staff for finance and administrative responsibilities.
Strategic Initiatives/Special Projects and long-term Financial Planning and Reporting- In collaboration with CoSW leadership, develops long-term financial plans for the college that are in alignment with the strategic plan.
- Conceptualize and conduct analyses associated with new program development, to include financial projections, need estimates, etc.
- Conduct annual assessments of fiscal approach and make and implement strategic and policy recommendations for fiscal efficiency and resource management.
- Prepare and communicate routine financial forecasting reports which will be used to provide information to inform strategic decisions and potential shifts in the college's financial approach.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities MS Office; Budgeting; Payroll; Budget analysis
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? Yes
Preferred Education/ExperienceDeadline to Apply 08/17/2026
