Job Posting Title:

IT Controller

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Office of Information Technology at the Dell Medical School is looking for an IT Controller.

Purpose

The IT Controller will be responsible for delivering value to the organization and will report to the Director, Enterprise IT Portfolio Management. This position will execute their duties with the support of the Office of the CIO. Although not directly managing team members, this position provides opportunities for career advancement opportunities into IT leadership.  The IT Controller position has responsibilities above and beyond Finance Managers, as outlined below.

Responsibilities

Responsible for managing annual budget development process, along with ongoing Financial Planning & Analysis functions.  The IT Controller will work extensively with business unit leaders in education, research, and clinical, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to provide decision support around accounting and business decisions.

Subject matter expert who provides insight and direction on IT transformation processes, including EPR project initiatives, working closely with internal and external stakeholders. 

Acts as primary point of contact and liaise with Dell Medical Finance and University-wide Finance organizations (Procurement, DMS Finance, ERP project etc.). 

Directs IT Financial Management (ITFM) structure at the behest of the Office of CIO.  Duties include, but are not limited to, development and ongoing maintenance of analytical reporting, account structure, crosswalks and reconciliations across matrixed management structure, consolidations, project-based accounting, and process management. 

Develops and maintains comprehensive 5-year, project-based forecasts for OPEX and CAPEX based initiatives. 

Special projects and other duties as assigned. 

Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification, and 10 (ten) years of progressive accounting experience.  ERP initiative management.  Exceptional written and verbal communication. Excellent planning and organization skills. Efficient and timely decision making. Maintaining courteous aggressive action. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in healthcare IT. Experience with technical team building and team management. Demonstrated leadership with process improvement initiatives, executive stakeholder relationships, and/or enterprise change management. Experience with State of Texas, or University of Texas Finance and Accounting processes and requirements. Ability to delegate tasks to team members and hold them accountable. Experience to manage multi-discipline internal and external experts. Demonstrates excellent planning skills and the use of project planning tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, etc.). Experience with applicable project controlling tools and templates. Comfortable working in a matrixed reporting environment with various stakeholders.  

Salary Range

$125,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work around standard office conditions.

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Use of manual dexterity.

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.