Associate Director
Arab Experts Consulting Center (AECOC)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ref: HP525-05
Arab Experts Consulting Center (AECOC)

The Role


The Role


SUMMARY:
Under general direction, provides direction, management, and leadership in the administrative, business planning, accounting, budgeting, and automation efforts of a major, strategic business or operating unit within the university. Directs the activities of a variety of special service and centralized administrative support functions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Directs, plans, organizes, coordinates and evaluates the financial programs and supporting information systems of a unit, including budgeting, receipt of revenue, expenditure of funds, and conservation of assets.
2. Approves, coordinates, and implements changes and improvements in automated financial and management information systems for the unit.
3. Oversees the supervision of personnel, which includes work allocation, training, and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions; motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.
4. Oversees the approval and processing of revenue, expenditure, and position control documents, department budgets, mass salary updates, ledger and account maintenance and data entry, ensuring compliance with university, state, and federal policies and regulations, while maintaining appropriate internal control safeguards.
5. Coordinates the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, special analyses, and information reports; presents recommendations for programmatic and fiscal changes.
6. Develops, interprets, implements, and coordinates finance, accounting, billing, and auditing procedures.
7. Interacts with other unit managers, providing consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.
8. Establishes and implements short- and long-range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates programmatic and operational effectiveness, and effects changes required for improvement.
9. Ensures records systems are maintained in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
10. Evaluates and recommends changes in rate structures, as appropriate.
11. Develops, and directs the implementation of strategic business and/or operational plans, projects, programs, and systems, as appropriate to the objectives of the unit.
12. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements


Requirements


MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree with 7 to 9 years experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
•Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations, and university financial policies and procedures.
•Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
•Ability to make evaluative judgments.
•Knowledge of computerized information systems used in financial and/or accounting applications.
•Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
•Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections.
•Employee development and performance management skills.
•Knowledge of cost analysis techniques.
•Knowledge of financial accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting principles, methods, techniques, and standards.
•Knowledge of faculty and/or staff hiring procedures.
•Skill in developing policy and procedure documentation.
•Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
•Records maintenance skills.
•Ability to plan, organize, implement, evaluate, and modify financial programs, informational support systems, and processes.
•Ability to develop and implement strategic business and operating plans.
•Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
•Ability to analyze and interpret financial and systems support requirements, and provide consultation and recommendations to operational management.
•Knowledge of software to quantify and illustrate complex financial reports, comparisons, impacts, and/or projections.
•Knowledge of business practices and procedures.
•Skill in the use of computers, preferably in a PC, Windows-based operating environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
•Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
•No or very limited physical effort required.
•No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

About the Company


About the Company


Arab Experts Consulting Center - AECOC, is a Saudi financial consultancy firm established in 2004, our head office is located at Dammam, Eastern Province K.S.A, along with our branches in Riyadh, K.S.A and Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. AECOC's structure is based on a group of professionals who have united together to create innovative financial solutions to spin them into profitable investments. Additionally, we provide value added consulting services for business management.

AECOC has selected alliance partners worldwide, who are the best solutions and services providing companies in the world. Our aim is to continue to develop industry and technology-leading solutions with our alliances to provide value added solutions and services to our clients.
  

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