Associate Athletics Director or Senior Associate Athletics Director, Business and Finance, Nevada Athletics

Nevada Athletics welcomes applications for an Associate Athletics Director or Senior Associate Athletics Director, Business and Finance. 

The Associate Athletics Director, Business and Finance is the chief financial officer and oversees the budgetary, fiscal, and business operations of the Department of ICA and reports directly to the Athletics Director. The position serves as a member of the department’s senior leadership team and maintains collaborative decision-making authority regarding the organization’s financial health.  The Associate AD works with the Director in planning, monitoring and managing the department’s long-term and daily financial activities, including ensuring senior management, coaches and unit supervisors are aware of financial status.  The position ensures the integration and compliance of the department’s financial and accounting activities with those of the university and works proactively to mitigate audit risks and ensure compliance. The incumbent will be expected to maintain a focus on continual process improvements to ensure operational efficiencies and sound business practices.

In addition to the above duties, the Senior Associate Athletics Director, maintains managerial authority over additional operational units, third party vendor and game contracts, purchasing and inventory, as well as financial aspects of development operations. This position will be critical to navigating the changes in college athletics including student athlete revenue sharing, in-house NIL’s future financial impact and the financial stability of the department. This position functions as ICA’s chief financial and business officer.

Required Qualifications **Candidates will be hired at the level that is comparable to their experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Associate Athletics Director, Business and Finance

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business management or related field and five (5) years of related professional work experience; OR

Master’s Degree in business, accounting, administration or related field and three (3) years of related professional work experience.

Related Experience: Progressively responsible experience in the areas of financial accounting and reporting, cash management and budgeting finance and administration or related; two years of supervisory experience.

Senior Associate Athletics Director, Business and Finance

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business management or related field and six (6) years of related professional work experience; OR

Master’s Degree in business, accounting, administration or related field and four (4) years of related professional work experience.

Related Experience: Progressively responsible experience in the areas of financial accounting and reporting, cash management and budgeting finance and administration; two years of supervisory experience.

Compensation Grade

Associate Athletics Director – C

Senior Associate Athletics Director - D

To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 17.50% contribution is generously matched by the University.   With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!  All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada. 

Perks of working at The University of Nevada

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance

• Generous annual, sick leave, and life insurance – Faculty Benefits

• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.  E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center

• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.

• Several Diversity Committees and Affinity Groups focusing on campus-wide diversity initiatives to ensure we are working to create a diverse and welcoming campus climate. Diversity Groups

• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate

• No state income tax

Grants-in-Aid 

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.  Faculty Grant-in-Aid

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

Department Information

The University of Nevada, Reno, has a student body of approximately 21,000. Nevada is a member of the Mountain West Conference and sponsors 17 intercollegiate sports featuring more than 400 student-athletes. The University is situated in Reno, a metropolitan area of 350,000, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The city is conveniently located 38 miles from Lake Tahoe, a world-class skiing area with limitless summer and winter recreational opportunities. Sacramento and San Francisco are, respectively, two and four hour drives away.

Contact Information

Cindy Bowling - cbowling@unr.edu 

Exempt

Yes

Full-Time Equivalent

100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at jobs@unr.edu.

Please attach the following documents to your application

1) Resume/CV

2) Cover Letter

3) Contact information for three professional references

4) Please write a brief statement (one page maximum) about how you would contribute toward our mission of creating a culturally inclusive environment in the role for which you are applying.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.