156 · Representative Documents: 2012 Position Descriptions
University of Saskatchewan
Director, Financial and Physical Resources
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• Ensures timely and accurate financial reconciliation of accounts, reporting and
analysis that supports informed strategic and operational decisions
• Ensures timely processing of payments and invoices and depositing of revenues
• Maintains the integrity of financial information by ensuring that financial data is
complete and accurate and complies with legislation, general accounting
principles, best practices, agreements with external parties, and U of S policies
and procedures
o Works closely with Purchasing Services to develop RFPs and RFQs, and
to develop service contracts with vendors in a timely manner and in
compliance with legislation and university policies
• Leads special financial projects that are complex and require a high degree of
analysis and recommendation of proactive management solutions
• Ensures opportunities to gain additional funding, joint initiatives/partnerships, or
alternate use of existing budgetary resources are identified and investigated
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure the Library has
robust internal financial controls in place.
• Acts as the primary point of contact with the Financial Services Division and
Audit Services
People Resources
• Supports the success of direct and indirect reports by mentoring, coaching, and
managing performance
o Direct reports: Library Support Services Manager
o Indirect reports: 3 clerical assistants, 1 truck driver
• Ensures that direct and indirect reports are held accountable for high standards
of performance and outcomes that are aligned with the vision and direction of the
college and university
• Model a high standard of performance and outcomes, ensure positive, diverse
and inclusive work environments
• Works closely with the Human Resources Manager as required to fulfill these
accountabilities
Physical Resources
• As the primary contact with FMD for all Library facilities, projects or maintenance
issues, ensures the accurate exchange of technical and factual information and
the timely addressing of issues
• Ensures that space/facilities planning, renovation and refurbishment projects
deliver the required functionality and quality expected by stakeholders (students,
faculty and staff), while ensuring the work is completed on time and in a cost-
efficient manner
• Plays a significant role in the planning and execution of capital projects (e.g. the
move to the new health sciences library)
• Leads project teams as required to achieve desired outcomes, utilizing project
management methodology
• Works with the Dean to develop long-term space/facility plans, including long-
term planning for growth and the refreshing of capital equipment
University of Saskatchewan
Director, Financial and Physical Resources
3
• Ensures timely and accurate financial reconciliation of accounts, reporting and
analysis that supports informed strategic and operational decisions
• Ensures timely processing of payments and invoices and depositing of revenues
• Maintains the integrity of financial information by ensuring that financial data is
complete and accurate and complies with legislation, general accounting
principles, best practices, agreements with external parties, and U of S policies
and procedures
o Works closely with Purchasing Services to develop RFPs and RFQs, and
to develop service contracts with vendors in a timely manner and in
compliance with legislation and university policies
• Leads special financial projects that are complex and require a high degree of
analysis and recommendation of proactive management solutions
• Ensures opportunities to gain additional funding, joint initiatives/partnerships, or
alternate use of existing budgetary resources are identified and investigated
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure the Library has
robust internal financial controls in place.
• Acts as the primary point of contact with the Financial Services Division and
Audit Services
People Resources
• Supports the success of direct and indirect reports by mentoring, coaching, and
managing performance
o Direct reports: Library Support Services Manager
o Indirect reports: 3 clerical assistants, 1 truck driver
• Ensures that direct and indirect reports are held accountable for high standards
of performance and outcomes that are aligned with the vision and direction of the
college and university
• Model a high standard of performance and outcomes, ensure positive, diverse
and inclusive work environments
• Works closely with the Human Resources Manager as required to fulfill these
accountabilities
Physical Resources
• As the primary contact with FMD for all Library facilities, projects or maintenance
issues, ensures the accurate exchange of technical and factual information and
the timely addressing of issues
• Ensures that space/facilities planning, renovation and refurbishment projects
deliver the required functionality and quality expected by stakeholders (students,
faculty and staff), while ensuring the work is completed on time and in a cost-
efficient manner
• Plays a significant role in the planning and execution of capital projects (e.g. the
move to the new health sciences library)
• Leads project teams as required to achieve desired outcomes, utilizing project
management methodology
• Works with the Dean to develop long-term space/facility plans, including long-
term planning for growth and the refreshing of capital equipment
