Associate Athletic Director of Finance

Position Summary

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 20 sports at the NCAA Division I level, employing approximately 50 coaches, 25 staff and administrators, and serving approximately 500 student-athletes. 

Reporting to Administration and Finance Division’s Associate Vice President for Financial Services and subsequently to the Director of Athletics; the primary function of this position is to provide strategic oversight, implementation, and management of the Cal Poly Athletics Department’s financial functions, procedures, and policies.  This position will provide administrative oversight to all business operations of the department.  The position is expected to maintain a focus on continuous procedural and policy improvement to ensure effectiveness and sound financial practice.  The Associate Athletics Director of Finance will serve as the lead liaison for university Financial Services leadership while conducting regular strategic financial analysis to inform their advisement of the Athletics senior leadership team on strategies for financial well-being.

Duties and Responsibilities

The following examples illustrate typical work activities and are not meant to be all inclusive or restrictive:

Essential Job Functions 

1. Serve as a member of the Administration & Finance Financial Services leadership team.

2. Manage and administer all aspects of Cal Poly Athletics finance and business functions.

3. Responsible for directing strategic matters as they relate to budget management and control. Create financial models to perform budget forecasting and complex financial analysis necessary for departmental decisions and strategic planning, including a variety of external revenue sources, both unrestricted and restricted, such as NCAA and Conference distributions, sponsorships, licensing, game guarantees, ticket sales and other event-related revenues, gift contributions, etc.

4.  Advise the Senior Leadership Team and the Director of Athletics in strategic financial decisions.

5.  Ensure compliance with institutional control by following all University, NCAA, Conference, and Federal regulations, and embracing the highest standard of integrity and ethical behavior. Work proactively to mitigate internal and external audit risks.

6.  Supervise the administration of spending and expenditures for administrative and sport program units.

7. Complete all mandated Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) and NCAA audits and reporting.

8.  Supervise Athletic Business Analyst position.

9. Ensure the integration of the department’s financial and accounting activities with those of the university and Cal Poly Partners.

10.    Maintain signatory authority over all business operational units.