Phenomenology of University Financial Managers' View of Financial Management Profession

The purpose of this research is to study the lived experience of financial managers of universities regarding the profession of financial management. This research was conducted using a qualitative method and a phenomenological approach. In the research process, the Colaiy method was used as the basis and model of research implementation. The statistical population is financial managers of universities and purposeful sampling was used. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview with 12 financial managers with an emphasis on theoretical saturation. After analyzing the interviews, the main four themes of responsibilities and duties include the categories of planning and decision-making, monitoring and report writing, analysis and forecasting, in the field of expertise and skills, including the category- knowledge and academic education, problem solving skills, technology and software skills, math and statistics skills, communication skills, analytical skills, organizational skills, in the field of job satisfaction including the categories of income and benefits, the nature of the job and work environment and in The field of personality traits including four categories of accuracy, thoughtful and logical, independent and decisive, and conscientiousness were identified and defined and finally practical suggestions were presented.