Budget & Finance Senior Professional

Job Summary

The Provost's Office at CU Boulder is encouraging applications for a Budget & Finance Senior Professional! This position supports the Director of Budget, Finance, and Academic Resource Analysis, while also supporting specific Academic Affairs campus‑wide budget functions and processes. This role provides professional financial and budgetary support to the Academic Affairs leadership team including but not limited to the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Academic Resource Management, Academic Planning and Assessment, and the Office of Faculty Affairs.

The position also serves as a financial, budget, and resource analysis partner to the Division of Academic Affairs’ units to assist in interpreting and implementing Academic Affairs’ policies, optimizing resources and enhancing the Division’s budget and fiscal processes. This role reports to the Director of Budget, Finance, and Academic Resource Analysis.

Senior Professionals are responsible for exercising discretion, analytical skill, personal accountability, and responsibility. Work involves creating, integrating, applying, and sharing knowledge directly related to the professional field. Work is performed fully independently.

The Provost's Office is the face of the Division of Academic Affairs, as such the work unit is oriented toward providing service that supports the institution's academic role and mission. The Division of Academic Affairs is led by the Provost, and exists to nurture, foster and support the development of outstanding academic research and instructional programs on the University of Colorado Boulder campus to ensure our students are offered academic excellence in their undergraduate and graduate educations.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The Division of Academic Affairs is responsible for meeting the mission of the University of Colorado Boulder to serve as the state’s comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards, offering a comprehensive array of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs. We accomplish that mission through the vision that the University of Colorado Boulder be an authority in identifying and addressing the humanitarian, social and technological challenges of the 21st century.

Within the division, the Office of Academic Planning and Assessment engages in academic planning, accreditation and assessment and supervises student success initiatives. The Office of Academic Resource Management develops academic resource strategy and analysis in support of the university’s mission. Central to the support of the academic mission is the recruitment, retention and development of faculty, a process managed by the Office of Faculty Affairs.

The Research and Innovation Office creates global impact in research, innovation, scholarship and creative work by encouraging and supporting collaboration, transformation and leadership, and the Division of Student Affairs provides the programs, services and resources that support student well‑being and academic and co‑curricular success. Our colleges and schools offer a wide range of world‑class academic and enrichment opportunities, and The Graduate School works to promote academic excellence, advocates on behalf of graduate students, and fosters community across all graduate programs.

The Office of Undergraduate Education supervises the academic undergraduate experience and collaborates with other units to ensure that students have access to the resources they need to succeed.

• Manage the budget allocations and fiscal resources of Provost’s Office annual operating budget and temporary commitments, which includes tracking, providing annual reports, and forecasting future resource…