Senior Manager - University Debt Portfolio & Internal Bank

The University of Virginia (UVA) seeks a dynamic and highly skilled Senior Manager - Debt Portfolio & Internal Bank. Reporting to the Managing Director of Treasury (with a coordinating relationship to the Treasurer), this individual serves as the institution’s hands-on modeling, analytics, and reporting expert for UVA’s debt portfolio and Internal Bank, spanning the Academic Division, Medical Center, and UVA Wise.

The role also extends across UVA’s Foundations (University-Affiliated Organizations, or UAOs)-a significant number of which consolidate into the University’s financial statements and rating-agency credit profile-and requires the Senior Manager to build and maintain working relationships with the financial leaders of these organizations, whose debt and cash positions directly impact the consolidated Financial Statements.

This is a builder’s role for a technically exceptional financial modeler who is equally at home constructing multi-decade quantitative models and translating their results into a clear, compelling narratives and decks for executive leadership, Deans, and unit finance staff. The Senior Manager owns the modeling of the University’s Internal Bank-including its long-dated, 100-year debt portfolio horizon-serves as the primary liaison to UVA’s Financial Advisors on that modeling, and functions as the institution’s subject-matter expert in Debtbook and related debt-management systems.

The ideal candidate pairs expert Excel and PowerPoint skills, and the disciplined use of AI to work efficiently with large data sets, with the personable, credible communication style needed to engage the full spectrum of University stakeholders.

• Own the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the quantitative models supporting UVA’s Internal Bank, including internal lending and investing rates, loan amortization, and the allocation of debt capital to Schools, Departments, and Units.
• Plan, develop, publish, implement, and evaluate fiscal policy related to the Internal Bank.
• Model the Internal Bank across the University’s 100-year debt portfolio horizon, incorporating century / long-dated bond strategy, refunding assumptions, and multi-generational capital-planning scenarios.
• Serve as the primary liaison with UVA’s Financial Advisors on Internal Bank modeling-working with other departmental associates on reconciling assumptions, validating outputs, and integrating Advisor input into the University’s models.
• Prepare scenario analyses, sensitivities, and projections that inform decisions on internal rate-setting, loan terms, and disbursement of Internal Bank resources.
• Prepare periodic forecasts of revenues, expenditures, and changes in Internal Bank fund balances to ensure compliance with Internal Bank capitalization requirements and budgets.
• Produce financial statements, dashboards, and reporting on Internal Bank activity for Treasury leadership and the Finance Committee.

• Support the planning, structuring, and execution of tax-exempt and taxable debt, including the University’s commercial paper program, long-term bonds, and refundings.
• Assist the Treasurer and Managing Director in overseeing and managing the debt portfolio and the issuance of debt-including bond issuance preparation, coordination, and management, and post-issuance reporting requirements.
• Build and maintain models that evaluate the University’s debt capacity, affordability, and portfolio composition (variable-rate exposure, liquidity facilities, amortization schedules, and refunding opportunities).
• Track UVA’s outstanding debt portfolio and support covenant compliance, reporting accuracy, and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Analyze financing alternatives and capital-market conditions to support UVA’s long-term financial strategy.
• Work with Facilities Management on the funding sources of capital plans and ensure their appropriate reflection in the General Ledger, managerial reports and Internal Bank Model.

• Serve as the Treasury team’s expert in advanced Excel…