Senior Associate Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Senior Associate Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

The Senior Associate Vice President for Financial Planning & Analysis is a senior financial leader and strategic advisor to the CFO. This position leads the University's budget, financial planning, forecasting, resource allocation, financial analytics, and decision support functions.

Responsibilities include leadership for the development of the University's annual and long-range financial plans, financial analyses to support institutional strategies, enrollment and revenue forecasting, state appropriation planning, capital financial planning, and institutional performance reporting. The Senior Associate Vice President collaborates with academic and administrative leaders to align the University's financial resources with institutional priorities and long-term financial sustainability goals.

This position is the University's primary expert on forward-looking financial planning and financial decision support. This individual provides executive leadership with timely and actionable financial insights to enable strategic decision-making.

Essential duties include:

• Financial Planning and Forecasting
• Budget Development and Resource Allocation
• Financial Analytics and Decision Support
• Institutional Financial Performance
• Capital and Strategic Financial Planning

The Senior Associate Vice President provides leadership and strategic direction for the University's financial planning and analysis functions and may have direct reports that include budget, financial analysis, forecasting, and business intelligence staff. This position frequently interacts with executive leadership, deans, vice presidents, department administrators, governing boards, state legislators, agencies, and external stakeholders.

The Senior Associate Vice President exercises independent judgment in analyzing financial performance, developing financial forecasts, evaluating strategic options, and making recommendations that will shape institutional decisions.

Required qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, or similar field.
• While no license or certification is required, preferred candidates will have one or more of the following:
  Certified Public Accountant (CPA);
  Certified Management Accountant (CMA);
  Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM);
  Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in budgeting, financial planning and analysis, financial management, strategic finance, institutional planning, consulting, or a related field.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of financial planning and analysis techniques, budget development and resource allocation, financial forecasting and modeling, higher education finance, capital planning and long-term financial sustainability, performance management and business intelligence concepts.
• Skill in developing financial models, analyzing financial information to support decision-making, conducting data analysis and measuring performance, developing and managing budgets, communicating effectively with executive leadership.
• Ability to translate financial information into practical recommendations, create long-range financial plans, analyze financial risk and propose solutions, collaborate with academic and administrative leaders, influence decision-making processes, communicate with executive leadership, governing boards, and external groups.

Work is performed in a standard office environment. The position may require extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer use, and attendance and meetings and events. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required to support institutional priorities, board meetings, strategic initiatives, audits, and special projects.