VP Financial Planning & Chief Budget Ofc

Vice President for Financial Planning and Chief Budget Officer

University of Kentucky

• Requisition Number: RE54551
• Department: 3G000:
  University Budget Office
• Work Location:
  
  Lexington, KY
• Position Type:
  Full‑Time Staff, Grade 00
• Salary Range:
  Not specified

The Chief Budget Officer serves as the university’s principal architect and steward of budget strategy, resource allocation, and financial planning. This role provides institution‑wide leadership for operating and capital budgeting, multi‑year financial planning, and policy development to ensure alignment with institutional priorities and long‑term financial sustainability. As a key strategic partner to senior leadership, the Chief Budget Officer translates institutional strategy into actionable financial plans, enabling informed decision‑making across a complex, decentralized environment.

The role also serves as the university’s primary budget communicator, ensuring transparency, accountability, and clarity with internal stakeholders, governing boards, and external constituencies.

• Provide leadership for operating and capital budgeting, multi‑year financial planning, and policy development.
• Translate institutional strategy into actionable financial plans.
• Serve as primary budget communicator, ensuring transparency, accountability, and clarity.

The position has supervisory responsibilities.

• Master’s Degree (MA or higher) and at least 10 years of financial leadership experience within a higher‑education institution.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
• Strong operational, fiscal, and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and collaborate in a team environment.
• Proven track record of developing and building operational systems of accountability.

Report to meetings at different locations both on campus and off campus; work with all levels of leadership and individuals from various backgrounds; provide superior customer service, effective consultation, project management and training; deal with complex situations that require a high level of professional judgement, confidentiality, and emotional intelligence.

Primarily days (8‑a.m. to 5‑p.m.). May require additional time in evenings, weekends, or other periods as needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status. The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions and all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, or social or economic status.