Associate Director​/Financial Planning & Budgets

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / FINANCIAL PLANNING & BUDGETS

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

Posting Number

Posting Number S-3934

Position Number

Position Number 00140

Type of Recruitment

Type of Recruitment External

Position Title

Position Title ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / FINANCIAL PLANNING & BUDGETS

Responsible for financial planning and budgetary matters that arise in the absence of the university budget officer/assistant to the president for strategic planning ( UBO ) and supports a wide range of financial planning and budget-related matters. This position plays a lead role in budgetary support for the campus community and manages collaborative working relationships and relevant oversight with other campus departments.

Additionally, this position assists in the establishment or revision of major objectives and policies in the areas of financial planning, budgeting, resource allocation, training and support, and provides supervision over assigned staff in the Office of Financial Planning and Budgets ( FPB ).

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Four years of relevant professional experience with at least one year in a management role.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience with advanced financial analysis.
• Ability to project a positive image.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive interpersonal skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present to groups.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, problem solving skills, and administrative abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to ensuring that members of the university community can thrive.

• Master’s degree, preferably in a business-related field or general administration.
• Demonstrated experience working in a higher education environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with collective bargaining agreements and assisting with contract negotiations.
• Familiarity with various university budget models including centralized, decentralized, and hybrid models.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing a complex Enterprise Resource Planning ( ERP ) system.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships with students, faculty, staff and peers.

• Responsible for financial planning and budgetary matters that arise in the absence of the university budget officer/assistant to the president for strategic planning ( UBO ).
• Plays a leadership role in the preparation and/or review, and ongoing monitoring of the University Operating Budget (general fund, non-general fund, and deferred maintenance budgets).
• Manages collaborative working relationships with campus departments.
• Develops, refines, and documents operational procedures.
• Reviews, identifies, and openly discusses current one-time funding sources (e.g., gift/donor funding) available to applicable campus stakeholders to alleviate requests for funding from the general fund.
• Oversees and prepares multi-year financial planning models to inform university decision making for areas such as tuition rates and fee recommendations.
• Oversees the job posting approval process as vacancies occur throughout the year.
• Supervises departmental staff as determined by the UBO .
• Provides guidance to departmental staff members that monitor the position control function (creations, eliminations, changes, and vacancies) of all staff positions across the general fund.
• Provides guidance to departmental staff that monitor all university fees in accordance with CMU policies/procedures (creations, eliminations, and changes).
• Assists the UBO with the annual state budget request, reports, and other ad hoc analysis throughout the year to support government relations’ efforts in Lansing.
• Prepares and oversees all state compliance reporting documents, including all items on the State of Michigan’s budget transparency reporting website.
• Reviews financial documents for the State of…