Senior Data & Financial Analyst, Academic Affairs

The Opportunity

The Senior Data & Financial Analyst, Academic Affairs is a high-impact role that shapes major academic and budgetary decisions at the highest levels of the College. Working in close partnership with senior leadership, faculty, and cross-campus data experts, the Senior Data & Financial Analyst plays a pivotal role in advancing strategic planning and institutional governance; designs data and finance practices, and influences policy and resource allocation that will strengthen Babson’s mission for years to come.

Specifically responsible for blending institutional research, academic operations insight, and financial modeling, to empower data-informed decision-making across the College; working closely with the Assistant Dean of Accreditation, Director of Institutional Research, and Dean of Faculty’s Office as a cross functional team; engaging with the Provost/Executive Vice President, Dean of Faculty, Chief Financial Officer/Executive Vice President, Deans, Chairs, and other key institutional stakeholders;

serving as the central hub for Academic Affairs information; acting as the designated custodian and data authority, ensuring leadership relies on accurate, transparent, and strategically aligned insights; and participating in institutional planning, resource forecasting, financial oversight, and regulatory compliance, as well as leading the preparation of data for high-profile internal and external reports such as the Fact Book, AACSB, AAUP, IPEDS, and rankings submissions to U.S. News & World Report and Business Week.

• Lead the collection, validation, and integration of academic resource and faculty data (course schedules, course equivalents, and faculty releases; faculty banked courses and buyouts; AACSB faculty qualification status; faculty workload; faculty tenure, fourth-year review, contract renewal, sabbatical queue; Customized Work Pathways; and phased retirement).
• Manage data integrity and reporting for faculty appointments and associated data in campus systems such as Workday, Faculty Success, Microsoft SharePoint, Edify, and others.
• Develop dashboards and visualizations (Power BI, Tableau, Excel) to provide real-time insight into academic operational and financial performance.
• Translate technical data into clear narratives and recommendations for senior leadership, and for presentation to the Board of Trustees and faculty committees.
• Collaborate with the Director, Institutional Research, Director, Academic Affairs Administration & Finance, and the Assistant Dean of Accreditation on compliance, accreditation, and rankings reporting (AACSB, NECHE, IPEDS, AAUP, USNWR, Princeton Review, and others).
• Advise academic and administrative leaders by identifying trends, interpreting analytics, and recommending evidence-based strategies aligned with institutional priorities.

• Develop and maintain complex financial models related to enrollment, course supply and demand, faculty workload, and program cost recovery in collaboration with Admissions, Academic Programs, Student Financial Aid, Registrar, and Finance.
• Generate complex monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports on budgetary performance, providing transparency and accountability, ensuring compliance with institutional policies.
• Prepare multi-year projections for cost estimates and financial analyses in support of academic program development, strategic initiatives, and growth planning investments.
• Assist in the planning and development of the annual budget process in collaboration with the Director, Academic Affairs Administration & Finance, including analyzing funding requests and projecting resource needs for each fiscal year.
• Conduct regular reconciliations and audits of academic financial activity, including research and travel accounts, discretionary accounts, endowed/gift funds, special payouts (overloads, stipends, buyouts), and other allocations.

• Lead or contribute to institutional projects aimed at the continuous improvement of data and efficient financial operations…