Director of Academic Budget and Financial Analysis Job

The Director of Academic Budget and Financial Analysis is a senior leadership role maintaining and supporting the development of the academic budget model, institutional multi-year financial forecasting, and operational analysis as well as direct analytical support to the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration. Among other operational activities, the position leads key recurring projects such as:
- The development and implementation of the academic budget model for the Office of the Provost aligning financial strategies with the university’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities in the eight schools and colleges;
- Management of the annual institution-wide long-term financial modeling process (LTM), linking current enrollment, enrollment and remission projections, and expense forecasting into a dynamic multi-year forecasting tool; and
- Analytical support relating to the state of Oregon’s university funding model (Student Success and Completion Model – SSCM).

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for BFADA, the Director develops and maintains financial models, conducts complex financial analyses, and support data-informed decision-making at the executive level. The Director also serves as a key liaison and thought partner to the provost, senior vice provost, CFO, school and college associate deans for finance and administration, and other key institutional leaders.

Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferably in business, finance, economics, public policy, mathematics, or a related field.
- At least five years of progressively responsible experience in budgeting, financial analysis, or financial operations.
- Experience with large-scale relational databases and complex data analysis.
- Demonstrated leadership in a higher education or similarly complex organization.
- Experience managing multiple complex and deadline driven projects to completion.

Professional Competencies
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with experience synthesizing complex data from drill-down to executive level summaries.
- Strong communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences with varying levels of financial expertise.
- Proven ability to lead teams, manage projects, and collaborate across units in a complex organization.
- Commitment to principled problem solving, developing team members from diverse backgrounds, and a focus on improving business processes.
- The ability to engage in highly direct and rigorous debate and analysis to inform critical decisions at the executive level.
- The ability to handle confidential information (strategic, personnel, and financial) with the upmost discretion.

Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in business, finance, economics, public policy or a related field.
- Experience in academic budgeting and/or financial planning in a university setting.
- Experience in the operations of a school, college or major academic unit.
- Experience with institutional-level financial planning and analysis functions.
- Experience with public higher education funding models.
- Experience using Banner, Cognos, or similar enterprise systems commonly used in higher education settings.
- Experience developing complex financial models that integrate statistical and operational data.

The Budget, Financial Analysis and Data Analytics (BFADA) division reports to the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration with a dotted line to the Office of the Provost. BFADA units are an institutional resource and provide strategic and operational budget, financial analysis, and data analytics services to all levels of the University of Oregon. The division includes Budget and Resource Planning, Institutional Research, and the Academic Budget and Financial Analysis departments. BFADA supports the university’s mission by delivering financial tools and operational support to academic and administrative units and supports decision makers with consistent, timely, and accurate reports and strategic insights.