Director, Financial Planning and Analytics

Department Statement:

The Office of the Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer supports the New American University's vision of excellence, access and impact by effectively leading and managing its financial and business operations and developing ASU's human and capital resources.

Within the Office of the Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, the Associate Vice President for Planning and Budget is responsible for developing overall budget planning, forecasting, process and structure and allocations, as well as institutional reporting and analysis. The University Provost determines all academic budgeting and resource allocations.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Planning and Budget are SPBA (Strategic Planning and Budget Analysis) and Budget Operations. SPBA provides planning, modeling, forecasting, and general analytic support. It also includes the STAR admin team. Budget Operations handles external reporting requirements and information requests from the JLBC (Joint Legislative Budget Committee) and OSPB (Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting). Budget Operations manages the annual budget process, with support from SPBA.

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Job Profile:

Administrative Operations Manager 4

Job Family:

Administrative Operations

Time Type:

Full time

Max Pay – Depends on experience:

$137,500.00 USD Annual

Job Description:

Salary:

$137,500.00 per year

Essential Duties:

• Assesses the economic viability of proposed programs or projects.

• Performs funds flow analysis and econometric modeling.

• Facilitates contingency planning for financial downturn scenarios.

• Creates and maintains standard reports of financial and HR data for review by senior leadership on a periodic basis.

• Analyzes the financial impact of workforce trends and/or human resources policy changes; makes recommendations based on findings.

• Supports the development and operation of a long-range all-funds financial forecast tool to guide university-wide strategic decisions and investments.

• Facilitates the development of mid and long-range predictive space, staffing, and financial models that support strategic planning efforts and executive decision-making.

• Develops unit-level planning tools (e.g., tool for department chair to assess the financial impact of a new academic program) in collaboration with the Provost’s Office.

• Develops, modifies, and/or evaluates directly, or in conjunction with others, complex data analyses from a variety of sources (e.g., personnel, payroll, space, student, general ledger) that support resource and financial planning.

• Gathers information; identifies analysis methodologies; prepares, develops, and submits written and graphic results of the evaluation of data.

• Resolves issues related to recommendations based on research, analysis, and evaluation of data pertaining to specific projects, conditions, or proposals.

• Assists in analyzing progress towards university-wide strategic initiatives, goals, and objectives; offers suggestions on ways to overcome barriers or challenges.

• Supports analysis of complex proposals led by senior departmental staff.

• Participates in periodic upgrades and restructuring of enterprise systems, supporting definition and development of reporting requirements.

• Supervises and oversees work teams and/or staff; coaches and provides feedback to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities of staff engaging in data analysis.

• Deliver leadership for operating and maintaining ASU’s central budget planning model.

• Lead rate-setting activities, including fringe benefits rate; employee merit; Administrative Services Assessment; and support for living wage, RA/TA stipends and tuition remission.

• Provide support for external reporting, including reporting to the Arizona Board of Regents and the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting.

• Provide insight and recommendations based on common financial practices of higher education organizations.

• Performs other duties upon request.

Desired Qualifications:

• Evidence of a master's degree in related field, such as Public Policy/Administration, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Data Science, or Higher Education Administration.

• Ten (10) or more years of relevant work experience, preferably in higher education.
  
  

Working Environment:

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse.

• Hybrid work expectations, currently set at 60% in office, 40% at home. Subject to change.

• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.

• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.

• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.

• Communicate to perform essential functions.

• Regular use of standard office equipment including, but not limited to: computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse), printer, fax, calculator, copier, telephone and associated computer/technology peripherals.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and nine (9) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field including five (5) years managerial experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Campus: Tempe

Funding:

No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$5409.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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