Assistant Director, Fiscal Operations & Strategic Analysis

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The Assistant Director, Fiscal Operations & Strategic Analysis provides strategic fiscal oversight and establishes the financial reporting framework to the Technology, Media & Facilities division (composed of Information Technology, Media Technologies and Productions, WERS, Web & Digital Services, Facilities and Business Services). While individual departments manage their own daily operations, this role ensures institutional fiscal accountability by analyzing efficiencies, assessing financial impact, and directing the standardization of divisional budget management.

• Manage the full budget cycle for the Technology, Media & Facilities division, including operational, capital, and special project funds ($67 million in FY 26, plus additional project budgets).
• Conduct historical and current analysis to guide the creation of future fiscal year budgets and ensure accurate projections using zero based budgeting.
• Analyze divisional finances across Information Technology, Media, Facilities, and Auxiliary functions to identify operational efficiencies and provide data‑driven insights for long‑term planning.
• Enforce the standardized divisional financial framework that enables departmental leads to execute their budgets while ensuring macro‑level alignment with the Vice President’s strategic goals.
• Maintain a random audit program to verify departmental compliance with planning, identify opportunities for efficiency gains through fund transfers, and ensure accuracy of future projections.

• Audit the financial terms of divisional contracts prior to execution, identifying long‑term liabilities and ensuring obligations are correctly reflected in current and multi‑year financial projections.
• Manage financial reporting processes and prepare detailed business‑oriented statements for auxiliary functions such as WERS, Dining, Bookstore, Mail Services and others on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Serve as the primary Division liaison to Finance, ensuring all operations align with institutional policies. Perform complex institutional reconciliations by auditing central Finance entries against divisional projections to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Standardize financial procedures and provide functional oversight for the Assistant Director, Business Services, and Creative Operations and Business Manager.
• Serve as the division expert in Workday for Finance and HR, and provide guidance to all division staff as needed.

• Provide high‑level support to the Vice President and assistance with confidential HR and labor relations matters.
• Execute critical research and data analysis to support the Division’s Annual Report and other key strategic initiatives.
• Develop and deliver budget training for new departmental leadership to ensure fiscal accountability across the division.

All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or a related field or equivalent work experience required.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in financial management or business operations, with a proven track record of managing multi‑million‑dollar budgets ($50M+) required.
• 5+ years’ experience with the procurement process at a commercial or non‑profit institution required.
• Experience with financial software applications, preferably Workday preferred.
• Experience with the development of financial reporting and tracking processes required.

• Knowledge of Fund Accounting and GAAP, specifically as it relates to complex reconciliation and multi‑year project tracking.
• Financial and analytical acumen.
• Superior forensic accounting skills with the ability to perform line‑by‑line audits of complex salary and contract data.
• Experience in management by influence, directing the work of departmental staff who do not report directly to this position.
• Ability to independently navigate and resolve complex challenges.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work successfully as a team player across multiple departments.
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