Finance Business Partner & Budget Lead – Academic Affairs

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Fort Omaha Campus time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
JR101078

Classification Regular Minimum  Pay $80,445.00
* Compensation will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.
*** JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
** This position serves as the senior financial planning resource supporting the Academic Affairs portfolio and is a key driver of the college’s Finance Forward operating model. This role leads divisional budget planning and resource optimization, providing data-driven analysis, forecasting, and financial stewardship to enable informed decision-making and strategic execution. This position partners with Academic Affairs as the primary financial advisor to the division.
** ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:
*** Leads annual and ongoing management of Academic Affairs’ all-funds operating and capital budgets, ensuring resource allocation aligns with institutional strategy, academic priorities, and Finance Forward standards.
* Assists supervisor to drive multi-year budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning in Adaptive Planning module, including position control, budget amendments, financial modeling, and long-range cost projections.
* Serves as the divisional budget lead in Workday, overseeing general, program, grant, gift, scholarship, and endowed funds.
* Partners with this supervisor, the Controller, and Human Resources to ensure budget integrity, financial transparency, and compliance across the academic enterprise.
* Provides proactive financial guidance, training, and decision support to deans, program chairs, and administrative leads, strengthening budget ownership, fiscal accountability, and operational efficiency across the division.
* Develops and delivers timely financial reports, dashboards, and variance analyses to inform strategic planning, program evaluation, and executive decision-making.
* Ensures compliance with institutional policy, grant requirements, donor restrictions, and fiscal controls, serving as the governance lead for Academic Affairs in coordination with the Controller and Grants Accounting.
* Oversees purchasing, expense management, and cost-center reconciliations, implementing transparent workflows, continuous improvement, and Workday-enabled process discipline.
* Leads enrollment-aware financial modeling, collaborating with Academic Affairs leadership to build revenue and cost forecasts that support academic program planning, schedule optimization, and sustainable instructional delivery.
* Manages faculty and staff compensation transactions in Workday, including costing allocations, workload management, adjunct/overload assignments, and compensation changes — ensuring alignment to staffing plans and budget authority.
* Provides oversight for faculty workload, instructional cost planning, and adjunct/overload budgets, serving as a strategic partner to the VP Academic Affairs and Deans to advance sustainable instructional models and compensation practices.
* Coordinates monthly review and reconciliation of divisional budgets, grants, scholarships, and procurement activity, ensuring data integrity, spend visibility, and timely issue resolution.
* Serves as a Workday subject-matter resource, promoting data accuracy, workflow adoption, and customer-focused financial solutions that streamline user experience and reduce administrative burden.
* Attends work activities or programs as scheduled or assigned.
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* KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

*** Proficient computer skills with the ability to learn new software.
* Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and other college supported systems.
* Operational proficiency in Workday Finance and Adaptive Planning, including position management, transactional workflows, reporting, and financial modeling.
* Comprehensive understanding of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and multi-year planning within a complex academic environment.
* Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize data into actionable…