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Associate Director of Budget Planning & Operations - ASU

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Associate Director of Budget Planning & Operations - ASU

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101796Application Deadline:

9/27/2024Category:

Accounting / FinanceCompany:

Arizona State UniversityJob Locations:

US-AZ-TempeAt a glanceArizona State University, renowned for its innovation and collaborative spirit, is seeking an Associate Director of Budget Planning and Operations to join their Office of Planning and Budget. This strategic role offers a flexible hybrid work schedule, blending two days on campus in Tempe, AZ, with three days remote. Working with departments across the university, you'll lead a dedicated team of two through ASU's critical budgeting, mid-year forecasting, and CFO financial review processes, ensuring that the university's financial strategies align with its ambitious goals. If you have strong leadership experience, excel at juggling multiple priorities, and thrive in a team-oriented environment, this is your chance to make a lasting impact at a forward-thinking institution that values integrity and teamwork!Description: What you'll be doing

As Associate Director, Budget Planning and Operations, you lead OPB's Liaisons group in critical internal and external budget production and reporting. You and your team members serve as budget liaisons to administrative/Vice President (VP) units as assigned, supporting chief business officers through ASU's internal annual budgeting, mid-year forecasting, and midyear CFO financial review processes. You take ownership of significant annual processes resulting in key deliverables for the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR), Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC), and Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) throughout the fiscal year. You contribute to OPB policies, processes, and best practices and offer meaningful perspective to OPB management for decision making, goal setting, and strategic planning.Expected hiring range:

$105,000-$125,000 depending on experienceEssential Duties:

Supervising and other areas of responsibility

Oversee multiple full-time staff, student employees, and fellowship program scholars.Lead OPB's Liaisons group, setting the agenda for your team - identifying, prioritizing, and executing on goals and deliverables in your areas of responsibility.Manage your team's portfolio of budget units, developing clear and consistent practices for OPB to best support the ASU enterprise.Act as the primary relationship manager and point of contact in OPB for your assigned administrative/VP area budget units, which are highly complex and sensitive in nature.Perform work to support central resource planning, annual budgeting, mid-year forecasting, and mid-year CFO financial review processes.Your team prepares cost and budget unit variance analyses, develops revenue and expense forecasts, analyzes trends, and compiles commitment analyses.Perform financial account reconciliations, financial statement analysis, and transaction research to support unit planning efforts and executive decision-making.Facilitate the allocation of central university resources to ASU administrative/VP area budget units, responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and processing financial transactions from your assigned central university accounts.Supporting external budget reporting

Own the development and presentation of ASU's annual operating budget and tuition proposal submissions to ABOR as well as ASU's legislative budget request submission to the State of Arizona.Develop familiarity with, and understanding of, Board and legislative policies, practices, terminology, and allocation methodologies to ensure financial compliance.Assist with ad hoc reports, memoranda, and analyses as requested by ABOR, JLBC, and OSPB.Collaborate with counterparts in other departments and units as needed to facilitate the collection of unit financial estimates, budgets, forecasts, or other information for use in external processes.Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in finance, business, public administration, public policy, economics, higher education administration, or related field.Five (5) years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and three (3) years of supervisory experience OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved.Expertise in using Microsoft Office applications, with advanced use of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.Desired Qualifications:

Master's degree in related field.Seven (7) years relevant work experience in budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis in the public or nonprofit sectors (preferably in higher education) and five (5) years of supervisory experience.Demonstrated experience using enterprise resource planning applications.Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.Another Source works with their clients on a retained project basis. We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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