Experience with financial planning and analysis (FP&A)
software platforms such as Synario, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, or
comparable enterprise planning tools.
Experience in a higher education or UNC System environment,
including familiarity with State budget processes, Banner Finance,
and WebFocus.
Experience designing, improving, or implementing reporting
structures, dashboards, or data visualization tools (e.g., Power
BI, Tableau) to reduce manual reporting and support financial
decision-making.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government
Financial Manager (CGFM), or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
credential.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Performs advanced financial modeling, analysis, forecasting, and
reporting to support University budgeting, tuition and fee
planning, and strategic decision-making. Develops short- and
long-range financial projections and evaluates the impact of
enrollment trends, legislative actions, rate changes, and policy
decisions.• Provides budgetary, accounting, and financial planning
support for auxiliary and other fee-supported operations. Monitors
financial activity, analyzes variances, identifies issues, and
recommends corrective actions to ensure sound fiscal management and
compliance with applicable policies and procedures.• Coordinates
and supports the annual tuition and student fee planning processes,
including development of rate models, revenue projections,
financial analyses, and related communications with campus
stakeholders.• Extracts, researches, reconciles, and evaluates
complex financial data from multiple sources to identify trends,
assess financial performance, and provide meaningful
recommendations to management. Prepares financial reports,
presentations, and ad hoc analyses for University leadership.•
Serves as a subject matter expert on budget, tuition, fee-supported
operations, and related financial policies. Provides consultation,
training, guidance, and technical support to campus stakeholders
while ensuring compliance with University, UNC System, and State
regulations.• Plays a major role in preparing the University's
annual All-Funds Budget, coordinating with campus budget officers
to compile and reconcile General Fund and Institutional Trust Fund
operating revenues and expenditures under the direction of the
University Budget Director, and in accordance with UNC System
Office guidance and Board of Trustees approval requirements.•
Advises University Budget Office leadership on emerging financial
planning standards, methodologies, tools, and systems - including
financial modeling/planning platforms and data visualization or
reporting tools - to modernize forecasting, reporting, and
analytical capabilities and to help stand up an improved, less
manual reporting structure across the office.• Informs the future
direction, staffing, and technology needs of the University Budget
Office's Financial Planning and Analysis function, including
providing recommendations on the potential addition of specialized
roles (e.g., data architecture) or analyst capacity as the function
matures.• Maintains expertise in applicable statutes, policies,
budget processes, financial systems, and reporting requirements to
support informed decision-making and effective financial
stewardship across the University.
Work Schedule/Hours:Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. There may
be occasional times when it is necessary to work beyond the normal
work schedule. Hybrid/remote work elegible.
Suggested Salary Range: $98,748 - $104,451
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Evaluation of Applications Begins: 09/21/2026
Proposed Date of Hire: 10/01/2027
To apply, visit https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/56247
Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in
access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect
to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and
expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status,
genetic information or sexual orientation.
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