Director, Budget & Planning Services

Job Description Overview Auburn University is excited to begin the search for a Director of Budget & Planning Services! This individual provides overall leadership for the annual budget development process, leads institutional financial planning efforts, and delivers strategic financial reporting to campus leadership to support decision-making. Candidates are required to upload a resume and cover letter with their application. Responsibilities Manages the annual budget process by developing timelines, assisting in budget guideline development, assessment of efficiencies and process improvements, and maintaining budget systems. Serves as the strategist for the university's planning and budgeting software. This includes mapping out use cases to solve institutional challenges as well as providing end-user support while working with other personnel to build models under the connected planning concept. Collaborates with the AVP, Budgets & Business Operations in developing and updating short- and long-term financial models to perform revenue and expense forecasting to support the goals and strategic plan of the University. Prepares, analyzes, and reviews quarterly management statements and reporting under the Strategic Budgeting Initiative, as well as identifies opportunities for improvement in reporting. Directly supervises staff. Reviews all state reporting requirements and ensures accurate and timely completion of forms. Assists AVP, Budgets & Business Operations in the development of presentations and reports for communicating budget and other financial information. Collaborates with other business and auxiliary units on campus to build pro-formas that will include preparing ROI analyses and identify key performance indicators to assess sustainability success. Qualifications Bachelor's degree 8 years of experience in reporting, financial analysis, and budgeting for a large, complex organization. Contract Type Continuing Why Work at Auburn?

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