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Senior Budget and Financial Planing Director
Location : Massachusetts, Boston
Refer job # LUEO341400

Job Responsibilities and Requirements: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Accountabilities: Develop balanced operating, capital, and cash budgets and prepare and update long-term forecasts that reflect the College s mission in its financial plans. Prepare the annual operating budgets. Develop, control, and manage the budget process. Recommend budgetary policies and practices. Develop methods and procedures for the preparation of budgets. Communicate with all levels of management. Prepare the annual capital budget. Working closely with the Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance, the Vice President for Finance and others, establish and manage an annual capital budget process. Formulate annual and multi-year financial forecasts, including alternative scenarios. This forecast incorporates the effects on all financial statements and cash implications of long-term decisions and long-range capital planning. Prepare monthly internal financial reports, revenue and expenditure forecasts as required, including analysis of actual and anticipated variances. Assist in the creation of presentations for the Vice President and the Senior Vice President as needed. Monitor budget objectives by analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions as necessary. Solicit input and communicate analyses and corrective actions with college-wide budget offices. Meet regularly with budget offices around the college to solicit input on financial trends and communicate new directives or initiatives from senior leaders Manage the budget request process by assisting top management and department heads in the strategic, short term and annual planning of their respective budgets. Develop and administer such models as necessary to support reporting needs. Review actual performance against budgeted performance and prepare reports explaining budget deviations. Communicate results with appropriate management personnel. Administer monthly budget reporting system for administrators, vice presidents, and department heads. Understand the College s business model and create reporting to support excellent decision-making. Foster a collaborative approach within the team and with other areas of college to financial management reporting of budgets, forecasts and other initiatives. Proactively design and arrange budget and financial educational sessions ( Lunch and Learn ) for the Berklee community. Maintain best practices and systems: To work closely with the Vice President for Finance and Senior Project Manager to implement and enhance financial reporting and management systems. Develop and train others on systems, in collaboration with the Controller and Senior Project Manager. Support College Planning efforts: Develop and maintain a multi-year financial model of the college. Lead cross-departmental working groups focused on special projects. Support College financial decision making by modeling and creating scenarios to analyze options. Perform other tasks as assigned. Required Skills Solid working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and related accounting mechanics that apply to tax-exempt organizations and higher education institutions. Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to develop and implement strategies regarding budgeting, and financial planning; ability to work with all levels of the College including senior management and trustees. Effective business writing, presentation and communication skills to report to management. Excellent organizational skills to coordinate and ensure that all financial data is developed and supported by appropriate documentation, and handled timely. Demonstrated ability to explain budget management to managers. Experience in managing staff, including delegation of responsibilities and job evaluation. Required Experience B.S. Degree with major in Accounting or Finance plus demonstrated progressively responsible related experience. CPA and MBA strongly preferred. Minimum of 10 years of professional experience including a minimum of 2 years experience in budgeting with a strong understanding of accounting. Experience in managing budget process. Experience with microcomputer systems required. Proficiency with spreadsheet and database applications is required. Demonstrated experience in operating and capital budget development and analysis of financial information in a college or other similar nonprofit organization.



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