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Job Overview
The Managing Director for Financial Planning and Analysis (MD, FP&A) for Georgetown University's Main Campus serves as a strategic financial and administrative partner to the leadership of the Provost Finance Office and the Main Campus. Reporting to the Vice President and Chief Business Officer for the Main Campus, this position oversees three planning professionals within the Provost Office and directs the activities of a broader community of planning analysts across the campus in support of an approximately $1 billion budget.
This role is responsible for ensuring that the Main Campus short- and long-term financial plans are developed and delivered in a timely, strategic manner, and are aligned with the institution's mission to support faculty, students, and staff. The MD, FP&A manages the comprehensive financial planning timeline, process, and framework for schools, departments, and programs, including the oversight of approximately $1 billion in operating budgets.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic Oversight & Delivery: Leading the compilation, monitoring, and review of long-term plans, annual budgets and forecasts for academic schools and administrative units.
Performance Management: Formulating and monitoring campus KPIs, developing novel budget reports and dashboards, and conducting strategic analysis of gift utilization across campus units.
Fiscal Integrity: Reviewing expenditures from restricted gift funds as well as operating funds to monitor year end results and projections, ensuring compliance with budget targets, identifying variances against plans, and working with stakeholders to deliver actuals on time and within budget.
Process Improvement: Developing measures for budgetary control and translating process improvement goals into established processes that maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
Work Interactions
The MD, FP&A oversees all planning and execution activities for the Provost Finance Office. The incumbent supervises the Provost Office Planning Associates and partners with schools and administrative units to direct the work of decentralized Campus Planning Analysts while working closely with the central budget office on deliverables, ad hoc requests, and financial analyses. This position also works closely with stakeholders from across the organization to anticipate and respond to leadership requests for information and insights to support data driven decisions. This role focuses heavily on planning and analysis, internal controls, and the approval of critical operational activities to ensure congruence with university operating and capital budgets and projections.
Requirements and Qualifications
Master's in business or accounting preferred. A Bachelor's degree plus substantial experience in closely related fields may substitute for a Master's degree.
Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably within higher education or complex non-profit organization with multiple funding sources.
Professional Accounting qualifications desirable
Building and utilizing financial models; business analytics expertise
Proficiency with complex financial and longitudinal planning, financial forecasting, and revenue and expenditure management.
Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school and administrative leadership and departmental and program staff, as well as with the Office of the Provost, Human Resources, Financial Affairs, and other University offices and departments.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex teams on a day-to-day basis and inspire a high level of commitment and performance.
Well-developed managerial, decision-making, planning, organizational, analytical, problem-solving and leadership skills.
Excel - expert level of proficiency
Prior experience establishing and managing budgets of at least $$400M+
Prior experience managing complex teams and work collaboratively with managing personnel across varying units and departments
Ability to work with variety of financial systems, with prior experience preferred in Workday, Adaptive, Cognos. Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau/PowerBI) is highly desirable.
Leadership: Proven track record of managing teams and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
Ability to understand the complexities and unique business of various schools and units
Sponsored Project Management (if applicable)
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Pay Range:
The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is:
$135,188.00 - $264,291.85
Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University's business needs and external factors.
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Benefits:
Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website (https://benefits.georgetown.edu/staff/enrolling/) .
