Location

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63105

Scheduled Hours

37.5

Position Summary

The Associate Vice Chancellor for Resource Planning & Budget leads the university's annual operating budget, multi-year financial planning, and strategic resource allocation processes. This role serves as a strategic advisor to the Executive Vice Chancellor, CFO, and senior leadership on the deployment of financial resources in support of institutional priorities, and owns tuition/revenue modeling, compensation and position planning, budget policy, and university-level financial scenario modeling. The position reframes resource planning as a forward-looking strategic capability rather than a single annual process.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Resource Planning Leadership and Budget Policy

• Leads the university's annual operating budget process, setting guidelines and standards for the Danforth Campus, WashU Medicine, and Central Fiscal Unit. Provides strategic recommendations to the VC, CFO, and senior leadership on resource deployment, and prepares and presents materials to the Board of Trustees Finance Committee.

Multi-Year and Long-Range Financial Planning

• Builds and maintains multi-year and long-range financial plans that connect resource allocation decisions to the university's strategic priorities; models the financial impact of major institutional initiatives.

Tuition and Revenue Modeling

• Leads tuition and revenue modeling in partnership with the Provost's Office and Undergraduate Admissions/Financial Aid; projects enrollment and net tuition income and models the financial impact of enrollment and financial aid initiatives.

Compensation and Position Planning

• Develops compensation planning guidelines and position budgeting frameworks used across schools and departments to support workforce and compensation decisions.
  

Scenario Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis

• Develops financial scenarios, sensitivity analyses, stress tests, and models to support the financial health of the institution.

Leadership and Talent Development

• Leads, develops, and evaluates the Resource Planning & Budget team; partners closely with the other finance function leaders to ensure resource plans reflect operational realities and data-driven insight.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk or table
• Ability to travel to on- and off-campus locations.

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree

Certifications /Professional Licenses :

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Progressively Responsible Leadership Experience In Financial Planning, Budgeting, Or Resource Management Within A Large, Complex Organization (10 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications

• Ten years of progressively responsible finance, budget or resource planning experience in a university, health care institution, or comparably complex organization.
• Experience presenting to and working with senior leadership and a Board of Trustees or equivalent governing body.
• Ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear recommendations for executive audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (MBA).
• Experience in a higher education environment.
• Knowledge of Workday Finance, HCM, and Adaptive Planning.

Additional related education can substitute for experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Master's degree

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 

Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Budget Development, Building High Performance Team, Executive Presentations, Fast-Paced Environments, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Leadership, Oral Communications, Organizing, People Management, Priority Management, Project Management, Synthesizing Complex Information, Written Communication

Grade

G00

Questions

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Accommodation

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All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment status, full-time equivalent (FTE) workload, and weekly standard hours. Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to view a summary of benefits.

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity or shared ancestry, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. As a federal contractor, the university maintains affirmative action programs to implement its equal employment opportunity policy for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, in accordance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended.