Sr. Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Core
Strategic finance leader providing decision support, resource allocation, and long-range planning for academic operations across multiple divisions and campuses.
Role type
Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Builds
Academic operating plans, faculty utilization models, and performance dashboards for a multi-site educational organization.
Domain
Higher Education / Healthcare Education
Required skills
Budgeting and forecasting, long-range financial planning, faculty utilization modeling, instructional cost analysis, variance analysis, KPI benchmarking, financial modeling (Excel), stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, Prophix, Private Equity experience, multi-site services experience, MBA, CPA, CFA
Technologies
Microsoft Excel, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, Prophix
Responsibilities
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning for academic operations; Develop models connecting enrollment and program data to faculty requirements and instructional costs; Produce monthly variance analysis and academic performance reporting; Establish consistent academic operating KPIs and cost benchmarks across divisions; Support Private Equity reporting, Operations reviews, and Board presentations; Partner with HR, Operations, and enrollment teams to align assumptions and improve data quality.
Seniority
Senior Manager, strategic partner