Job Description

Department:

Financial Planning and Budget

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Employee Type:

Job Summary:

Provide support to the Associate Vice President for Financial Planning and Budget in the daily operations of the Office of Financial Planning and Budget. Assist in ad-hoc analysis and modeling in support of all units across the college. Act as a key member of the college’s central Office of Financial Planning and Budget, and support central planning activities. Financial management & oversight primarily encompass planning, forecasting, and the financial evaluation of key strategic initiatives. Provide support to budget partners in assigned areas within the College. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, multi-year financial modeling, stakeholder support through the execution of the annual budget process, and the monitoring of expenditures in the operating budget.

Essential Functions

To perform successfully in this position, an individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily as well as possess education/experience, employ the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed in representative fashion. Colby College actively supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative; other duties may be assigned.

• Analytics & Central Planning:  Support the AVPFPB by architecting and maintaining routine and ad-hoc analysis and strategic modeling.  Support college-wide analytical tasks as needed.  Maintain and refine routine analysis, such as but not limited to, budget to actual variance analysis, and assessment of restricted funds usages. Perform ad-hoc modeling and analysis at the guidance of the AVPFPB to support new projects and key financial initiatives as necessary. Act as a conduit for relaying pertinent financial information within the Office of Financial Planning and Budget, as well as between the Office of Financial Planning and Budget and other areas of school operations.

• Reporting & Operations: Support the Office of Financial Planning and Budget in process improvement initiatives across campus, such as report development and the rollout of new analytic technologies.  Support the operations of the department such as the collection, loading, and reconciliation of the college’s annual plan. Support the annual planning and strategic initiatives cycle. Additional duties include management reporting, financial training for various constituents, and the support of the school's financial systems, tools, and processes with various stakeholder groups. 

• Take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participate in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.

• Must possess a high degree of initiative, self-direction, critical & creative thinking, and independent judgment. Must be willing to take direction from multiple stakeholders. Demonstrates strong administrative, leadership, verbal and written communication skills, and possesses exemplary problem-solving skills. Must have excellent interpersonal and technical skills. Strong accounting, financial modeling and analysis, strategic thinking, and project management skills. Excellent communication skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy. 

Position Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and/or experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration required. A minimum of 2-4 years experience in planning and/or financial operations or an equivalent combination of education/experience. Must demonstrate a record of leadership, knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and relevant financial acumen, plus personal and professional ethics. Advanced Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, complex formulas, and financial modeling is a requirement. Advanced level expertise with Microsoft suite of products to include MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications or Skills:

• Advanced degree preferred. Experience with Workday and/or Adaptive Planning preferred. Experience in Higher Education is a plus.

Physical/Mental Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this position and/or may be encountered while performing essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• To successfully perform the essential functions of this position, an employee must be able to maintain appropriate confidentiality with regard to employee data, documents, issues, etc., and respect privacy needs of employees and past employees with regard to the same.

• The ability to comply with highly inflexible deadlines is required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position; there will be multiple occurrences of sudden, urgent task completion required.

• There may be occurrences of employees, past employees, members of the general public, and others who express opinions, may exhibit strong emotions, which will require the employee to interact professionally, diplomatically, and appropriately in such situations.

• While performing the essential duties of this position, an employee would frequently be required to move around the office space as well as within hallways, meeting rooms, and other parts of the campus facilities. 

• There may be multiple/daily instances of prolonged personal computer use which would include keyboard and/or mouse usage as well as viewing a computer monitor.

• An employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds to perform essential position functions.

• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• The overall work environment requires the mental ability to shift focus quickly due to interruptions; an employee must be able to mentally track multiple projects and tasks as well.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however, there may be unexpected instances of somewhat loud sounds.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should apply electronically by clicking the “Apply Now” button on the Colby College website.  Please upload a cover letter and resume to your application.