Manager, Budgeting & Forecasting

ubc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 117,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

UBC in Vancouver is seeking a Manager, Budgeting & Forecasting to lead development of the university's annual budget and quarterly forecasts, overseeing the planning calendar, submission guidelines, and the quality of faculty and VP portfolio inputs. The role ensures centralized budgeting activities align with institutional priorities, funding principles, and financial sustainability goals.

Working as the central lead for planning cycles, the Manager consolidates planning data, validates

Responsibilities

• Leads the development of the university's quarterly Forecast and ensures high‑quality executive, Board, and Ministry reporting that informs institutional decision‑making.
• Directs the development and delivery of the annual institutional Budget, providing strategic guidance and enabling the team to produce a comprehensive Budget Report and executive/Board presentations.
• Accountable for forecasting and budgeting across Central and Non‑Operating funds, ensuring strong alignment with enterprise financial strategies, in partnership with the Manager, Funding & Allocations.
• Serves as a strategic advisor to faculties and administrative units, offering high‑level guidance on budgeting methodologies, funding frameworks, financial planning principles, and effective submission practices.
• Leads the institutional budget cycle and partners with the Senior Director to establish planning frameworks that promote consistent, transparent, and effective budget submissions across units
• Builds strong cross-functional partnerships with Finance, Treasury, IT, Capital, Financial Planning to align financial planning inputs, promote consistent practices, and integrate capital, operational, and long‑range plans
• Acts as the primary point of escalation and strategic problem‑solver for complex or sensitive financial planning issues emerging across faculties and administrative units.
• Ensures unit submissions, planning recommendations, and related decisions align with institutional financial policies, the budget model, governance expectations, strategic priorities, financial sustainability frameworks, and long‑term goals
• Drives integration between capital and operational planning cycles, enabling cohesive institutional planning and transparent financial decision pathways.
• Identifies key financial trends, risks, and opportunities across submission data, transforming analytical insights into strategic guidance for senior leadership.
• Works closely with Budget and Forecast stakeholders to ensure consistent data standards, aligned messaging, and a unified institutional planning approach.
• Leads continuous improvement of planning systems and processes to enhance efficiency, automation, transparency, and consistency across central and faculty‑level planning
• Leads and elevates training, communication, and knowledge‑sharing activities to strengthen planning capability across d

Job description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - Excluded M&P

Job Profile

XMP - Accounting, Level F

Job Title

Manager, Budgeting & Forecasting

Department

Financial Planning and Analysis | Office of the Comptroller | VP Finance and Operations

Compensation Range

$10,459.67 - $15,675.58 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date

October 9, 2026

Job End Date

Ongoing

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

This position is subject to the satisfactory completion of required background checks

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Manager, Budgeting & Forecasting leads development of UBC's annual institutional budget and quarterly forecasts, overseeing the planning calendar, submission guidelines, and the quality of faculty and VP portfolio inputs. The role ensures that decentralized budgeting activities are aligned with institutional priorities, funding principles, and financial sustainability goals.

Working as the central lead for planning cycles, the Manager is responsible for central and non-operating fund budgets, consolidates planning data, validates financial inputs, and supports executive and Board reporting. The position collaborates closely with FP&A partners and planning system leads to maintain consistent standards, strengthen integration across units, and improve the maturity, transparency, and repeatability of UBC's planning processes.

Organizational Status

This position reports to the Senior Director, Budget & Financial Planning (FP&A) and works closely with planning and financial leaders across VP portfolios and faculties, including faculty finance officers and the Strategy & Decision Support (SDS) team in the Office of the Provost. The role also collaborates with the Manager, Budget Systems & Integration and Financial BI teams to align data integrity and system workflows.

Work Performed

• Leads the development of the university's quarterly Forecast and ensures high‑quality executive, Board, and Ministry reporting that informs institutional decision‑making.
• Directs the development and delivery of the annual institutional Budget, providing strategic guidance and enabling the team to produce a comprehensive Budget Report and executive/Board presentations.
• Accountable for forecasting and budgeting across Central and Non‑Operating funds, ensuring strong alignment with enterprise financial strategies, in partnership with the Manager, Funding & Allocations.
• Serves as a strategic advisor to faculties and administrative units, offering high‑level guidance on budgeting methodologies, funding frameworks, financial planning principles, and effective submission practices.
• Leads the institutional budget cycle and partners with the Senior Director to establish planning frameworks that promote consistent, transparent, and effective budget submissions across units
• Builds strong cross-functional partnerships with Finance, Treasury, IT, Capital, Financial Planning to align financial planning inputs, promote consistent practices, and integrate capital, operational, and long‑range plans
• Acts as the primary point of escalation and strategic problem‑solver for complex or sensitive financial planning issues emerging across faculties and administrative units.
• Ensures unit submissions, planning recommendations, and related decisions align with institutional financial policies, the budget model, governance expectations, strategic priorities, financial sustainability frameworks, and long‑term goals
• Drives integration between capital and operational planning cycles, enabling cohesive institutional planning and transparent financial decision pathways.
• Identifies key financial trends, risks, and opportunities across submission data, transforming analytical insights into strategic guidance for senior leadership.
• Works closely with Budget and Forecast stakeholders to ensure consistent data standards, aligned messaging, and a unified institutional planning approach.
• Leads continuous improvement of planning systems and processes to enhance efficiency, automation, transparency, and consistency across central and faculty‑level planning
• Leads and elevates training, communication, and knowledge‑sharing activities to strengthen planning capability across d