Associate Vice Chancellor, Financial Planning & Analysis

University of California, Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Riverside seeks an Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial Planning & Analysis (AVC FP&A) to lead the university’s financial strategy. The role designs and refines planning processes, governance, and analytics to support informed decisions across the institution.

Reporting to the VCFA & CFO, this executive will guide multi-year budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and performance management, building a high-impact FP&A unit and delivering transparent, strategic

Responsibilities

• Leads design and refinement of enterprise-wide FP&A processes, governance, and analytical capabilities.
• Advances multi-year financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and capital/cash planning.
• Provides executive-level decision support and strategic financial insights.
• Drives transparency, reporting, and communication of financial performance to senior leadership.

Job description

Priority Application Deadline: 10/12/2026

Overview

Job ID 37857712 Category Senior Management Organization Planning Budget & Administration Department Financial Planning & Analysis Dept Location Main Campus - UCR Salary $187,500 - $385,100 Date Posted September 21, 2026 Application Deadline Open Until Filled Schedule 8AM - 5PM Full/Part Time Full-time(100%) Level of Supervision General Direction Personnel Program Code Management & Sr Professional Other Information Qualifies for Employee Referral Bonus: No UC Internal Job: No

Position Information

The Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial Planning & Analysis (AVC, FP&A) serves as a senior finance leader responsible for leading the University's comprehensive financial strategy by designing, implementing, and continually refining enterprise-wide financial planning processes, governance, methodologies, and analytical capabilities that support informed decision-making across all areas of the institution. Reporting to the Vice Chancellor Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer (VCFA & CFO), the AVC serves as a trusted strategic advisor to the Chancellor, Provost, and VCFA & CFO, and provides leadership in institutional financial strategy, multi-year financial planning, budget development, forecasting, financial performance management, capital and cash planning, and executive decision support. The position leads the development and continuous refinement of the University's integrated resource allocation and budget model, balancing academic priorities, enrollment, research, administrative operations, capital investment, and long-term financial sustainability through sophisticated financial modeling and scenario analysis. This leader will be responsible for strengthening institutional financial transparency, enhancing executive-level financial communications, improving forecasting and reporting capabilities, and building organizational capacity across the FP&A function. The AVC builds and leads a high-performing FP&A unit that serves as a strategic business partner to executive leadership, academic leadership, central finance, and administrative units to support sustainable financial planning, strategic resource allocation, operational effectiveness, resource utilization, and long-term institutional priorities. This role requires a highly collaborative leader with demonstrated success and a forward-thinking leader with exceptional executive communication skills, organizational leadership capabilities, expert analytics and modeling acumen, and the ability to translate complex financial information into actionable institutional strategy. Candidates will be required to deliver a presentation in an open forum as part of the final interview stage. The full salary range for the Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial Planning & Analysis is $187,500 - $385,100. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $315,000 annually. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.