Director, FP&A – Strategy, Forecasting & Insights

PeopleAdmin, Inc.; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Syracuse University seeks a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to advise the OCFO and senior leadership on financial performance, trends, and risks. You will lead comprehensive financial analysis, forecasting, and decision support to inform multi-year planning and strategic choices.

Key responsibilities include building robust planning models, delivering executive dashboards, benchmarking against peers, and coordinating institution-wide data consolidation for actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; preference in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred in business administration, public administration, or related to financial analysis.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive financial management experience.
• Advanced skills in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis; budgeting methodologies and financial systems knowledge.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate financial information for diverse audiences.
• Experience in higher education or complex nonprofit environments desirable; strong candidates from other complex institutions will be considered.
• Prior supervision or mentoring staff is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the OCFO’s suite of financial planning models, including multi-year forecasts and scenario analyses.
• Develop executive dashboards and recurring financial reports for real-time visibility of metrics.
• Establish and track KPIs, conduct variance analyses, and produce structured reporting for leadership and board.
• Lead financial benchmarking against peers using IPEDS, NACUBO and rating frameworks.
• Partner with finance teams to consolidate data and build institution-wide models.
• Lead ad hoc analytical projects and drive improvements in planning processes and systems.

Skills

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Leadership

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field

Master’s degree in business administration, public administration or related field

Tools

Excel (Pivot tables, macros)

BI dashboards

AI analytics familiarity

Job description

Syracuse University seeks a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to advise the OCFO and senior leadership on financial performance, trends, and risks. You will lead comprehensive financial analysis, forecasting, and decision support to inform multi-year planning and strategic choices.

Key responsibilities include building robust planning models, delivering executive dashboards, benchmarking against peers, and coordinating institution-wide data consolidation for actionable insights.