Director of Strategic BI & Financial Analytics (Hybrid)

The University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks a strategic leader to head its Business Intelligence function, supervising the BI team and driving financial modeling, dashboards, and data-driven analyses that inform university operations and planning.

Collaborating with the CFO Division and university stakeholders, you will translate complex data into clear insights, forecasts, and actionable recommendations to guide decisions at senior levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business analytics, data science, information systems, statistics, finance, accounting, economics, computer science, or a related field and six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in business intelligence, analytics, financial planning, institutional research, or a related area, including demonstrated experience leading projects and supervising or developing professional staff; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and develop the Business Intelligence team; establish priorities, assign work, manage performance, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality analytics and reporting.
• Direct the development of financial models, forecasts, and scenario analyses supporting tuition revenue, capital planning, financing decisions, asset utilization, and other strategic initiatives.
• Oversee business intelligence strategy, including dashboards, key performance indicators, executive reporting, and analytical tools that improve operational and financial decisions.
• Analyze financial and operational data, assess performance and trends, project outcomes, and provide actionable recommendations to senior leaders and departments.
• Partner with the Office of University Analytics and other stakeholders to define data requirements, strengthen data quality and governance, standardize recurring reports, and develop shared metrics.
• Leverage PeopleSoft (UT Share), Oracle EPM, Databricks, and related platforms to automate and deliver reliable forecasting, trend, performance, and constituent reporting.
• Provide assistance in the accurate and timely completion of required internal and external reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Requirements gathering

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business analytics, data science, information systems, statistics, finance, accounting, economics, computer science, or related field

Tools

PeopleSoft

Oracle EPM

Databricks

Job description

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks a strategic leader to head its Business Intelligence function, supervising the BI team and driving financial modeling, dashboards, and data-driven analyses that inform university operations and planning.

Collaborating with the CFO Division and university stakeholders, you will translate complex data into clear insights, forecasts, and actionable recommendations to guide decisions at senior levels.