Finance Director, Strategy & Forecasting for Arts School

University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking a Director of Finance to lead the School of the Arts and Architecture's financial administration and Business Office operations. The role drives annual budgets, multi-year forecasts, and strategic resource allocation in a multi-fund environment.

Responsibilities include supervising budget and purchasing teams, ensuring internal controls, and delivering timely analyses to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading budget planning, forecasting, financial analysis, and financial control for a complex, multi-fund organization.
• Advanced knowledge of fund accounting, internal controls, financial reporting, restricted funds, sponsored activity, purchasing, and audit support.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a Business Office and lead budget and purchasing teams, including setting priorities, service standards, controls, and performance expectations.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience, including staff development, workload management, performance evaluation, change leadership, and creation of effective and efficient support systems.
• Skill in analyzing complex information, identifying patterns and risks, developing alternatives, and presenting objective conclusions and actionable recommendations to senior leaders.
• Financial modeling and forecasting skills sufficient to evaluate current-year costs, multi-year commitments, structural balance, revenue trends, and alternative resource-allocation scenarios.
• Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet, database, reporting, and financial-management systems; ability to design reliable models, dashboards, controls, and repeatable processes.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex University policies and external requirements and to establish practical procedures that support compliance and effective service delivery.
• Excellent written, verbal, consultation, and interpersonal skills to work effectively and tactfully with administrators, faculty, staff, students, vendors, and campus partners.
• Ability to exercise a high degree of independent judgment, initiative, discretion, and confidentiality while managing competing priorities and time-sensitive work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial administration and Business Office operations of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.
• Manage the annual budget and multi-year forecasting processes, financial performance, and compliance with policies.
• Oversee budget, purchasing, fund management, and reporting across multiple funds and departments.

Skills

Budget planning

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Internal controls

Staff supervision

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Spreadsheet skills

Policy interpretation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

ASCEND

UCPath

Job description

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking a Director of Finance to lead the School of the Arts and Architecture's financial administration and Business Office operations. The role drives annual budgets, multi-year forecasts, and strategic resource allocation in a multi-fund environment.

Responsibilities include supervising budget and purchasing teams, ensuring internal controls, and delivering timely analyses to senior leadership.