Manager of Capital Budget & Analysis

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); On-site; USD 118,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, seeks a Manager of Capital Budget & Analysis to lead financial planning, budgeting, and compliance for capital projects. You will build detailed financial models, assess investment opportunities, and partner with cross-functional teams to drive data-informed decisions.

Responsibilities include managing capital budgets, coordinating board preparations, and ensuring governance and reporting across campus services. This is a full-time onsite role in Hanover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or other relevant area of study.
• Minimum five to seven years of business experience analyzing and interpreting data, using financial modeling, and making fact-based recommendations.
• Excellent financial modeling and forecasting skills.
• Experience with complex financial systems and database management.
• Ability to manage large amounts of data and clearly identify, report and present key findings.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting key operational decisions with high-quality financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage annual and quarterly capital budgeting processes, including forecasting, allocation, and recommended approval of capital expenditures for Board of Trustees votes.
• Collaborate with CFAO and VP of Facilities to align capital projects with strategic goals and financial objectives.
• Lead capital budget systems to improve collection, calculations, reporting, and decision making.
• Support annual operating and capital budgets and long-range financial planning with analyses and firm recommendations.
• Work with campus stakeholders to report funding sources and impacts for capital projects.
• Prepare for board and committee meetings with cross-functional teams; ensure confidentiality of sensitive documents.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Data analysis

Big data handling

Report presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field

6+ years of business experience in analytics

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Position Details

Position Information

Posting date: 08/20/2026

Closing date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Position Number: 1129690

Position Title: Manager of Capital Budget & Analysis

Hiring Range Minimum: $117,500

Hiring Range Maximum: $146,900

Union Type: Not a Union Position

SEIU Level: Not an SEIU Position

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Category: Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year: 12

Scheduled Hours per Week: 40

Schedule:

Location of Position: Hanover, NH

Remote Work Eligibility?: Onsite only

Is this a term position?: No

If yes, length of term in months.: n/a

Is this a grant funded position?: No

Position Purpose

Leads the financial planning, budgeting, and financial compliancefor capital projects. This position ensures effective allocation offinancial resources, defines process around financial reporting andcompliance with financial policies and procedures. The role isresponsible for analyzing annual, quarterly and off-cycle capitalinvestment opportunities, providing detailed financial models, anddelivering insightful recommendations to executive leadership. Thisposition collaborates with cross-functional teams to monitorproject performance, and drive data-informed decision-making.

Description

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp

Bachelors plus 6 or more years' experience or combination ofeducation and experience

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or other relevant area ofstudy.
• Minimum five to seven years of business experience analyzingand interpreting data, using financial modeling, and makingfact-based recommendations.
• Excellent financial modeling and forecasting skills.
• Experience with complex financial systems and databasemanagement.
• Ability to manage large amounts of data and clearly identify,report and present key findings.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting key operational decisionswith high-quality financial analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of spreadsheet packages (Excel) and standarddesktop applications (Word, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications

• Capacity to work independently as well as with others in adiverse and decentralized institution.
• Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skillswith excellent attention to detail.
• Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diversepopulation.

Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries

Julie Findley, CFAO & Deputy to Senior Vice President

Department Contact Phone Number

[e-mail]

Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title

Julie Findley, CFAO & Deputy to Senior Vice President

Department Contact's Phone Number

Equal Opportunity Employer

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federallaw. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color,religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, genderidentity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status,or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcomefrom all.

Background Check

Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to andsuccessful completion of a pre-employment background check, whichmay include a criminal background check, reference checks,verification of work history, conduct review, and verification ofany required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications,with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal convictionwill not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment.Background check information will be used in a confidential,non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federallaw.

Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off roadvehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of thisjob?

Not an essential function

Key Accountabilities

Capital Budget Planning and Management

• Develop and manage the organization’s annual, and quarterlycapital budgeting processes, including forecasting, allocation, andrecommended approval of capital expenditures for Board of Trusteesvote. Partnering with both the CFAO and the VP of Facilities,ensures alignment of capital projects with strategic goals andfinancial objectives.
• Manage and execute Phases and Gates capital project deliveryprocess and guidelines.
• Manage and implement capital budget systems to improvecollection, calculations, reporting, and decision making.
• Responsible for all capital reserve analysis, includinganalysis of funding options for capital projects in partnershipwith the Treasury department.
• Support the annual operating and capital budgets and long-rangefinancial planning processes with insightful financial analysis,sound assumptions and estimates, and firm recommendations.
• Display a deep understanding of all the sources of fundingincluding reserves, external and internal debt, and gift funding;must be able to identify, report, and explain to campusconstituents the different capital and operating impacts of eachfunding source.

Percentage Of Time: 60

Committees and Board Preparation

• Collaborate effectively with financial and non-financial staffacross the institution in the gathering, modeling, and analysis offinancial and operational data relating to capital, funding andoperating impacts (renewal and O&M) to prepare for annual,quarterly and off cycle board and committee meetings andvotes.
• Participate in cross-functional teams by assuming an active,collaborative role. The expectation is that this role will partnerwith all areas of Campus Services to ensure proactive management ofcapital funding, reserve analysis and Board votes.
• Represent Campus Services at meetings, activities, and workinggroups relating to Capital projects and Reserve analysis.
• Provide stewardship of financial documents and agreements andensure security and confidentiality of sensitive information andmaterials.

Percentage Of Time: 30

Culture and Employee Belonging

We are actively striving to make Campus Services a desired place towork in the Upper Valley, a place where people feel welcomed, wherethey can be their authentic selves, be heard, and feel accepted. Wewant this culture to be felt by those who receive our services. Theway we treat one another should be the same way we treat ourcustomers.

• Demonstrates a commitment to inclusion, and cultural awarenessthrough actions, interactions, and communications with others.
• Participates in division wide CEB initiatives and training,including promotion of the 7 Principles (Empathy, Fairness,Dependability, Inclusivity, Consideration, Vulnerability andRespect)
• Collaborates, when appropriate, on other CEB -relatedinitiatives within the division and College

Percentage Of Time: 10

Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions,interactions, and communications with others appropriate to anenvironment that is welcoming to all.

Performs other duties as assigned.