Senior Budget & Forecasting Analyst

California Institute of the Arts; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

California Institute of the Arts is seeking a senior financial professional to lead budgeting and forecasting efforts. You will collaborate with the AVPFA and other stakeholders to develop the Institute's operating budgets, long-range plans, and personnel cost projections for faculty budgets.

The role requires strong analytical abilities, proficiency in Excel, Anaplan, and enterprise planning tools, with a background in higher education budgeting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Excellent Excel and working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
• Experience with Anaplan or similar enterprise planning tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update the Institutional budget and forecasts.
• Utilize Anaplan budgeting tools to prepare budget templates and coordinate meetings.
• Develop annual faculty personnel budgets for instructional units, including salary planning.
• Produce monthly forecast analyses of the current year budget.
• Collaborate with Deans, Provost, HR and AVPFA on budget decisions.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

Anaplan

Data analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Tools

Anaplan

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

California Institute of the Arts is seeking a senior financial professional to lead budgeting and forecasting efforts. You will collaborate with the AVPFA and other stakeholders to develop the Institute's operating budgets, long-range plans, and personnel cost projections for faculty budgets.

The role requires strong analytical abilities, proficiency in Excel, Anaplan, and enterprise planning tools, with a background in higher education budgeting.