Position Details
Position Information
Title of Position
Vice Provost for Academic Financial Planning and Analysis
Position Number
A06030
FLSA
Exempt
Scheduled Hours Per Week
35
Department
Office of the Provost
Campus
Rose Hill
Work Arrangement
Onsite
Hybrid Policy:
Please review the Hybrid Policy at www.fordham.edu/hybridpolicy.
Position Summary
Reporting directly to the Provost, the Vice Provost for Academic Financial Planning and Analysis serves as the chief financial and budget officer for Fordham University's Academic Division. The Vice Provost for Academic Financial Planning and Analysis provides strategic financial leadership, multi-year budgetary strategy, advanced quantitative analysis, and operational decision support across all eight schools, colleges, the Office of Research, and all academic units.
Operating at the intersection of fiscal discipline and guided by the strategic objectives of the Provost and the University's Strategic Plan, the Vice Provost ensures that academic institutional resources are strategically allocated across Fordham's campuses to advance faculty excellence, student success, interdisciplinary innovation, and Fordham's mission as a Jesuit, Catholic University.
Essential Functions
Serves as the senior advisor to the Provost on financial planning and resource alignment within Academic Affairs.
Develops financial planning, enrollment, and modeling strategies to support the annual financial goals, enrollment and revenue targets, and budgetary strategies for the academic enterprise.
Partners with the Office of Finance, central administration, and across Academic Affairs to ensure the alignment of the academic financial goals with those of the financial goals and objectives of the University.
Directs and monitors the financial and business operating policies and procedures of reporting academic departments.
Develops, manages, and oversees the annual revenue and expense budgets for academic operations, including financial and related planning for expenditures of reserved funds, restricted funds, and quasi-endowed funds in collaboration with each of the deans and their budget committees.
Monitors the financial performance of each of the schools and academic units and recommends areas for improvement.
Develops strategic actions with each of the schools to address budget shortfalls and/or priorities for additional investments during the year in accordance with the Strategic Plan.
Conducts research and analytical studies, including cost/benefit analysis and evaluations of programs, staffing, and capital projects for the Office of the Provost.
Essential Functions Note
This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities
Provides strategic leadership and contributes to higher-level direction. Typically oversees managers via direct and indirect reports. Responsible for hiring, developing leaders, managing performance, corrective action, and compensation decisions.
Additional Functions
Represents academic operations in budget meetings university-wide, as requested.
Oversees and authorizes replacement, restructured, and new academic staff positions.
Recommends, based on budget projections, the fiscal parameters of an annual faculty hiring plan.
Oversees financial planning and projections for successful implementation of grants and endowments.
Serves central role in the execution of academic strategic initiatives, converting institutional goals into measurable operational benchmarks across colleges, schools, and academic units.
Directly supervises, supports, and evaluates the executive leadership of key non-departmental academic units and fosters a culture of service, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
Master's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Higher Education Leadership-related fields.
Minimum of 10 years of senior-level financial experience.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in higher education; minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience within a complex organization.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrated experience in academic administration, budgeting, policy development, and shared governance.
Proven leadership skills with experience managing teams and leading cross-functional initiatives
Strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to build effective partnerships with faculty, deans, and senior administrators.
Preferred Qualifications
Doctoral or terminal degree (PhD, EdD, JD).
Minimum Starting Salary
$230,000
Maximum Starting Salary
$300,000
Note
Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
Is this a Union position?
No
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
A1182P
Number of Vacancies
1
Start Date
ASAP
Posting Date
11/04/2026
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