Translate complex financial information into meaningful
decision-support tools for divisional leadership and conduct ad hoc
financial, operational, and strategic analyses as assigned by the
Unit Business Officer.
Support an integrated capital financial-control and reporting
framework that provides consistent visibility into approved project
budgets, funding sources, commitments, actual expenditures,
approved and pending changes, contingency utilization,
forecast-to-complete, estimate at completion, and remaining
available funding.
Reporting directly to the Unit Business Officer, you will serve as
the division's primary resource for capital planning, forecasting,
financial modeling, reserve analysis, occupancy and revenue
forecasting, long-range financial sustainability analysis and
capital financial controls & portfolio reporting.
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and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with a
disability.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Finance,
Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or
related field.
- Three years of progressively responsible experience in
financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, accounting, economics,
business administration, or related analytical work.
- Demonstrated experience developing financial models and
conducting quantitative analysis.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving
skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple
priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics,
Public Administration, or related fields.
- Experience in higher education, finance, or
administration.
- Experience with capital planning and reserve analysis.
- Experience developing long-range financial forecasts.
- Experience with business intelligence, reporting, and data
visualization tools.
- Experience working with SUNY, State, IFR, DIFR, Research
Foundation, and University Foundation funding environments.
- Experience with financial planning systems and forecasting
software.
- Experience developing capital portfolio dashboards,
project-control reporting, and executive financial reporting.
- Experience with capital project financial controls, including
commitments, actuals, contingency, estimate at completion (EAC),
forecast-to-complete, cash-flow, and variance analysis.
- Experience reconciling financial data across ERP, procurement,
project-management, facilities, and/or related enterprise
systems.
- Advanced experience with Power BI or comparable
business-intelligence and data-visualization platforms.
- Experience establishing reporting standards, data definitions,
and controls for portfolios involving multiple restricted or
designated funding sources.
Physical Demands
Salary Range
$70,841 - $83,000
Special Instructions Summary
Is a background check required for this posting?
Yes
Contact Information
Contact's Name: Larissa Kowalczyk
Contact's Pronouns:
Contact's Title: Unit Business Officer
Contact's Email: lgarcia@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone: 716-645-7380
Posting Dates
Posted: 10/22/2026
Deadline for Applicants:
Date to be filled: 01/28/2027
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