Director of Budget for Academic Affairs

Job no: 514253
Position type:Staff
Location: New York
Categories: Business/Accounting/Finance, Hybrid

Posting Summary:

TheOffice of the Provost at Teachers College, Columbia University, is seeking a Director of Budget for Academic Affairs who will serve as thebudget lead for academic affairs, providing comprehensive budget oversight and coordination of all financial functions.

JobSummary/Basic Function:

Reporting to the Associate Provost, the incumbent will provide the Provost's Office with theleadership, budget management, and analysis necessary to support and successfully implement the annual and multi-year budgeting andfinancial planning process for academic affairs, inclusive of all academic departments, institutes, and centers, and administrative andservice offices. The successful candidate will be responsible for strategic budget allocation, budget administration, and budget control.The Director will be part of the Provost's Leadership team.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial &Budget Management

• Strategic budget allocation, budget administration, and budget control. Monitoring all of the academic affairsbudgets of approximately $91M
  
• Lead the annual and multi-year budgeting and financial planning process for academicaffairs.
  
• Manage professional and instructional staff salaries yearly.
  
• Work with the Director of Academic Affairs ontracking faculty overage.
  
• Collaborate with the Office of Financial Aid in the allocation of scholarship points forResearch/Teaching Assistants.
  
• Collaborate with the Budget Office on the annual and multi-year budget cycle.
  
• Manage facultyprogram director and professional development funding.
  
• Preparation of the faculty summer salaries.
  
• Collaborating with the Associate Provost on academic program analysis and staffing levels.
  
• Managing the faculty seed funds, overhead return funds, and gift accounts. Reviewing and approving Emburse and Unimarket requests.
  
• In collaboration with the Vice Dean for Research, manage thefaculty Provost Impact Awards.
  
• In collaboration with the Vice Provost of Online Strategy, manage the online programs budget.
  
• Develop and implement systems to enhance fiscal control, streamline processing, and ensure compliance with College policies.
  
• Work closely with the Office of Grants and Accounting to determine indirect cost recovery to be returned to principal investigators on grants.
  
• Serves as a key touchpoint within the Provost's Office for the Budget Office Team.
  
• Represent theProvost's Office, from a budget perspective, on the Budget Planning and Priorities committee.

• Co-lead the annual budget meetings with the Department Chairs and Directors of Academic Administration(DAAs)
  
• Collaborate with DAA's to identify budgetary needs and limitations.
  
• Work with the academic departments in theallocation of scholarship points for Research/Teaching Assistants
  
• Enforce enrollment policies and oversee all budget actions in thedepartments.
  
• Act as liaison between the Academic Departments, Budget Office, Controller's office, and Provost's office to solvebudgetary concerns.
  
• Monitor and assist the DAAs with the distribution of faculty professional development funds
  
• Review andapprove funding for temporary Professor of Teaching requests by academic departments.
  
• Collaborate with the DAA's on their summercourse budgets, including submitting budget transfers, payments for faculty, and monitoring of enrollment.
  
• Perform faculty salaryequity analyses
  
• Collaborates with DAA's on funding for academic department faculty searches.
  
• Leads the response for thespecial requests for budgetary support of academic departments.

• Performs faculty salary analysis for promotions and tenure.
  
• Performs strategic budget allocation analysis.
  
• Analyzeshistorical budget expenditures.
  
• Reviews revenue-to-expense ratios of Centers and Institutes.
  
• Manages the demographicinformation of the faculty.
  
• Performs ad hoc reports at the request of the Provost and Associate Provost

• Bachelor's Degree: Finance, Accounting, or closely related field
  
• 4+ years of experience in budget administration
  
• Excellent organizational, communication, and writing skills
  
• A high degree of attention to detail andaccuracy
  
• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly
  
• Team worker who can also work independently with minimumsupervision.
  
• Proficient in: MS Office, Google Docs

• Master's Degree: MBA, MS Finance,or closely related field
  
• Experience in Higher Education
  
• Knowledge of Banner, Anaplan, PageUp, Unimarket, Emburse,Tableau
  
• Advanced in MS Excel, Google Sheets
  
• The ability to set priorities and handle multiple assignments anddeadlines
  
• Evidence of successful adaptation to change
  
• Excellent judgment while operating in a highly professionalmanner
  
• A demonstrated ability to exercise a positive service-oriented attitude
  
• A track record of establishing andmaintaining positive work relationships with diverse people across departments and divisions, and a demonstrated commitment to diversity andinclusion

$116,000 - $129,500

Work Modality:

Hybrid

CompetitiveCompensation and Benefits

The salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation forthe position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market andorganizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Ourbenefits contribute significantly to the total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance plans;flexible and hybrid work schedules; tuition remission; life insurance; short and long-term disability insurance; an exceptional employerretirement matching program; health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility,and a robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Hybrid/Remote

Teachers College maintains a hybrid work environment,which provides employees with flexible work arrangements while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-personcollege-campus culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite or in a hybrid model (a combination ofin-office and virtual days). Employees are expected to live within a 150-mile radius of the College.

Equal EmploymentOpportunity

Teachers College is committed to fostering an inclusive academic community and to providing equal opportunity inemployment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, age,citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Ifyou would like to discuss any disability-related accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, or a similar law, related toapplying for employment at Teachers College, Columbia University, please email the Office of Access and Services for Individuals withDisabilities: oasid@tc.columbia.edu

Applications close: Jun 04, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

To apply, please visit: https://employment.tc.columbia.edu/cw/en-us/job/514253/director-of-budget-for-academic-affairs

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