Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Accounting, Level E

Job Title

Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Department

Financial Planning and Analysis | Office of the Comptroller | VP Finance and Operations

Compensation Range

$9,048.67 - $14,114.17 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

August 4, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Ongoing

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) supports strategic decision making and financial planning across the University. This position develops and builds complex financial models to support the quarterly and annual budgetary and reporting cycles, long-term forecasting requirements as well as creates critical financial reports and analyses for strategic initiatives across the University. The Manager, FP&A produces regular documents and analyses as required by the university leadership and the Board of Governors.

Organizational Status

Reporting to the Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), the Manager, FP&A is a key member of the Comptroller team. The position works closely with all members in the Comptroller team and partners with other finance departments including Treasury, Faculty and Administration Finance Directors and key data and informational partners such as ISC, BI Team, PAIR and Enrolment Services.

Work is done in effective collaboration with the Board of Governors, VPs, Treasury Office, Central Finance, Payment and Procurement Services, IT Services, Internal Audit, Directors and external customers and agencies including Metro Vancouver, provincial and federal governments, municipalities and external auditors.

Work Performed

Business Partner Support:
- Partners with finance, faculty and operational departments to evaluate and assess the main drivers of revenue and expenses for the University;- Partners with Financial Reporting, Treasury and Capital Financial Reporting Management to better improve output of financial information and identify areas for improvement;- Works closely with the Comptroller’s Group, the Provost’s Office and Finance Directors of faculties and administrative units of both campuses to improve the output and effectiveness of financial information provided to key decision-makers.- Fosters and builds relationships with key stakeholders within the University to be informed of the latest developments in their respective areas and to provide advice and consultations.

Financial Efficacy:
- Responsible for development and management of the University’s long-term forecast to assess the impact for decision making purposes and identify long-term trends. Manages long-term forecasting processes to ensure timely and up-to-date forecasts are available.- Responsible for managing the Central Units portfolio that includes Campus Wide activities, Central Revenues and General Revenue and Expenses.- Provides corporate level financial management as relates to all types and levels of funding, as well as develops policy and best practices as to the accounting activities of the University as a whole;- Lead the process of preparing the University’s financial statements for purposes of quarterly reporting and budgeting with all funds being valued at $4 billion- Provides support and consultation to enterprise-wide units on future spending allocations to ensure balanced budget forecast as the resulting reports are used to make key business decisions;- Researches, develops and prepares long-term financial forecast performance metrics, scenario and variance analysis for presentation to the UBC Board of Governors on a regular basis;- Provides governance to the overall operating contingency reconciliation process including developing key inputs over multi-year periods;- Develops and evaluates strategic options and alternatives on financial decisions that impact the university, performs cost benefit analysis, investment appraisal and risk assessments for strategic initiatives;- Builds complex financial models for a broad range of University and department strategic initiatives taking into account the financial viability and impact of new and existing st