Vice President of Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis
Berklee College of Music • Boston, MA • Full Time • $275,000–$325,000 / year
Posted on Mon, Oct 5, 2026
Job Description:
Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President & CFO, the Vice President of Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis acts as a strategic thought partner to executive leadership. Managing a team of budget professionals, this executive translates institutional goals—financial sustainability, enrollment strategies, campus expansion, and revenue ventures—into robust financial models and capital allocation frameworks. At Berklee, your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders.
Key Responsibilities
Long-Range Planning & Advanced Modeling:
- Driver-Based Modeling: Lead multi-year planning projecting revenues, expenses, capital needs, and cash flows across 3–10 year horizons.
- Revenue Optimization: Oversee multi-scenario modeling for Net Tuition Revenue (NTR) strategies, gift/endowment deployment, and expense management.
- Scenario & Viability Analytics: Conduct sensitivity analyses and stress testing against demographic/economic shifts; evaluate viability for new revenue ventures.
Capital Budgeting, Asset Strategy & Cash Flow:
- Capital & Debt Strategy: Direct capital budgeting for physical plant, tech, and deferred maintenance; evaluate ROI, debt capacity, and leverage metrics.
- Treasury & Liquidity: Build cash flow models to optimize operating liquidity and working capital across seasonal academic cash cycles with Finance.
Business Development & Operating Budgeting:
- Strategic Revenue Ventures: Structure business opportunities including P3s, real estate monetization, auxiliary expansion, and online/non-degree offerings.
- Operating Budget & Board Reporting: Direct annual operating budgets; prepare executive presentations and decision-support materials for the President, Provost, and Board of Trustees.
What You'll Bring
- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics required (MBA/MS preferred). 10+ years progressive finance leadership, with 5+ years in senior leadership in higher education, healthcare, or large non-profits.
- Domain Expertise: Proven track record in P3s, commercial deals, and higher ed accounting, tuition/enrollment mechanics, and endowment tracking.
- Technical Mastery: Advanced financial modeling skills and software experience (Workday, Adaptive Planning, Pilbara, Excel, Tableau).
- Executive Leadership: Demonstrated success managing budget teams and communicating complex strategies to trustees, officers, and faculty leaders.
Why Choose Berklee?
- Executive Impact: Shape the long-term financial strategy and institutional growth of the world's premier performing arts college.
- Cultural Access: Enjoy nightly access to music, theater, and dance performances across our campus venues.
- Total Rewards: Exceptional health/dental coverage, institutional 403(b) match, tuition assistance, generous PTO, and a paid winter break.
Hiring Range: $275,000 to $325,000; salary dependent on experience and education.
Please visit the Berklee Total Rewards page for a complete listing of benefits.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Berklee:
We support an inclusive workplace where everyone excels based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. Berklee affirms that inequality is detrimental to our faculty, staff, students, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make lasting change through our actions. Berklee is committed to providing fair and equitable consideration of all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, age, national origin, place of birth, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or status as a member of the armed forces or veteran of the armed forces, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
As part of this commitment, Berklee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the Human Resources Team at hroperations@Berklee.edu or call 617-747-2375.
*Currently enrolled Berklee students are not permitted to apply for staff or faculty positions.*
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