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Vaco by Highspring · 3 hours ago

Finance Manager - Capital Planning

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$65/hr - $75/hr

Vaco by Highspring is working with a Higher Education Institution to find a Finance Manager specializing in Capital Planning. The role involves building and maintaining capital project budgets, developing financial models, and supporting scenario modeling and cost/benefit analysis.

Staffing & Recruiting

Hiring Manager

Nate Keller

Responsibilities

Build, refine, and maintain capital project budgets and financial models in Excel

Develop a short-term capital plan that clearly quantifies knowns, assumptions, risks, and opportunities

Consolidate and organize inputs across multiple workstreams (construction costs, internal resources, development conversations, staffing considerations, etc.)

Support scenario modeling and cost/benefit analysis, including both expense and potential revenue impacts

Think holistically about downstream financial implications (e.g., staffing/faculty costs, long-term operating impacts, potential grant or research revenue)

Identify gaps in existing models and proactively propose solutions

Prepare materials and insights to support leadership discussions, including an upcoming April budget review

Interface with internal stakeholders including Finance leadership, Deans/Vice Deans, and select central partners

Collect, structure, and validate data from multiple sources to ensure defensible assumptions

Qualification

Financial modelingBudget managementExcel proficiencyScenario modelingStakeholder engagement

Required