Budget Director

About the role

The University of Texas System Administration seeks a senior leader to oversee resource planning, analysis, financial reporting, and modeling for UT System and institutional leaders. The role advises Budget and Planning Officers/AVPs on budget development, legislative analysis, reporting, and short- and long-range financial planning, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, legislative mandates, and long-term fiscal sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UT System’s budget development and financial planning processes, ensuring alignment with policy, strategic goals, and regulatory requirements.
• Advise UT institutions on forecasting for short- and long-range financial performance and provide analysis to support data-driven decision making.
• Prepare the Monthly Financial Reports (MFR) including projections and the annual Analysis of Financial Condition (AFC) for executive leadership, the Board of Regents, and institutional leaders.
• Align with and support the UT System’s legislative appropriation request process and various legislative analyses required for UT institutions and UT System Administration, ensuring agreement with specific guidance from UT System executive leadership and the Legislative Budget Board.
• Develop ad hoc reports as needed for the Chief Budget Officer when requested by the Board of Regents or other executive management.
• Direct cross-functional initiatives to improve budget systems, reporting tools, and financial transparency across the UT System through automation and efficient processes.
• Support the review and preparation of bill analysis culminating with the consolidation of individual UT institutions’ fiscal impact for submission to the Legislative Budget Board.
• Manage and coordinate UT System grant pre- and post-award activity.
• Serve on behalf of the Chief Budget Officer in his/her absence or as requested.
• May be responsible for directing key services within the division with broad-reaching institutional and/or statewide impact.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field.
• 10 years of progressively responsible experience in budget development, financial planning, or public finance, preferably in higher education or government.
• 3 years of management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance, accounting, public administration, or a related field.
• Familiarity with Texas state budget processes and higher education funding models.
• 5 years of management experience.
• Experience managing process improvement projects from both visionary and implementation perspectives.

Working Conditions

• Standard office conditions.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Uses standard office equipment.
• 10% travel.
• Requires occasional evening or weekend hours.
• Hybrid work environment (remote and office).

About Us

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas, and supports the missions of the System’s thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives.