Director of Budget and Fiscal Policy

Details: 2 Positions

Posted: November 11, 2025
Level: Management / Confidential (Manager 2) 
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (flexible schedule).
Closing Date: Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

Location:

CT State Community College
185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051
**This position is not remote**
For more information about CT State Community College and the campus please visit Home - CT State 

CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

January 2026

Position Summary:

The Director of Budget & Fiscal Policy directs the financial planning and resource allocation processes across all campuses of CT State Community College. This position plays a key role in budget development, implementation monitoring, forecasting, and analysis of institutional goals, policies, and external regulations. This position is responsible for providing financial analysis and modeling for collective bargaining negotiations and contract implementation and developing financial policy alternatives. The Director of Budget & Fiscal Policy works collaboratively with academic and administrative departments to manage budgets effectively and promote fiscal responsibility across the college system. This position ensures consistency, compliance, and accuracy in budgeting practices while serving as a liaison between campus departments and the College finance office.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Associate Vice President of Finance and Administration/ Deputy Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Budget and Fiscal Policy is responsible for budget analysis of confidential collective bargaining personnel and other expenses through effective performance in these essential duties:

• Develops strategic goals and objectives for budget development, execution and monitoring aligned with the college’s strategic plans and priorities.
• Assesses college’s financial policies and make recommendations to repeal or revise to achieve college’s goals and objectives.
• Seeks efficiency and effectiveness of college operations.
• Undertakes in-depth analysis of college current and future financial and programmatic needs and accomplishments.
• Evaluates financial performance with college goals and develops strategies to achieve goals.
• Leads team at college office and across campuses to develop annual operating and capital budgets.
• Develops effective guidelines, procedures, and automated tools that support the formulation and execution of the college’s fiscal policy.
• Collaborates with executive leaders to prepare and review budget proposals.
• Leads team at the college and across the campuses to manage operating budget and analyzes expenditures to ensure campus spending is in accordance with established policy and budget constraints.
• Performs budget forecasting and variance analysis on a regular basis.
• Prepares financial and budget reports for internal stakeholders and external agencies as needed.
• Supports the development of multi-year financial plans and scenario modeling.
• Provides support to campus Directors and Associate Directors of Finance in the completion of the campus level budget request process.
• Provides training and technical assistance to staff on budgeting processes and financial systems.
• Serves on collective bargaining negotiation team.
• Provides analysis and recommendations on collective bargaining proposals and develops programmatic and financial alternatives.
• Assists with developing collective bargaining negotiation strategy to achieve financial goals.
• Responsible for all financial analyses for collective bargaining grievances and arbitrations.
• Assists with the development of procedures and guidelines in the administration of collective bargaining professional development funds to align with financial strategic goals of the college.
• Leads the financial review of whether to fill vacant positions across the college and assists in making all major personnel hiring decisions.
• Evaluates all requests to fill new and vacant positions and makes recommendations on whether to fill positions, determining whether they are funded and aligned with strategic direction of the college.
• Responsible for the administration of the collective bargaining professional development, grievance equity, promotion and merit award, and Mosaic/Minority Fellowship funds.
• Responsible for hiring, firing and evaluation of Associate Directors of Finance, Accountants, Associate Accountants and other business office staff.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in business, accounting, finance or a related area and three (3) or more years of experience in budget analysis, or financial planning, or college finance administration and up to two years of supervisory experience.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and GASB.
• Experience using automated financial and accounting reporting systems.
• Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports and projections.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and in financial management software (e.g., Banner, CORE CT, Oracle, Workday, or similar ERP systems).
• Experience working in higher education, multi-site setting, or a government-funded organization

Starting Salary:

Salary range; $101,935-$127,418 approximate annual plus excellent State of CT medical insurance, retirement, and related fringe benefits. The salary will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications such as education and job-related experience, and internal equity.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future. Benefits include generous leave policies; several retirement plans; and many choices for comprehensive health insurance. You also have access to many additional benefits to save for retirement, protect your family & more with supplemental benefits. Tuition reimbursement may apply if applicable. For more information, please visit our website at: CSCU - Human Resources - Future Employees.

Application Instructions:

To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter may be entered as text in the corresponding box, or it can be uploaded as a combined file with the resume.  

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable. To apply via our website, visit www.ct.edu/hr/jobs.

Selection Procedure:

Following the closing date, application materials will be evaluated by a selection committee. Candidates selected for further consideration will be limited to those applicants who are best qualified based on the minimum and preferred qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement. Candidates who have been selected and approved to interview will be contacted, and finalists will be recommended for further consideration by the Hiring Manager for final selection and recommendation for employment. The selection process may also include practical exercises (i.e., teaching demonstration and/or other written, technical, manipulative, or simulation exercises) to evaluate candidates' qualifications.

Background Screening:

All employment, if offered, is contingent upon proof of citizenship or employability under the requirement of the Immigration and Control Act (IRCA) and the successful passing of a background check, including granting permission to contact current and previous employers for verification. CSCU is committed to providing a safe campus community. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination

CT State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, genetic information, learning disability, marital status, intellectual disability, physical disability (including but not limited to blindness), present or past history of mental disability, prior criminal record, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, retaliation for previously opposed discrimination or coercion, veteran status, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or trafficking or any other federal or state protected class in its employment, programs, and activities, unless the provisions of Section 46a-80(b) or 46a-81(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes are controlling or there are bona fide occupational qualifications excluding persons in one of the above protected groups. 

For information regarding the nondiscrimination, disability, and Title IX policies/procedures, contact: John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, CT State Community College, 185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051, 860-612-7056 or [email protected].

CSCC IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.