Financial Analysis and Real Estate Operations Associate Director

Posted: 3/24/26
Deadline: 5/1/26
Salary: $96,740-$110,000

Reference Number: 295807

About This Organization

Kennesaw State University

Job Duties

Responsible for the budgeting process for the Division’s operating budget, Foundation housing properties and other off-campus real estate. Ensure properties maintain optimal occupancy, competitive pricing, and strong financial performance through ongoing analysis and close partnership with Housing Operations, and third-party operators. Serve as the primary point of contact for interim management of newly acquired real estate assets. Oversee management of the $140M endowment, ensuring funds effectively support students and faculty and that donor reporting is accurate and professional. Lead contract review processes on behalf of the Foundation to support compliance, risk mitigation, and organizational effectiveness. Create complex financial models to plan and analyze initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Partner with department leaders to understand their operations and strategic goals in order to support the development, reporting, and analysis of operational expense budgets.
2. Lead the Division’s annual budgeting process, providing guidance to budget owners and consolidating departmental submissions into a complete and accurate financial plan. Includes delivering a recommended budget to the Foundation Board of Trustees as the Foundation is a separate legal entity from our state funding. Works with KSU Fiscal Services to request new state funding (both one-time and permanent funding) along with reassessing the Division’s permanent state funding to ensure funds are spent on top priorities.
3. Lead the annual budgeting process for all Foundation LLC entities by partnering with other KSU operational teams to include: operational budgets, Debt Service Coverage Ratios, MOUs with the University and capital planning.
4. Partner with third-party operators of the Foundation’s real estate assets to drive profitability by setting and monitoring goals for occupancy, revenue, expenses, and property condition. Approve major capital expenditures as needed.
5. Prepare presentations for Senior Leadership to support strategic decision making.
6. Review, approve, and monitor all Foundation contracts. Provide guidance to budget owners on contract needs and support the contract processor throughout the workflow.
7. Build advanced financial models to analyze new initiatives, utilizing system extracted data and sophisticated Excel functions to deliver meaningful insights.
8. Fulfill the tasks required to support the Foundation’s endowment, including evaluating initiatives to optimize growth and utilization, analyzing changes to the spending policy, calculating annual spending allocations, forecasting future distributions, and supporting accurate donor reporting.
9. Provide leadership and direction to assigned staff

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Required Experience
Five (5) years of experience in financial planning and analysis, real property asset management, or related business role.

Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Preferred Experience
Advanced proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, or similar Data Management/Visualization tool

Salary

$96,740-$110,000

Other Info

Please apply to the link below or directly at www.kennesaw.edu:

https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psc/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=43000&JobOpeningId=295807&PostingSeq=1