Financial Management, Planning, and Analysis

Welcome!

The Office of Financial Management, Planning and Analysis (FMPA) provides leadership in the School of Arts & Sciences in the areas of financial planning, analysis and controllership; additionally, FMPA provides financial operations support to the Dean’s Office.  Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, multi-year and strategic planning, financial modeling, variance analysis, and reporting.

FMPA provides leadership in the development of operating budgets that link resources with SAS’s strategic objectives consistent with the financial and planning policies of the university. This office further provides service that is dedicated to partnering with academic and administrative units by providing the approaches, tools and knowledge required for sound fiscal management.

The FMPA team works very closely with our colleagues in Finance & Administration to support the academic mission of the School. Welcome!

Primary Services

Financial Evaluation and Analysis

Provide high level financial evaluation and analysis for SAS fiscal operations to support decision making

Budget Development and Variance Analysis

Manage annual department and school level budget process for SAS departments and centers. Provides 5-year forecast development

Projection and Analysis

Develop models for projecting revenue and expense analysis for SAS that are used to evaluate forward looking scenarios and their impact on SAS resources

Business Services

Provide business support to the Dean’s Office and the administrative units reporting directly to the Vice Dean for Finance and Administration