Budget and Fiscal Director (Higher Education)

Salary: $76,960 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global’s Office of Student Engagement is a public higher education organization; this role supports the College of Education, Health & Human Development.

What you will do

• Lead strategic fiscal planning, budget development, management, and analysis for the college.
• Develop policies, practices, and documentation for budgets, financial planning, and fiscal operations.
• Coordinate budget management with the central Budget Office and college leadership.
• Align staffing needs and financial resources with Fiscal Shared Services and the Human Resource Business Partner.
• Train and oversee budget-related work by Business Operations Managers and the Grant Management team.
• Manage course, program, and service fees, strategic allocations, one-time funds, financial compliance, and capital equipment sustainability planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field, plus three years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience developing, analyzing, and executing complex budgets and long-range fiscal management plans.
• Ability to interpret, explain, and present detailed budget and fiscal data verbally and in writing.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet, database query, word processing, and financial modeling software.
• Strong decision-making, communication, organization, confidentiality, attention to detail, and prioritization skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in higher education.
• Experience with Banner or other budget and fiscal management applications.
• Experience with Windows, Excel, Access, Word, and Outlook.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time classified position with a 1.0 FTE appointment.
• Benefits eligible.
• Collaboration with students, staff, faculty, university administrators, agencies, professional associations, and organizations.
• Veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives receive employment preference under Montana law.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Hiring process

• Screening begins August 7, 2026.
• Applications remain open until an adequate applicant pool is established.
• Required documents are a resume and cover letter.