Director, Financial Strategic Services

Director, Financial Strategic Services

The Associate VP of Budget and Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer is seeking a Director, Financial Strategic Services. This is a full-time 1.00 FTE, 12-month, professional faculty position. The Director of Financial Strategic Services (FSS) provides strategic leadership and direction for a university-wide function that supports financial decision-making through clear communication, contextual analysis, and proactive guidance. This position ensures that FSS evolves in alignment with institutional priorities, leading the development of tools, standardized processes, and messaging that help academic, administrative and student affairs units understand and tell the story of their financial data. The Director consults with university leaders to guide financial strategy, policy translation, and stewardship practices, ensuring that changes to FSS services are intentional, coordinated, and strategically directed. The Director provides trusted decision support to academic and administrative leaders, strengthens the university's capacity to invest in student success, research growth, and community impact, and builds long-term financial resilience that supports OSU's ambitious vision for the future. Reporting to the Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, the Director defines the vision and role of FSS, ensuring responsiveness to institutional needs and technological evolution. The Director works closely with leaders in Budget and Finance, the Division of Research and Innovation, and others to provide transparent, timely, and actionable insights that inform executive decision-making and support OSU's mission as a land grant, R1 research university.

Why OSU?

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job! Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don't wait for challenges to present themselves we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS :

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide

Locations : Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport. Oregon State's beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America's best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package : Oregon State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including :

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Key Responsibilities

What You Will Need

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard : 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

What We Would Like You to Have

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

This position operates in a professional office environment with regular interaction and communication with faculty, staff, and external partners in person, by phone, email, and virtual platforms. While the role primarily requires an on-campus presence to support key meetings and engagement,