Maria Feuerstein
- Role
- Associate Vice President of Strategic Finance and Institutional Planning at Westfield State University
- Location
- Springfield, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Maria Feuerstein
Financial Planning & Analysis ~ Strategic Cost Management ~ Budget Planning A highly…
Experience
Associate Vice President of Strategic Finance and Institutional Planning
Jul 2018 — Present
Recognized as a Senior Financial Leader and the trusted financial right-hand and direct report to the Vice President of Administration and Finance, supporting data-informed strategic decisions on critical financial matters utilizing proper financial analysis and professional expertise; Primary audience is the President’s Cabinet group of VP’s and Board of Trustees. • Budget development, monitoring, and analytical support for all campus funds including: Operating, Capital Budget including the 5 Year Deferred Maintenance Plan, Other Trust Funds, and self-supporting Auxiliary Funds such as Dining and Residential Life as well as the College of Continuing Education. • Notable projects include-Finance Lead on University Efficiency Task Force to restructure operations, creating robust analytical models to evaluate profitability metrics. Developed the University’s first Contribution Margin Profitability Model joining complex financial and enrollment data-Developed cost analysis and tracking for the 5 year strategic plan-Implementation Project Manager for Questica Budgeting Software, a campus-wide financial reporting and analytics tool that supports budgeting and multi-year planning-Developed an integrated campus-wide position control planning database and reporting process to manage position budgets, and strategic workforce plans such as the voluntary separation incentive plan, hiring freeze, vacancy reporting, and early retirement incentive program. • Responsible for clear and effective communication on financial matters to a wide campus audience and state agencies, including presentations to the Board of Trustees and campus community. • Trusted and viewed as a campus community partner for all divisions collaborating with divisional leadership and faculty and staff, including: Academic Affair Program Development, Enrollment Cohort Modeling, Costing the Common Core Curriculum, and supporting strategic reorganizations.
Skills
- Real Estate
- Microsoft Access
- Risk Management
- Healthcare
- Vendor Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Budgets
- Leadership
- Business Process Improvement
- Insurance
- Team Building
- Financial Reporting
- Retail
- Essbase
- Employee Benefits
- Teamwork
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Customer Service
- Marketing
- Variance Analysis
- Excel
- Investments
- Finance
- Health Insurance
- Accounting
- Business Analysis
- Outlook
- Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Access
- New Business Development
- Training
- Process Improvement
- Contract Negotiation
- Forecasting
- Financial Planning
- Time Management
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