About Financial Planning & Budgets
The Office of Financial Planning & Budgets evaluates, develops, and implements the budget for Central Michigan University. The goal of the department is to make strategic and tactical evaluations in the monitoring and administration of the budget.
The Office of Financial Planning & Budgets reports to the Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services and has the following responsibilities:
- Preparing the university's current budget and long range financial plans.
- Allocating available resources through annual budget preparation and development.
- Maintaining and monitoring the budget for the academic and service centers throughout the university.
- Performing budget analyses and consulting chairs, managers and others that have questions or concerns regarding the budget.
- Preparing the reports and documents of actual and projected operating results of the university that are required to be submitted to the State of Michigan.
- Responding to all requests, internal and external for institutional and budget data.
- Administering and teaching instructional classes to make employees more comfortable and knowledgeable about the budget given to them and the process involved in the creation of the budget.
- Performing position control functions which includes the budgeting, monitoring and human resources information systems maintenance.
- Working with administrative and academic departments to resolve funding issues and give direction on budgetary procedures and policies.