Associate Director Business Analytics and Operations

Department: PR Business Operations
This position is represented by the agreement between the Professional Staff Association and the University of Guelph

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General Purpose

The Associate Director, Business Analytics & Operations (AD) is a senior leader responsible for financial management, business operations, data strategy, and client service delivery within Physical Resources (PR). Reporting to the Director, Business & Service Operations, the AD acts as the Director’s primary delegate and ensures the effective oversight of PR’s accounting, procurement, stockroom & material handling, and administration of client services functions.

The role directly supervises 4 staff and indirectly oversees 9 unionized employees. The AD manages complex financial activity, including $49.5M in operating expenditures, $11.3M in recoveries, and over $70M in annual capital spending, and oversees major construction contract administration.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee operating budgets across 23 units ($29M), campus utilities ($20.5M), and 200+ capital projects (authorized value $380M) administration;
• Develop long-term data and systems strategies aligned with PR’s strategic framework and create analytical models to support our processes;
• Manage budget development, reporting, audit support, and compliance with university accounting policies, ensuring accurate and relevant data sets, dashboards and reports;
• Oversee PR’s independent procurement centre (stockroom) and the major construction contracts valued in the tens of millions;
• Lead large-scale data initiatives, including database design, analytics models, dashboards, and operational reporting;
• Ensure effective, client-focused service delivery through the Client Services group and campus communications;
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities across operational and financial groups and develop recommendations and reports to inform decisions;
• Support and assume the responsibilities of the Director, Business & Service Operations in their absence;
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Four-year undergraduate degree in Business Administration;
• Master’s degree in Math, Statistics, Computer and Data Analytics or Information Systems is preferred;
• 9 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• CPA designation;
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing diverse teams and complex workflows;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to anticipate change and make appropriate recommendations to the Director;
• Strong data skills and understanding of qualitative and quantitative methodology;
• Strong report writing and data reporting skills;
• High level ability in Excel and business intelligence software (ex. Tableau, PowerBi);
• The ability to operate effectively with tact, diplomacy and the highest level of confidentiality is imperative.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE EDGE?

• Leadership experience in a large institutional setting
• Experience managing unionized employees

Employee Type: Regular 
Position Number: 10924839 
Classification: P&M FT- Band 08    
Professional/Managerial Salary Bands 
The target hiring salary for this position is minimum and up to 96% of midpoint for the salary grade.

*Tentative evaluation; subject to committee review.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Posting Date:  03/24/2026  
Closing Date:  03/31/2026