Since my online learning career began at Quinnipiac University, I have always been interested in what QU is doing. When my friend and close colleague Adam Nemeroff moved from Dartmouth to Quinnipiac in 2024 to become the school’s founding assistant for new programs in learning, teaching and technology, my interest in QU grew.
Adam recently posted on LinkedIn that QU is looking to enroll a strategic and financial analyst, and I thought this would be another opportunity to learn more about where Quinnipiac is going. Adam put me in touch with the hiring manager, Olga Levine, and Olga graciously agreed to answer my four common questions for the Featured Gig.
Question: What is the purpose of the university with this role? How does compliance help advance the university’s strategic priorities?
A: The strategic enrollment and financial analyst role is designed to strengthen Quinnipiac University’s data-driven planning and budgeting capabilities, with a strong focus on tuition revenue forecasting. This unique position combines enrollment and retention analysis with financial planning to support informed institutional decisions.
The analyst will identify enrollment and retention patterns across educational programs and integrate this information into detailed financial models to project tuition revenue. By creating dashboards and quality reports, the analyst will transform raw data into actionable information that allows university leadership to proactively respond to trends affecting revenue.
Although the role is highly analytical, it also requires creativity—especially in developing processes, refining model designs and advanced forecasting methods.
Question: Where does the role sit within the structure of the university? How will the person in this role interact with other units and leaders across campus?
A: This role reports to the executive director of academic budgets and resource planning and is an integral part of the provost’s organization, placing it between academic planning and institutional strategy. Works closely with leaders across education systems, including school deans and program directors.
The analyst will support strategic planning by modeling revenue from new educational programs and partnerships. With a strong knowledge of data-analytics, the analyst will assist educational leaders by providing timely data and insights needed to make informed decisions.
Additionally, the role collaborates with key university functions such as admissions and central finances to ensure consistency and consistency in enrollment forecasting and financial planning.
Question: What would success look like in one year? Three years? Over here?
A: Initially, the focus will be on studying the current planning process and modeling methods, with the aim of streamlining the process in preparation for the next planning cycle. During this time, the analyst will also maintain and improve the reporting of educational leaders.
As the university implements a new planning system, the role will have the opportunity to automate key parts of the modeling process. Once automation is in place, the emphasis will shift to refining forecasting methods and developing planning models within the new system.
Over time, the focus will gradually shift from process management to deep data analysis, with the goal of turning complex data into meaningful insights that support educational leaders in making informed decisions in a rapidly evolving higher education environment.
Question: What future roles will the person taking this position be prepared for?
A: The individual in this role will have a unique opportunity to gain experience in academic and performance data, enrollment management, and financial modeling and planning. This combination of skills opens the door to a variety of data-driven roles throughout higher education and the nonprofit sector.
