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Financial Planning & Analysis roles qualify for H-1B visa and E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics. Employers sponsor FP&A candidates at mid-to-large companies across technology, healthcare, and financial services. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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$126,000.00 - $140,000.00 Semi-Monthly
Location
200 William R. Harvey Way, Hampton, VA 23668
Job Type
Full-Time
Department
Business Office
Opening Date
08/06/2026
Description
The Assistant Vice President (AVP) - Financial Planning, Analysis & Business Transformation serves as a strategic leader responsible for driving financial excellence, operational efficiency, and institutional modernization. This role blends high-level financial modeling, budgeting, and performance analytics with process engineering and change management.
The AVP will lead cross-functional initiatives to streamline business operations, modernize systems by leveraging enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation tools, eliminate workflow bottlenecks, and establish data-driven, AI-augmented decision-making frameworks across the organization.
This role also serves as the primary finance and business operations contact person for the annual University operating budget in collaboration with the Assistant Comptroller. The position provides budget analytics and reporting support across all University departments. In addition, the position holds primary responsibility for financial oversight and reporting for Advancement donations and for signature University events requiring event-level financial management, including the Jazz Festival, Homecoming, the Ministers Conference, and others.
Examples of Duties
Strategic Financial Analysis, Planning and Reporting
- Advanced Financial Modeling: Lead long-range financial planning leveraging AI-driven predictive analytics to evaluate strategic initiatives, risk factors, and market trends. Develop advanced data analytic tools to generate short and long-term financial projections regarding operating revenues and expenses.
- Performance Analytics: Establish, track, and analyze key financial and operational metrics (KPIs) to monitor performance against strategic goals. Monitor and report on the financial performance of University departmental budgets, providing regular updates to senior management and stakeholders.
- Budget & Variance Analysis: Oversee complex variance analyses, identifying trends, risks, and cost-containment strategies for leadership review.
- Executive Reporting: Prepare and deliver clear, data-rich presentations and financial insights for executive leadership and board committees.
- Manage the financial reporting for grants, donors, Advancement, and signature University events, including the Jazz Festival, Homecoming, the Ministers Conference, and others.
- Perform ad hoc reporting and related tasks as assigned by either Deputy CFO or as requested by co-workers and management.
University Budget Development and Analysis
- Assist in the development and management of the annual University operating budget to ensure financial resources are allocated efficiently across all University departments and align with strategic goals.
- Support the annual budget development calendar across all University departments, including coordinating department submission timelines, collecting and compiling departmental data, and preparing budget materials for senior leadership review.
- Create and maintain sophisticated financial reports for the Deputy CFO for Business Operations and senior leadership, including monthly variance reports, recurring leadership reporting packages, and Power BI dashboards.
Business Transformation & Process Improvement
- Process Re-engineering & Intelligent Automation: Audit, map, and optimize core workflows by integrating Robotic Process Automation (RPA), generative AI, and machine learning to eliminate process redundancies and minimize operational friction.
- AI Tool Evaluation & Deployment: Evaluate, pilot, and deploy emerging enterprise AI utilities, automated accounting/fp&a software, and smart analytics solutions across finance and operational departments.
- Systems Optimization & Integration: Partner with IT and business units to evaluate, implement, and leverage Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools, reporting dashboards, and automated financial controls.
- Data Strategy & AI Governance: Establish guidelines and governance protocols for secure, ethical, and reliable AI/automation usage within financial workflows, safeguarding institutional data integrity.
Change Management & Continuous Improvement
- AI Literacy & Digital Upskilling: Champion a culture of innovation by training, mentoring, and guiding financial and operational teams on incorporating modern digital tools and AI prompt/automation workflows into daily practice.
- Strategic Project Management: Lead cross-functional transformation portfolios from ideation through post-implementation review, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope.
- Cross-Departmental Alignment: Collaborate with executive peers, department heads, and operational teams to align financial and tech-enabled capabilities with broader institutional objectives.
- Change Management: Lead organization-wide change initiatives, ensuring clear communication, stakeholder buy-in, and training for new financial workflows and systems.
- Project Management: Oversee strategic project portfolios from ideation through post-implementation review, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time and within scope.
Other Responsibilities
- Manage the processing of financial transactions with Advancement that interfaces with Banner and Razor Edge.
- Review and reconcile the transactions from Advancement against the payment received through cashier, ACH, and credit cards.
- Ensure compliance with donor gift restrictions and endowment spending policy in coordination with Advancement, General Counsel, and endowment investment advisors.
- Support audit readiness and SACSCOC accreditation documentation for donors, gift, and endowment-related financial processes.
- Collaborate with the Deputy CFO for Business Operations on the endowment unitization schedule to automate in Finance Edge and update quarterly.
Typical Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other accredited business-related fields from an accredited institution
- A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in accounting, higher education finance or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong working knowledge of accounting best practices for higher education institutions
- Advanced proficiency in financial analysis technology and computer applications including Banner ERP, Microsoft Excel, and other relevant business intelligence tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of university budget processes and state/federal compliance requirements for higher education
- Experience with audit processes in higher education
- Proficiency with advanced business intelligence tools
- Experience with donor/advancement CRM systems (e.g., Raiser's Edge, Ellucian Advance, or equivalent)
- Working knowledge of fund accounting principles, including restricted versus unrestricted fund classification and donor intent compliance
- Technical Mastery: proficiency in financial modeling, data analytics, AI and visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
- Process Methodologies: Working knowledge of process improvement frameworks (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Agile).
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate complex data into actionable strategic recommendations.
Supplemental Information
- Manage the processing of financial transactions with Advancement that interfaces with Banner and Razor Edge.
- Review and reconcile the transactions from Advancement against the payment received through cashier, ACH, and credit cards.
- Ensure compliance with donor gift restrictions and endowment spending policy in coordination with Advancement, General Counsel, and endowment investment advisors.
- Support audit readiness and SACSCOC accreditation documentation for donors, gift, and endowment-related financial processes.
- Collaborate with the Deputy CFO for Business Operations on the endowment unitization schedule to automate in Finance Edge and update quarterly.
Employer
Hampton University
Address
200 William R. Harvey Way
Hampton, Virginia, 23668
Phone
757-727-5250
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees and part-time employees who regularly work 20 hours or more per week including health care, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, legal insurance, accident, critical illness, hospitalization, tuition remission, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
To learn more details, visit our website: https://home.hamptonu.edu/hr/benefits/.
Salary
$126,000.00 - $140,000.00 Semi-Monthly
Location
200 William R. Harvey Way, Hampton, VA 23668
Job Type
Full-Time
Department
Business Office
Opening Date
08/06/2026
Description
The Assistant Vice President (AVP) - Financial Planning, Analysis & Business Transformation serves as a strategic leader responsible for driving financial excellence, operational efficiency, and institutional modernization. This role blends high-level financial modeling, budgeting, and performance analytics with process engineering and change management.
The AVP will lead cross-functional initiatives to streamline business operations, modernize systems by leveraging enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation tools, eliminate workflow bottlenecks, and establish data-driven, AI-augmented decision-making frameworks across the organization.
This role also serves as the primary finance and business operations contact person for the annual University operating budget in collaboration with the Assistant Comptroller. The position provides budget analytics and reporting support across all University departments. In addition, the position holds primary responsibility for financial oversight and reporting for Advancement donations and for signature University events requiring event-level financial management, including the Jazz Festival, Homecoming, the Ministers Conference, and others.
Examples of Duties
Strategic Financial Analysis, Planning and Reporting
- Advanced Financial Modeling: Lead long-range financial planning leveraging AI-driven predictive analytics to evaluate strategic initiatives, risk factors, and market trends. Develop advanced data analytic tools to generate short and long-term financial projections regarding operating revenues and expenses.
- Performance Analytics: Establish, track, and analyze key financial and operational metrics (KPIs) to monitor performance against strategic goals. Monitor and report on the financial performance of University departmental budgets, providing regular updates to senior management and stakeholders.
- Budget & Variance Analysis: Oversee complex variance analyses, identifying trends, risks, and cost-containment strategies for leadership review.
- Executive Reporting: Prepare and deliver clear, data-rich presentations and financial insights for executive leadership and board committees.
- Manage the financial reporting for grants, donors, Advancement, and signature University events, including the Jazz Festival, Homecoming, the Ministers Conference, and others.
- Perform ad hoc reporting and related tasks as assigned by either Deputy CFO or as requested by co-workers and management.
University Budget Development and Analysis
- Assist in the development and management of the annual University operating budget to ensure financial resources are allocated efficiently across all University departments and align with strategic goals.
- Support the annual budget development calendar across all University departments, including coordinating department submission timelines, collecting and compiling departmental data, and preparing budget materials for senior leadership review.
- Create and maintain sophisticated financial reports for the Deputy CFO for Business Operations and senior leadership, including monthly variance reports, recurring leadership reporting packages, and Power BI dashboards.
Business Transformation & Process Improvement
- Process Re-engineering & Intelligent Automation: Audit, map, and optimize core workflows by integrating Robotic Process Automation (RPA), generative AI, and machine learning to eliminate process redundancies and minimize operational friction.
- AI Tool Evaluation & Deployment: Evaluate, pilot, and deploy emerging enterprise AI utilities, automated accounting/fp&a software, and smart analytics solutions across finance and operational departments.
- Systems Optimization & Integration: Partner with IT and business units to evaluate, implement, and leverage Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools, reporting dashboards, and automated financial controls.
- Data Strategy & AI Governance: Establish guidelines and governance protocols for secure, ethical, and reliable AI/automation usage within financial workflows, safeguarding institutional data integrity.
Change Management & Continuous Improvement
- AI Literacy & Digital Upskilling: Champion a culture of innovation by training, mentoring, and guiding financial and operational teams on incorporating modern digital tools and AI prompt/automation workflows into daily practice.
- Strategic Project Management: Lead cross-functional transformation portfolios from ideation through post-implementation review, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope.
- Cross-Departmental Alignment: Collaborate with executive peers, department heads, and operational teams to align financial and tech-enabled capabilities with broader institutional objectives.
- Change Management: Lead organization-wide change initiatives, ensuring clear communication, stakeholder buy-in, and training for new financial workflows and systems.
- Project Management: Oversee strategic project portfolios from ideation through post-implementation review, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time and within scope.
Other Responsibilities
- Manage the processing of financial transactions with Advancement that interfaces with Banner and Razor Edge.
- Review and reconcile the transactions from Advancement against the payment received through cashier, ACH, and credit cards.
- Ensure compliance with donor gift restrictions and endowment spending policy in coordination with Advancement, General Counsel, and endowment investment advisors.
- Support audit readiness and SACSCOC accreditation documentation for donors, gift, and endowment-related financial processes.
- Collaborate with the Deputy CFO for Business Operations on the endowment unitization schedule to automate in Finance Edge and update quarterly.
Typical Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other accredited business-related fields from an accredited institution
- A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in accounting, higher education finance or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong working knowledge of accounting best practices for higher education institutions
- Advanced proficiency in financial analysis technology and computer applications including Banner ERP, Microsoft Excel, and other relevant business intelligence tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of university budget processes and state/federal compliance requirements for higher education
- Experience with audit processes in higher education
- Proficiency with advanced business intelligence tools
- Experience with donor/advancement CRM systems (e.g., Raiser's Edge, Ellucian Advance, or equivalent)
- Working knowledge of fund accounting principles, including restricted versus unrestricted fund classification and donor intent compliance
- Technical Mastery: proficiency in financial modeling, data analytics, AI and visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
- Process Methodologies: Working knowledge of process improvement frameworks (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Agile).
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate complex data into actionable strategic recommendations.
Supplemental Information
- Manage the processing of financial transactions with Advancement that interfaces with Banner and Razor Edge.
- Review and reconcile the transactions from Advancement against the payment received through cashier, ACH, and credit cards.
- Ensure compliance with donor gift restrictions and endowment spending policy in coordination with Advancement, General Counsel, and endowment investment advisors.
- Support audit readiness and SACSCOC accreditation documentation for donors, gift, and endowment-related financial processes.
- Collaborate with the Deputy CFO for Business Operations on the endowment unitization schedule to automate in Finance Edge and update quarterly.
Employer
Hampton University
Address
200 William R. Harvey Way
Hampton, Virginia, 23668
Phone
757-727-5250
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees and part-time employees who regularly work 20 hours or more per week including health care, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, legal insurance, accident, critical illness, hospitalization, tuition remission, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
To learn more details, visit our website: https://home.hamptonu.edu/hr/benefits/.
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Lead with your degree field, not just your title
Visa officers assess whether your degree matches the role, not just whether you have one. Finance, accounting, economics, or business analytics degrees map cleanly to FP&A. A general business degree may require additional documentation to establish the specialty occupation connection.
Target companies with a history of FP&A sponsorship
Large technology, healthcare, and financial services companies sponsor FP&A roles most consistently. Companies with established finance teams file Labor Condition Applications regularly, which signals an existing sponsorship infrastructure and a more straightforward approval process for your petition.
Emphasize financial modeling and forecasting skills
USCIS scrutinizes FP&A roles for specialty occupation status. Highlighting advanced technical skills like financial modeling, variance analysis, and ERP system experience strengthens the argument that the role requires a specific degree, not just general business knowledge.
Understand the LCA and prevailing wage process
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor before your H-1B petition. The LCA certifies the offered wage meets the prevailing wage for FP&A roles in your work location, which varies significantly by metro area and experience level.
Ask about sponsorship early, but frame it correctly
Raise visa sponsorship before the offer stage, not after. Frame it as confirming the company has existing infrastructure, not asking them to do something new. Many FP&A hiring managers are unfamiliar with the process, so having a concise explanation ready helps move conversations forward.
Track your OPT or grace period deadlines carefully
FP&A hiring cycles often run eight to twelve weeks from application to offer. If you're on OPT or in a grace period, map your timeline backward from your work authorization expiry to identify the latest date you can realistically start interviewing and still clear sponsorship paperwork.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Financial Planning & Analysis qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, FP&A roles typically qualify as specialty occupations because they normally require at least a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related quantitative field. The key requirement is that the degree must be specifically tied to the duties of the role. Generalist positions where any bachelor's degree satisfies the requirement face more scrutiny and a higher risk of a Request for Evidence from USCIS.
What degree do I need for an employer to sponsor my visa for an FP&A role?
A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics, or a closely related quantitative field is the standard requirement. USCIS looks for a direct connection between your field of study and the specific duties of the role. If your degree is in a less directly related field, supporting documentation such as transcripts showing relevant coursework or a credentials evaluation can help establish the required nexus.
Which visa types are available for sponsored FP&A positions?
H-1B visa is the most common path for FP&A roles and is available to most nationalities, though it requires winning the annual lottery. Australian citizens can use the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and far less competition. Canadian and Mexican citizens may qualify under the TN visa category. O-1 visa is an option for candidates with exceptional distinction, though the evidentiary bar is high for finance professionals.
How do I find FP&A jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Most job listings don't explicitly advertise sponsorship willingness, which makes filtering difficult on general platforms. Migrate Mate curates visa-sponsoring employers and lets you browse FP&A roles specifically posted by companies with an established history of sponsoring work visas, saving significant time in identifying viable opportunities. Focusing on mid-to-large employers in technology, healthcare, and financial services increases your odds considerably.
Can a company sponsor my visa if I'm switching from a different finance role?
Yes, as long as the new FP&A role qualifies as a specialty occupation and your degree supports it. If you're already on H-1B in a related finance role, your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition, and you can begin working as soon as it's received by USCIS. There's no need to wait for full approval before starting, which makes lateral moves between FP&A positions relatively straightforward.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Financial Planning Analysis jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.