Financial Planning and Analysis

• Financial Feasibility Analysis
• Regents' Finance Item Coordination (esp. those requiring External Financing)
• Auxiliary and Service Enterprise Method and Procedure Support
• UC Housing System (UCHS) system wide policy, business and financial support

Financial Feasibility Analysis

1. Provide financial analysis to support strategic planing and decision making, to include:
   projects involving campuses, departments within UCOP, or systemwide perspectives (examples include modeling Tidal Wave II facilities requirements, non-traditional Third Party Facility Development and other alternative delivery methods, development of the Washington Center Business and Finance Plan).

   consulting with campus administrators on policy issues, financial problems, conceptual ideas and / or pending legislation involving the development or cooperation of the University's business-type activities

2. Identify financial policies which will allow the University to establish, track and monitor its financial goals, based upon historical trends and future strategies, to include:
   analyzing factors useful for developing meaningful financial targets or benchmarks against similar institutions.

   developing effective methods to communicate financial goals to a broad constituency

3. Develop of the financial analysis process and implementation of analytical tools that address issues from a systemwide, campus or department perspective, to include:
   participation in the requirements, design and development of decision support systems

   independently and proactively develop ad hoc analytical models based upon analytical expertise

Regents' Finance Item coordination

Evaluate, and approve project feasibility and fund source availability of new business activities. Establish methods for cost/ benefit, supply / demand and cash flow analysis for any new undertaking. Work with ad hoc teams including campus and OP planners and budget staffs to assemble and quantify the necessary financial data and narrative discussion to justify Regental approval for the project. Review and approve finance action as well as necessary back up materials to prepare the final documents for OP interdepartmental consultation and approval. Completed items are presented for approval at each Regents meeting.

Reference: Business Policy #55
Reference: Regent Item Submission Calendar

Auxiliary and Service Enterprise method and procedure support

Provide policy oversight and legislative analysis for auxiliary and service enterprises such as parking and transportation, bookstores, student centers, mail and messenger, and recreation centers as policy affects operations and capital project financing.

Reference: Business Policy #72

UC Housing System (UCHS) systemwide policy, business and financial support

Manage the systemwide operations of UCHS, including administrative policy, determination of annual minimum net revenue targets for each campus' operation, calculation of future net revenue assessments and the related debt coverage, management of the UCHS Net Revenue Reserve Fund, and determine projects to be included in future UCHS Bond issues. Assemble annual campus UCHS financial statements and interface with the external auditor. Propose / implement management actions necessary to keep the system in strong financial health and to insure that all legal requirements of the governing bond indenture are met.

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