Higher Education

Higher Education institutions need to plan, monitor, and measure performance more than ever before.

For both public and private institutions, having the ability to plan, monitor, and measure is no longer an option, but a requirement. Universities, colleges, and academic health centers must understand the performance of the institution. To do so requires a comprehensive Enterprise Performance Management program that includes processes to perform Connected Planning, Close, and Reporting and Analysis.

Performance Architects has been helping higher education institutions with these processes for over 15 years. We have the industry insight and implementation expertise to design and build solutions to help you meet your performance expectations.

Enterprise Performance Management Solutions for Higher Education

 Connected Planning

Institutions need forward-looking views provided from plans that connect the strategic model to the detailed annual budget and projections.

We develop budgeting and forecasting models covering, but not limited to:

  • Annual Budget

  • Workforce Planning

  • Current Year Projection

  • Multi-Year Projection

  • Capital Planning

  • Strategic Modeling

  • Grants Forecasting

  • Responsibility Center Management

  • Incentive-based Budgeting

  • Enrollment Planning

Financial Close

The accounting group needs to automate time-consuming manual processes to close the books to reduce costs and eliminate errors.

We implement the following solutions to close your financials:

  • Account Reconciliation

  • Consolidation & Close

  • Financial Reporting

  • Year-End Reporting

Reporting and Analysis

Institution-wide users from administration to finance to all departments require access to critical data in order to understand and analyze their results.

We build reporting and analysis solutions including:

  • Budget to Variance Reporting

  • Budget Book

  • Grants Analysis

  • Cost of Education Analysis

Partial Higher Education Client List

  • Bentley University

    Brigham Young University

    California State University, Chancellor’s Office

    California State University, East Bay

    Case Western University

    Columbia College (Illinois)

    Columbia College (Missouri)

    Dartmouth College

    Eastern Virginia Medical School

  • Florida International University

    Glendale Community College

    Harvard University

    Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Ithaca College

    Maricopa Community College District

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    New York University

    Princeton University

  • Rutgers University

    San Francisco State University

    Syracuse University

    University of Iowa

    University of Pittsburgh

    University System of New Hampshire

    University of Wyoming

    Vanderbilt University

    Virginia Commonwealth University

What higher education clients are saying

“The Performance Architects team was amazing in not only helping us get our implementation going, but also in deploying solutions that meet our needs. Their team’s knowledge and understanding of both higher education and the Oracle EPM technology, continues to help us in making our EPM journey successful.”

— Assistant Controller, University of Pittsburgh

“The solution is eye-opening because you’re not just creating a spreadsheet for a report, you’re actually analyzing what’s on the spreadsheet.”

— Senior Budget Analyst, San Francisco State

“The benefits come from increased visibility and control. We can understand where payroll and headcount are growing, as well as when and where departments leverage factors like vacancy rates or incentive payments.”

— Senior Director - FP&A, Vanderbilt University

Why Performance Architects?

We Focus on EPM for Higher Education

EPM is what we do, having helped over 60 higher education clients to plan, monitor, and measure their performance.

We Implement Market-leading Cloud Solutions

We strategically partner with market-leading vendors that provide solutions capable of meeting complex requirements.

We Build Long Term Relationships and Become Trusted Advisors

Our approach is to build long-term relationships with our clients and partners. By doing so, we become trusted advisors that can help you along your EPM journey.