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University Finance Center of Excellence

Enabling Financial Expertise and Excellence

The University Finance Center of Excellence (COE) is an inclusive ecosystem of both central and department finance experts and stakeholders that partner to provide leadership, best and equitable practices, research, analytics, support and training for all financial matters. 

The University Finance COE will: 

  • STRENGTHEN TRUST by serving as dedicated advisors on financial matters, protecting the university's long-term positioning and performance. 
  • DRIVE EFFICIENCY by managing financial processes from end-to-end, effectively integrating finance and business aspects of procedures and optimizing collective efforts. 
  • CREATE VALUE by provoding elevated decision support, proactively supporting stakeholders and effective prioritization to enable nimble business decisions. 
We invite you to be part of the University Finance COE and engage with us as we evolve. 

COE Resources

Finance Training Opportunities

This spreadsheet aggregates valuable training opportunities for finance professionals at all career stages. Trainings are sourced from a variety of providers including: CMU's Finance Training and Communications team, FocusU, NACUBO, LinkedIn Learning, and more.

Access Training Opportunities Here

National Finance Organizations

We encourage you to peruse this list of national organizations which provide membership benefits, development opportunities, and networking relevant to finance professionals. Familiarize yourself with these organizations and their offerings to determine if one or more is a good fit for you!

Access National Organizations Here

Key Contributor Spotlights

There are many individuals and/or teams from across the university that have contributed their significant expertise and skills to our financial community, or whose collaboration has helped to ensure the success of Finance Division projects and initiatives. Key Contributor Spotlights allow us to get to know individuals and teams whose critical work supports the financial community at CMU, and the goals and overall mission of the Finance Division. We hope you enjoy getting to know these key contributors and invite you to check back often for updates!

Read Key Contributor Spotlights Here

Please contact us at cfo@andrew.cmu.edu to learn more and explore ways to engage with the University Finance Center of Excellence! We look forward to partnering with you as we pursue our goals!