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About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

You are an integral partner to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Controller. You will partner with key stakeholders (COO; Sr. Manager of Capital Budget and Finance, Head of Procurement, Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer, Department Heads, among others) on matters related to annual operating budgets, long-term financial planning, financial and budgetary responsibility, and risk management. You are responsible for periodic management reporting for the Museum’s Operating Budget.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

+ Prepare, implement, and maintain the Museum's multi-year financial plan for both the Met Fifth and Met Cloisters campuses, coordinating within the Sr. Manager, Capital Budget and Finance to consolidate for the Museum's overall financial plan (operating + capital)

+ Lead the Museum’s annual financial plan adjustment process (which leads up to the annual budget submission process). Establish clear timelines, workflows, and guidelines for the process, including senior leadership prioritization, ensuring it aligns with the Museum’s strategic goals.

+ Lead the Museum’s twice-annual, bottoms-up periodic variance analysis and forecasts for each department

+ Develop three (3) consolidated variance analyses and forecasts for current year operating performance

+ Lead a team of Budget/Financial Analysts to assist in maintaining financial models and templates to support ongoing budget and planning processes

+ Lead a team of Divisional Finance Managers who are dual reporting into Finance and their Division leadership to ensure alignment on processes, formats and tools

+ Work with various colleagues to develop financial plans for major new initiatives and programs

+ Partner closely with Human Resources to maintain the Museum’s comprehensive compensation model (multi-year headcount and fringe benefits assumptions)

+ In partnership with the Controller’s and Investments teams, enhance and integrate operating cash planning and forecasting into larger Museum planning suite

+ In partnership with the Controller’s team, develop new financial reporting formats to support managerial decision-making at all levels across the Museum with an emphasis on continuous improvement.

+ Work closely with the Controller’s Office to crosswalk between GAAP financial accounting rules and Met-specific managerial accounting rules.

+ Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field, or equivalent work experience.

+ 10 years of progressively comprehensive budget and financial planning leadership experience and responsibility within a large, complex environment

+ Thorough working knowledge of finance, fund accounting, and financial reporting analysis.

+ Experience in higher education, healthcare, global non-for profit or other complex/multi-faceted large corporation is preferred

+ Demonstrated ability to manage financial data and prepare/oversee budgets and forecasts, specifically with the ability to distinguish operating expenses vs. capital expenditures

+ Ability to effectively influence within a complex institutional environment.

+ Exceptional organizational skills, extremely detail oriented.

+ Solid understanding of internal control concepts and the implementation of internal control systems in a complex business environment.

+ Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

+ Experience with Workday Financials, HR and/or Adaptive Planning is a plus

+ Familiarity with or interest in learning project planning and project management software, especially JIRA.

COMPENSATION RANGE:

+ Pay Range: $200,000.000 - $220,000.00

The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.

Visa Sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Location Requirements

At time of employment, employees are expected to be located within commuting distance of the Museum. “Commuting distance” means that they are located in one of following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (the “Tri-state and PA” areas), and be able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.

Benefits Offerings

The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.

+ Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

+ 403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match

+ Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays

+ Long-term disability coverage

+ Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses)

+ Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)

+ Free financial-planning services

+ Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs

+ 25% discount for staff in Museum shops

+ A subsidized staff cafeteria

+ Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions

We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the desired attributes for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.

The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact [email protected] .

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.