The realization of performance-oriented transformation of financial intelligence in universities is an inevitable choice for universities to achieve high-quality education in the new era. How to achieve deep integration of university finance and intelligence transformation based on performance, and how to optimize the allocation of university resources based on the construction of intelligent platforms, are issues that need to be studied at the current stage. This paper first introduces the background of performance-oriented transformation of financial intelligence in universities, revealing the practical background of this research. Then, it starts with the connotation and significance of performance-oriented financial intelligence transformation, focusing on the system architecture of financial intelligence transformation in universities. It elaborates on the system architecture of financial intelligence transformation from four aspects: budgeting, execution, monitoring, and evaluation. Furthermore, platform design is conducted based on this, specifically introducing the construction of three major modules of the university intelligence platform: financial service system, financial data exchange center, and financial decision system. Finally, this paper puts forward some suggestions for the intelligent transformation of university finance.