Job Description
Job Description
The Senior Budget Analyst is responsible for providing support to the staff at the campuses and Office of the Chancellor for research on financial outcomes, budget variances, as well as producing, maintaining and facilitating use of budget models.
The Budget Analyst performs the following essential functions:
- Designs, produces, and distributes annual budget models and reforecasting models.
- Provides technical assistance and analytical research to assist end users in the budgeting and reforecasting process.
- Designs, develops and distributes recurring financial & analytical reports according to schedules.
- Constructs break-even and scenario analysis for various projects.
- Performs statistical analysis to identify trends, develop projections, and communicate significant changes.
- Monitors and analyzes operational outcomes and data that impacts financial results in order to summarize, translate, and project financial position.
- Determines proper handling of certain financial and operational transactions and approves transactions within designated limits.
- Ensures compliance with organizational procedures.
- Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
- Makes recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures.
- Conducts studies and submits recommendations for improving the organization's outcomes.
- Supports various staff with ad hoc projections based on historical trends, current operational strategies, and industry expectations.
- Streamlines existing processes to improve efficiencies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required, Master is preferred.
- Accounting experience required; FP&A experience preferred.
- Master-level Excel skills and financial statement interpretation required. PowerBI, SQL query, ERP, advanced reporting proficiencies preferred.
- On-site presence required.
- Advanced problem-solving, sense of urgency, meticulous attention to detail, excellent communication, investigative/critical thinking, self-management, and high dependability characteristics required.