Budget Analyst-Intermediate

Job Description

Under general supervision, responsible for providing more complex budget and financial support services. Reviews, analyses, and prepares budget-related documents, requests, and other specialized reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepares operating budgets for units or departments based on actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenue, expense reports and other factors.
• Reviews expenditures of requisitioning departments to ensure conformance to budgetary limitations; analyzes, compares and evaluates various courses of action to manage and monitor operating budgets.
• Maintains records of expenses, inventories and budget balances; maintains records of actual operating figures for comparison with estimated budget.
• Audits vouchers and expense accounts.
• Assists in the installation of budgetary control systems.
• Assists in reviewing and submitting payroll.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrated knowledge of contracts and budgeting.
• Knowledge in higher education fund accounting and budgeting preferred.
• Demonstrated budget, financial, and accounting skills.
• Skilled in prioritizing, planning and organizing assignments; working effectively under tight schedules, and completing tasks in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated ability to independently access and retrieve information from databases, and to organize and process the data for analytical purposes.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing on budget and cost issues.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, financial systems and databases.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's Degree degree is required.

EXPERIENCE:

• Three (3) years of budgetary experience is required.

PREFERRED:

• Familiarity, knowledge, and/or experience working with grant related funding is preferred.