Budget Analyst

About This Role

Being a Budget Analyst means supporting the university's budget development, financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and budget governance functions. This position provides financial analysis and decision support to university units, ensuring effective stewardship of resources and alignment with institutional priorities. Working collaboratively with campus stakeholders, this role assists with budget development, monitoring, forecasting, position management, reporting, and financial policy interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of annual operating budget, salary detail files, budget comparisons, and variance analysis under the direction of the Director
• Develop and maintain complex spreadsheets and integrated financial models, including operating initiatives and salaries, to inform annual budget preparation, monthly financial reporting, and long-range forecasting
• Monitor, review and process position evaluation requests in accordance with budget and financial objectives, exercising discretion and sound judgment in decision-making in coordination with the primary Budget and Planning team partner
• Participate and assist with key aspects of estimated final projections, special projects and scenarios related to the University’s budget plan
• Assist in monitoring spending, including review of expense requests against budget, identifying variances to ensure expenditures do not exceed available resources
• Prepare, review and process journal entries and budget transfers
• Create and run queries to provide financial and budget-related information
• Assist with year-end closing including reconciliation and review of year-end reports to ensure accuracy
• Maintain comprehensive, timely, and accurate information to support financial analysis
• Interpret financial results and provide recommendations to support informed decision-making by university leadership and departmental budget managers
• Assist with budget analysis, examination of budget proposals and long-range plans for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with established procedures and organizational objectives
• Analyze budget and accounting reports for anomalies, inconsistencies, and trends affecting budget needs and to maintain expenditure controls
• Support University monthly estimated final reporting processes, including variance analysis and preparation of supporting schedules
• Assist in preparation of annual budget session templates, financial reports, and schedules for schools and colleges
• Provide accurate and timely reporting on school/college initiative funding and commitments
• Prepare and reconcile ad-hoc reports as requested for internal use
• Develop, create, and maintain complex spreadsheets, pivot tables, and ad hoc reports