Budget Analyst II

Budget Analyst II

University Budget Office

Job #553673

Close Date:
January 11th 2026

At Cal Poly Humboldt, bold hearts and open minds shape the future.

Founded in 1913, Cal Poly Humboldt began as a small college for teachers. Today Humboldt has grown into a comprehensive university with rigorous science and liberal arts programs. Designated a polytechnic in 2022, Cal Poly Humboldt provides hands‑on, impactful educational opportunities that lead to meaningful, measurable outcomes for the individual, for the state, and the world.

Cal Poly Humboldt is proud to have more than 6,000 students of all backgrounds spread across 61 majors, 13 graduate programs, and 4 credential programs — all of whom contribute passion and creativity within their fields and set the stage for a future grounded in equity and sustainability. Hands‑on learning, inspired teaching, ground‑breaking research, and thought‑provoking creative activity happen daily at Humboldt.

Finding a better future is a task for the bold and open, the down‑to‑earth and visionary. Cal Poly Humboldt strives to cultivate these qualities in leaders, innovators, and scholars in every field.

Salary Range: $5,178 - $7,543. Hiring Range: $5,178.

This is a full‑time, benefited, non‑exempt 12‑month pay plan permanent position with a one‑year probationary period. This position comes with a premium benefits package that includes outstanding vacation, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, voluntary pre‑tax health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, a fee waiver education program, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and 14 paid holidays per year.

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This position is responsible for independently performing a broad range of technical, reporting, and analytical functions that assist the University Budget Office in administering the CSU budgetary program and in providing consultative budget services to campus constituents. Incumbents in this classification are assigned to assist and may work with, or under the guidance of, various members of the University Budget Office team.

• Research, analyze, and prepare reports on budgetary performance metrics, financial ratios, and financial trends reflecting institutional and unit performance; analysis should incorporate best‑practice benchmarks and peer comparisons.
• Develop and maintain budget and financial systems; track vacancies, verify each position is properly funded, and coordinate updates in the appropriate Human Resource, Payroll, Budget and Financial Accounting systems, including the use of SQL, creation of fields and tables, and other database development as necessary; reports and dashboards may reflect data on a monthly, quarterly, annual, multi‑year, or ad hoc basis;
  
  serve as the primary contact for such reports and dashboards.
• Lead and work collaboratively with diverse groups to build alignment and successfully accomplish assigned projects and initiatives that lead to organizational improvement, greater efficiency, and improved customer service to the campus.
• Provide training, guidance and assistance to the campus community and develop resources for use by campus budget analysts, professional, and/or technical staff.
• Participate in the design, development, testing, and installation of budgeting system improvements and upgrades.
• Independently perform in‑depth analysis and interpretation of complex data and information and present and/or communicate findings in a clear and effective manner.
• Analyze data and develop financial forecasting models using mathematical and statistical techniques (revenue projections, spending projections, salary cost estimates, peer data comparisons, etc.).
• Research and develop policy recommendations, business processes, standards, and procedures; assess, formulate, and evaluate impacts of recommended or implemented policies and procedures from a strategic and operational perspective.

• General knowledge of budgeting principles,…