Budget Manager

Required Application Materials

A resume and letter of interest is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

Exempt

Immediately

Salary commensurate with experience

40 hours weekly

Office of Budget and Planning

A resume and letter of interest is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans - and people all over the world - through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do.

To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.

Provides specialized and skilled services to U.T. System Administration Department Heads regarding their development and uses of their annual operating budget. Oversee the business services offered to the U.T. System Administration Departments under the shared services agreement that aligns budgeting, accounting, procurement, reporting and forecasting services that will enable department heads and management to make informed decisions.

• Lead the shared services effort to support operational needs of U.T. System Administration departments. Ensure and consistently evaluate that the highest quality of service is provided from the budgeting, accounting and procurement areas under the division of the Chief Financial Officer.
• Create a strong collaboration with accounting and procurement as well as others within the budget team to align communication and support for U.T. System Administration departments overall.
• Research and provide financial information that enables senior management to make informed long-term and short-term financial decisions.
• Assist with the development of the annual operating budget for certain U. T. System Administration departments.
• Support day to day transactions for the U.T. System Administration departments in alignment with the shared services agreement and develop solid process to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Support reconciliations, reporting and forecasting for the U.T. System Administration departments in alignment with the shared services agreement.
• Engage with and lead where appropriate cross-functional initiatives to improve budget systems, reporting tools and financial transparency across the U.T. System Administration through automation and efficient processes.
• Support the review and preparation of bill analysis as it impacts the departments under our shared services oversight.
• Lead and mentor employees that directly report to this position to ensure high-performance, culture of excellence, collaboration and innovation.
• Work on various budget related activities including preparation of the U. T. System Administration budget in Hyperion Assist with numerous assignments and other ad hoc reports as assigned.

• Strong skills in leadership, strategic thinking and ability to clearly communicate objectives and intended outcomes.
• Strong experience with excel, ERP or budgeting system such as Hyperion or People Soft.
• Knowledge of common office and analytical software.
• Internally motivated to provide high-quality work products and meet deadlines.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 years of related experience in a finance, accounting and budgeting,…