Principal Budget Analyst; Financial ANL CX

Job

Location:

Davis

Full/Part Time:
Full Time

Reporting to the Director of Program Budget and Policy in the office of Budget and Institutional Analysis, this position is responsible for providing expert analysis, information and recommendations to senior campus leadership on budget policy and implementation in assigned program areas and on cross-cutting projects or processes.

Develop, interpret and implement highly complex budget concepts and advanced techniques for budget planning and management. Analyze budget proposals and resource requests. Develop special studies on budgetary issues requiring analysis and synthesis of large, complex data sets.

Collaborate across all levels of management, stakeholders, and subject matter experts—both internal and external to the institution—to strategically gather, analyze, and synthesize information, and formulate data‑driven recommendations on budget policy development and implementation.

Apply By Date: January 12, 2026 at 11:59pm

RECRUITMENT PERIOD ONE MONTH: Applicants will be screened after two weeks; and then on a weekly basis. The position can be filled prior to the removal date.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Higher Education Policy, Public Policy, Public Administration, Statistics, Economics or other related fields, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience analyzing budget proposals and policies, or performing high-level financial management tasks in a multi‑fund source environment.
• Experience in Microsoft Excel and other common Microsoft Office programs to distill relevant information from large data sets and present that information to campus decision makers and stakeholders. Experience with other similar spreadsheet and presentation programs may be considered equivalent.
• Oral and written communication skills appropriate for individual, group and formal presentations, to interact effectively with diverse communities and senior leaders to present complex data, prepare analytical reports, proposals, and correspondence to facilitate decision‑making.
• Proactive analytical, problem diagnosis, problem‑solving and management skills to independently research, develop and recommend solutions to complex problems and issues.
• Organizational skills to organize, plan, coordinate and set priorities effectively; multi‑task and adapt to changing priorities on multiple projects.

• A master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Policy, Higher Education Policy, or a related field.
• Experience working in an institution of higher education or with higher education policy.
• Familiarity with UC financial and budget concepts, processes, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of campus organization, the relationship between academic, administrative and support units and the activities which they support.

• 45% – Budget and Policy Analysis
• 45% – Budget Planning and Coordination
• 10% – University Service and Special Projects

Budget & Institutional Analysis is a division of Finance, Operations and Administration that advises the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor and other campus executives as to the efficient and effective management of the campus' operating budget resources. In addition, the team provides policy analysis about a wide range of issues including enrollment, instructional workload, faculty positions and other institutional policies. This unit serves the campus at large by providing accurate and meaningful information about budget, enrollment, faculty positions and instructional workload in support of various resource decisions;

managing various annual resource allocations for the campus and with the Office of the President, and developing policies, procedures and information systems that enable units to efficiently and effectively manage the operating budget, instruction and faculty resources. This position supports campus leadership on budget policy and implementation.

• Salary or Pay Range: $94,700.00 – $ per year (Department budgeted salary range: $94,700/year – $136,000/year. Commensurate with experience.)
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