Finance​/Budget Analyst

Finance/Budget Analyst 3

Location:

North Carolina, US

The Budget Analyst will provide leadership, oversight, and support of fiscal activities for clinical and center departments within the School of Medicine, including comprehensive financial planning and budgeting that embraces all operating components and fund sources. This involves the preparation and execution of various budget types, and all‑funds budgeting across a large number of accounts and reporting formats. This position will proactively seek to determine the needs of the units it supports to provide effective and efficient customer service.

The Budget Analyst will provide recommendations on complex and unique financial issues based on projections for spending and the current/projected fiscal environment. Other duties include conducting regular budget reviews, providing support for pre‑ and post‑proposal processes for contracts and grants, and assisting with determining training needs for division personnel.

• Provide leadership and oversight of fiscal activities for clinical and center departments within the School of Medicine.
• Perform comprehensive financial planning and budgeting covering all operating components and fund sources.
• Prepare and execute various budget types and all‑funds budgeting across a large number of accounts and reporting formats.
• Proactively determine the needs of the units it supports to provide effective and efficient customer service.
• Provide recommendations on complex and unique financial issues based on projections for spending and the current/projected fiscal environment.
• Conduct regular budget reviews.
• Provide support for pre‑ and post‑proposal processes for contracts and grants.
• Assist with determining training needs for division personnel.

• Masters degree and 2–4 years of experience (mid‑to‑late career).
• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of experience.

• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Knowledge and ability to use applicable information technology and systems.
• Ability to monitor and collect data, and to assess accuracy and integrity of data.
• Ability to analyze data, interpret and evaluate results, prepare documentation and create financial reports and/or presentations.
• Ability to communicate information orally or in writing clearly and concisely.

• Experience with People Soft.
• Experience in an academic/university and/or healthcare setting.

None.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.