Budget Manager

Location: Atlanta

Budget Manager Atlanta, GA Hybrid Let Vaco introduce you to our client who is hiring a Financial Operations & Budget Manager, where you’ll lead budgeting, financial planning, and compliance. This role manages a diverse portfolio of operating, endowed, and sponsored funds while partnering with faculty and leadership to ensure smart, compliant, and strategic use of resources.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys blending financial strategy with hands?on operational impact in a collaborative academic environment.

Key Responsibilities Oversee budgets across operating, endowed, grant, and sponsored funds. Lead the annual budget cycle, forecasting, and financial reporting. Support institution-wide budget development and financial planning. Advise faculty and staff on financial policies, best practices, and resource strategy. Manage post?award grant administration, including compliance and reporting. Ensure adherence to federal, state, and sponsor regulations. Build and maintain Smartsheet-based financial tracking systems and workflows.

Manage contracts, purchasing, reimbursements, vendor payments, and fund transfers. Prepare financial reports for leadership, auditors, and external agencies. Administer designated funds, student awards, and faculty support programs. Requirements: BS/BA degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting Technical experience in Excel, Smartsheets, and Tableau 3 years of relevant budgeting experience Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate…