Senior Financial Analyst - Strategic Budget Modeling; SBM

Senior Financial Analyst
- Strategic Budget Modeling (SBM)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses.

Ranked in 2022 by Forbes as atop 100 best large employer in America, Rutgers' commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation's military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities. University Finance and Administration (UFA) advances Rutgers' strategic priorities through the management of all central financial, administrative, and student information systems and processes.

We supply the university's financial community the professional guidance, services, tools, and information needed to make the informed decisions that contribute to Rutgers' standing as an academic, health, and research powerhouse. We are deeply committed to our guiding principles and the core values that are critical for the long-term strategic growth of our division and the university. For more information, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst – Strategic Budget Modeling (SBM) for UFA Financial Planning & Analytics. Among the key duties of the position are the following:
Plays a central role in advancing Rutgers' enterprise Multi-Year Planning capability and building and maintaining its fully functional ten-year operating outlook. Develops long-range forecasts, reconciliations, scenario analyses, and leadership reporting. Works across the University Budget Office, Chancellor-Led Units, and functional partners to ensure model assumptions and outputs are accurate, controlled, and decision-ready, and communicates analyses and findings to senior and/or executive leadership.

FLSA
- Exempt

Grade - 08

Salary Details

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Benefits
- Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:
Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable) Life insurance coverage Employee discount programs

Position Status
- Full Time

Working Hours

Standard Hours - 37.50

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement
- Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the Flex Work@RU Application System.

Union Description
- Admin Assembly (MPSC)

Payroll Designation
- People Soft

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment
- Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility - ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, data analytics, statistics, or related field. At least five (5) years of progressive experience that includes financial planning and budgeting; forecasting, trend, and variance analysis; institutional analytics; development and maintenance of complex financial models; and financial analysis supporting management decisions.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and data-analysis skills, including the ability to develop, maintain, and test complex multi-year financial models. Demonstrated ability to reconcile financial data, investigate and resolve variances across systems, data sources, and reporting outputs, and document conclusions. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with enterprise financial, planning, or reporting systems. Fundamental understanding of financial and accounting principles, including chart-of-accounts structures, revenue and expense classification, accrual concepts, the relationship between budgets and operating results, and the distinctions among operating, non-operating, capital, and cash activity.

Ability to trace how operational assumptions are reflected in institutional financial data. Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive-ready reports, presentations, narrative analyses, and clear, decision-oriented conclusions. Excellent verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to present complex financial analysis to senior and executive leadership and…