Senior Budget Analyst

Position Overview

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, primary responsibilities of the Portales & Ruidoso campus, with limited oversight of the Roswell campus, to include oversight, development, and maintenance of the University/Campus budgets, completing the Report of Actuals and Operating Budget, monitoring/maintaining/billing Capital Accounts, and preparing analytical budget reports.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees and performs analysis functions, such as budget accounting, budget preparation, or similar fiscal procedures for legislative and operating budgets
• Provides direction and counsel to University/Campus staff personnel in understanding financial reports and data, in controlling their costs and budgets, and in fulfilling budgetary requirements, excluding external grants
• Coordinate projects, budget scheduling, and work with budget and accounting staff at all three campuses
• Management of all Capital Projects reporting, including budgeting and completing drawing requests
• Conduct training sessions for department budget liaisons regarding budget preparation and/or financial analysis
• Develop written procedures outlining the steps in producing various financial reports
• Coordinate with human resources to ensure Banner has accurate and up-to-date salary and position information.
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with the Roswell Campus Budget Analyst
• Ensure that budget office work assignments are completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Perform general accounting duties, including review of budgets, file maintenance, approval of transfers, or other related duties
• Analyze proposed and final legislation funding
• Completion of all state-required reporting for Financials
• Reconcile budgeted and actual revenues/expenditures
• Review departmental budgets and verify availability of funding
• Prepare budget/expenditure analysis and fiscal reports as required
• Complete year-end budgeting tasks
• Regular and predictable attendance required
• Perform related duties as assigned

Minimum

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or CIS with an emphasis in accounting and a minimum of five years of experience working with or overseeing budgets, or equivalent combination of education and work experience is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of accounting principles, methods, and applications
• Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations, and university financial policies and procedures
• Advanced Skills in account balancing and reconciling
• Advanced Skills with Microsoft Excel functions and formulas.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports
• Ability to complete moderately complex assignments

Physical Demand and

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed during normal work hours with some evening and weekend hours required to meet deadlines.
• Ability to sit for extended periods while performing computer-based work.
• Ability to use a computer, keyboard, mouse, and other standard office equipment for prolonged periods.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, by telephone, and through electronic communication.
• Ability to read and interpret printed and electronic documents.
• Ability to occasionally stand, walk, bend, reach, and stoop.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 20 pounds (e.g., files, office supplies, or boxes of documents).
• Ability to travel occasionally between campus locations or to meetings, as needed.

Condition of Employment:
Must pass a pre-employment background check.

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