Manager, Budget & Project

Title: Manager, Budget & Project

Position Type: Fulltime Staff

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 43R000 - Engagement & Outreach

Division: 3R1000 - Communications and Brand Management

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Driver

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule Type: Full Time (37.5 hrs per week or more)

Posted Salary Grade: Exempt - G21

Retirement: KTRS

Contact Person: Jesse Hood

Provides high-level budgetary and professional support services for all activities, overseeing program/department needs and supporting program/department leaders. The incumbent will track financial data to ensure compliance with University guidelines and provide other budgetary services, including, but not limited to: budget forecasting, reconciling accounts, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, and ensuring accurate information capture and maintenance within applicable databases/systems. May also train and provide technical direction to lower-level clerical staff.

The incumbent will assist with training logistics and programming facilitation.

Education: Bachelor's degree required.

Experience: Three years of budgetary experience.

Licensure &

Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• 70% - Performs general and specialized administrative duties related to financial records and documents, collections, travel, and other reimbursements, vouchers, and purchasing card reconciliation; coordinates various meetings and activities. Creates and maintains a consistent budgetary process for units reporting to the Chief of Staff and collaborates with unit budget representatives on adhering to and evaluating the budget process. Works to identify areas of cost-savings, redundancy, and duplication of efforts through the budget process, budget evaluation, and resource planning.
  
  - (Essential)
• 10% - Manages budgetary and promotional activities, sets priorities, ensures schedules are maintained, and deadlines are met; communicates and collaborates with multiple campus offices/areas - (Essential)
• 20% - Ensures effective operations by completing special projects assigned by department heads - (Essential)

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Funding Source: Institutional

Special Instructions:

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.