Budget Administrator

New York University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University in New York, NY seeks a seasoned budget and payroll professional to manage departmental budgets, purchasing, payments, reimbursements, contracts, payroll, and student/temporary employment transactions. The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and collaboration across offices to support university operations.

You will monitor expenditures, prepare reports, provide projections, and advise faculty and area managers on fiscal and personnel policies while resolving discrepancies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of relevant budgeting and office operations experience.
• Experience administering budgets, supervising office operations, and implementing policies.
• Preferred: 3+ years in an accounting environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage departmental budgets and financial and personnel-related processes.
• Monitor expenditures, reconcile accounts, prepare reports and projections.
• Advise faculty, staff, and area managers on fiscal and personnel policies.
• Collaborate with the director and other University offices to ensure transactions are accurate and compliant with policies.

Skills

Budget management

Financial analysis

Interpersonal skills

Prioritization

Problem solving

MS Office

Google Docs

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Position Summary

Manage departmental budgets and financial and personnel-related processes, including purchasing, payments, reimbursements, contracts, payroll, and student and temporary employment transactions. Monitor expenditures, reconcile accounts, prepare reports and projections, advise faculty, staff, and area managers on fiscal and personnel policies, and resolve budget, account, payment, and payroll discrepancies. Establish and maintain financial tracking and internal controls, monitor compliance with University policies, and provide budgetary guidance and recommendations. Collaborate with the director and other University offices to ensure financial and personnel transactions, including student production allotments and Workday transactions, are accurate, timely, and compliant with University policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience: 3+ years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must include experience administering budgets, supervising office operations, and implementing policies and procedures.

Preferred Experience: 3+ years related experience with working in an Accounting environment.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Ability to establish priorities, explain procedures and resolve problems. Strong analytical skills. Familiarity with word processing, spreadsheet and database applications. Excellent interpersonal skills.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Knowledge of MS Office and Google Docs. Advanced Excel skills.

Additional Information

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $77,000.00 to USD $93,500.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.