Budget Analyst I

University of Houston System; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston System is seeking a Budget Analyst I to collaborate with faculty and staff in reviewing monthly actual versus budget variances and to assist with annual budget development. The role prepares supporting schedules to ensure accuracy and supports month-end close.

Responsibilities include reviewing financial reports, processing payroll reallocations, and maintaining cost centers while working with management to analyze data for annual budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of one year of related job experience.
• Knowledge of basic accounting and budgeting principles.

Responsibilities

• Reviews weekly financial reports for designated areas to ensure budget accuracy and processes necessary journal entries.
• Communicates with staff regarding monthly actual versus budget variances.
• Processes payroll reallocations and resolves queries or inconsistencies with departments.
• Reviews and approves HR forms, calculating and processing related budget entries.
• Manages the university's suspense cost center and annual inactivation processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Department:Budget OfficeSalary: $47,731 - $57,277

Description:

Job Summary

The Budget Analyst I collaborates with faculty and staff to review monthly actual versus budget variances and works with management to analyze data for annual budget development. The Budget Analyst prepares all supporting schedules required to ensure accuracy.

Duties

• Reviews weekly financial reports for designated areas to ensure that any necessary budget and journal entries are processed to maintain accuracy, liaising as required with colleagues and other departments
• Communicates with staff regarding the monthly actual versus budget variances
• Processes payroll reallocations as necessary, communicating with departments to resolve any queries or inconsistencies
• Reviews and approves HR forms, calculating and processing the related budget entries
• Reviews and manages the university's suspense cost center; creates and maintains new and existing cost centers; completes the annual inactivation process
• Processes all budget and some GL journal adjustments
• Reviews and inputs information regarding work-study positions for payroll to process; ensures that processes tied to benefits are accurate and that they are paid from the correct cost centers
• Works with management to analyze data for the development of the annual budget, including preparing supporting schedules
• Prepares month-end and year-end close

Marginal Duties

• Performs all other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Experience:

• Minimum of one (1) year of related job experience

License/Certification:

• None required

Preferred Qualifications

• None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of basic Accounting and Budgeting principles, and the related trends, issues, and accepted practices.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; good customer care skills
• Proficiency in using computer software, particularly MS Excel

Abilities:

• Ability to apply critical thinking
• Ability to organize and multitask
• Ability to create reports
• Ability to maintain concentrated attention on a project or task

Work Location and Physical Demands

Primary Work Location:

• Works in an office environment

Physical Demands:

• Work is performed in a typical, comfortable interior work environment which does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements; individual has discretion in relation to walking, standing etc., and has minimal exposure to physical risks

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.