Budget Analyst II - 999898

Nova Southeastern University; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Southwestern University in Fort Lauderdale is seeking a budgeting and financial analysis professional to support assigned units. You will examine budgets, prepare reports, and provide guidance on cost control and financial planning. The role requires strong accounting knowledge and effective communication across departments.

The position emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and ongoing efficiency improvements in budgeting processes within a not-for-profit university setting.

Qualifications

• Economics and Accounting knowledge for analysis, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Strong command of English language business communication and writing.
• Experience with administration/management concepts in budgeting and resource allocation.
• Knowledge of customer service principles and user-focused financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, examines, or analyzes accounting records and budgets for completeness and accuracy.
• Reports to management regarding finances of assigned units.
• Develops, maintains, and analyzes budgets; compares budgeted revenues to actuals.
• Interprets budget directives and ensures compliance.
• Classifies, records, and summarizes financial data using journals, ledgers, or software.
• Prepares purchase orders, expense reports, journal entries, and budget transfers.
• Compiles budget data based on estimates and prior budgets.
• Reviews operating budgets to analyze trends and adjust as needed.
• Analyzes monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain controls.
• Provides advisory support for cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget prep.
• Summarizes budgets and submits recommendations for funds approval.
• Performs accounting functions related to grants and contracts, including invoicing.
• Seeks efficiency improvements to reduce costs and increase profits.
• Completes special projects as assigned; performs other duties as required.

Skills

Economics and Accounting

English Language

Administration and Management

Customer and Personal Service

Active Listening

Reading Comprehension

Critical Thinking

Mathematics

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Writing

Management of Financial Resources

Mathematical Reasoning

Number Facility

Problem Sensitivity

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Problem Sensitivity

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

We are excited that you are considering joining Nova Southwestern University!

Nova Southwestern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Nova Southwestern University offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans and much more. NSU cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university.

We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for your interest in a career with Nova Southwestern University.

Primary Purpose:

Contributes to assigned unit's financial success by examining budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyzes budgeting and account reports.

Job Category:

Exempt

Hiring Range:

Pay Basis:

Annually

Subject to Grant Funding?

No

Essential Job Functions:

1. 1. Prepares, examines, or analyzes accounting records, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
2. 2. Reports to management regarding the finances of assigned unit(s).
3. 3. Develops, maintains, and analyzes budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted revenues and expenses to actuals.
4. 4. Interprets budget directives and ensures compliance.
5. 5. Classifies, records, and summarizes numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
6. 6. Prepares purchase orders, check requests, expense reports, journal entries, and budget transfers.
7. 7. Compiles budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.
8. 8. Reviews operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs, and takes corrective action when needed.
9. 9. Analyzes monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
10. 10. Provides advice and/or technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
11. 11. Summarizes budgets and submits recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests.
12. 12. Performs accounting functions related to grants and contracts, including assisting in the development of budgets, approving expenditures, preparing invoices, and ensuring all accounting activity complies with the sponsor's policies and procedures.
13. 13. Seeks new ways to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase profits.
14. 14. Completes special projects as assigned.
15. 15. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements:

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Knowledge:

1. 1. Economics and Accounting - Working knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
2. 2. English Language - General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
3. 3. Administration and Management ? Working knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
4. 4. Customer and Personal Service - Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.

Skills:

1. 1. Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. 2. Reading Comprehension - Proficient understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
3. 3. Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
4. 4. Mathematics - Proficient skills in using mathematics to solve problems.
5. 5. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
6. 6. Judgment and Decision Making - Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
7. 7. Writing - Basic skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
8. 8. Management of Financial Resources - Proficient skills in determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Abilities:

1. 1. Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
2. 2. Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
3. 3. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
4. 4. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
5. 5. Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
6. 6. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Physical Requirements:

1. 1. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
2. 2. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
3. 3. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
4. 4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
5. 5. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
6. 6. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards.

Required Certifications/Licensures:

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Major (if required:

Required Experience:

2 to 4 years of accounting/budget-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Is this a safety sensitive position?

No

Background Screening Required?

No

Pre-Employment Conditions:

Sensitivity Disclaimer:

Nova Southwestern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.