Budget Manager

UT Tyler; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

The University of Texas System Administration in Austin seeks an experienced budget and shared services leader to guide budgeting, accounting, and procurement functions across departments.

You will mentor staff, improve processes, and provide financial insights to senior management for strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 years of related experience in finance, accounting and budgeting, including 1 year of management experience.
• Equivalent combinations of education, professional certifications, and relevant experience will be considered on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience in higher education budgeting practices and budgeting tools and technology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shared services effort to support operational needs of UT System Administration departments and ensure high quality service from budgeting, accounting, and procurement.
• Collaborate with accounting and procurement teams to align communication and support across departments.
• Research and provide financial information to enable senior management to make informed short- and long-term decisions.
• Assist with the development of the annual operating budget for UT System Administration departments.
• Support day-to-day transactions and develop processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Support reconciliations, reporting and forecasting in line with shared services agreements.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve budget systems, reporting tools, and financial transparency through automation.
• Review and prepare bill analyses affecting departments under shared services oversight.
• Lead and mentor staff to promote high performance, collaboration and innovation.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Office software

Deadline-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting or related field

Master's degree in finance, accounting, and public administration

Tools

Hyperion

PeopleSoft

ERP systems

Job description

About Us

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.

Purpose of Position

Provides specialized and skilled services to U.T. System Administration Department Heads regarding their development and uses of their annual operating budget. Oversee the business services offered to the U.T. System Administration Departments under the shared services agreement that aligns budgeting, accounting, procurement, reporting and forecasting services that will enable department heads and management to make informed decisions.

Essential Functions

• Lead the shared services effort to support operational needs of U.T. System Administration departments. Ensure and consistently evaluate that the highest quality of service is provided from the budgeting, accounting and procurement areas under the division of the Chief Financial Officer.
• Create a strong collaboration with accounting and procurement as well as others within the budget team to align communication and support for U.T. System Administration departments overall.
• Research and provide financial information that enables senior management to make informed long-term and short-term financial decisions.
• Assist with the development of the annual operating budget for certain U. T. System Administration departments.
• Support day to day transactions for the U.T. System Administration departments in alignment with the shared services agreement and develop solid process to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Support reconciliations, reporting and forecasting for the U.T. System Administration departments in alignment with the shared services agreement.
• Engage with and lead where appropriate cross-functional initiatives to improve budget systems, reporting tools and financial transparency across the U.T. System Administration through automation and efficient processes.
• Support the review and preparation of bill analysis as it impacts the departments under our shared services oversight.
• Lead and mentor employees that directly report to this position to ensure high-performance, culture of excellence, collaboration and innovation.
• Work on various budget related activities including preparation of the U. T. System Administration budget in Hyperion Assist with numerous assignments and other ad hoc reports as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong skills in leadership, strategic thinking and ability to clearly communicate objectives and intended outcomes.
• Strong experience with excel, ERP or budgeting system such as Hyperion or PeopleSoft.
• Knowledge of common office and analytical software.
• Internally motivated to provide high-quality work products and meet deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 years of related experience in a finance, accounting and budgeting, including 1 year of management experience.
• Equivalent combinations of education, professional certifications, and relevant experience will be considered on a year for year basis.
  For example, a master's and 6 years of experience may be considered equivalent to a bachelor's and 8 years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education budgeting practices and budgeting tools and technology.
• Master's degree in finance, accounting, and public administration.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting, budgeting and a legislative appropriations process.
• Prefer 3 years of management experience.

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Uses standard office equipment
• Requires occasional evening or weekend hours
• Hybrid work environment (remote & office)

Additional Information

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to a minimum of 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in TRS is mandatory.

A background check will be conducted on candidates under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request form the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.

EO/AA Statement

The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at [e-mail] .