College Business Analyst Specialist

University of Kentucky; Lexington (KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work eligibility

Exceptional Benefits

Job summary

The University of Kentucky seeks a College Business Analyst Specialist to support the Kentucky Transportation Center, overseeing daily fiscal and administrative operations for 200+ sponsored projects.

Responsibilities include managing accounts, budgets, payroll, HR activities in coordination with the College of Engineering, and ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3 years of related experience preferred.
• Experience with fiscal and administrative operations helpful.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily fiscal administration for Center accounts and sponsored funding.
• Monitor expenditures, payroll, travel, purchasing, and other financial activity.
• Review monthly financial reports and support budget planning.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial tracking

Analysis

Reporting

Time management

Sponsored projects

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Tableau

KRONOS

eCert

eIAF

Job description

Job Title

College Business Analyst Specialist

Location

Lexington, KY

Salary Range

$48,214-79,560/year

Contract Type & Working Hours

Staff, Full-Time

Job Summary

Keep Complex Fiscal, Sponsored Project, and Administrative Operations Moving Forward

The University of Kentucky is seeking a College Business Analyst Specialist to join the Kentucky Transportation Center.

This position supports the Center’s daily fiscal and administrative operations, providing oversight across administrative accounts and more than 200 sponsored projects at any given time. The role partners with Center leadership and staff to manage financial resources, sponsored project administration, human resources activities, and administrative operations while maintaining compliance with University and grant sponsor requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Manage daily fiscal administration for Center accounts, including income accounts, legislative appropriations, University incentive funds, and sponsored project funding.
• Monitor expenditures and administer payroll, travel, purchasing, equipment, operating expenses, and other financial activity in accordance with University and funding-source requirements.
• Review monthly financial reports, develop administrative operating budgets, support strategic resource planning, and oversee annual equipment and space inventory.
• Prepare budgets and all necessary project information for new and renewing sponsored project proposals and advise Center staff on fiscal requirements for sponsored projects.
• Coordinate proposal and award administration, including the Electronic Internal Approval Form process, subcontract activity, large vendor procurement, cost sharing, and coordination with GGS, OSPA, RFS and other University offices.
• Manage daily administrative operations and support hiring, onboarding, payroll, recruitment, appointments, promotions, training, and other HR activities in coordination with the College of Engineering.
• Supervise administrative support staff and coordinate graduate student Research Assistant processing and appointments with academic units.
• Collaborate with the Center’s Directors and staff to maximize available resources while maintaining compliance with University policies and individual sponsor requirements.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong budgeting, financial tracking, analysis, reporting, time management, and resource management skills, sponsored project monitoring
• Knowledge of University policies and procedures and the ability to interpret requirements governing fiscal, HR, and sponsored project activities.
• Knowledge of SAP and Tableau, KRONOS payroll system, eCert effort reporting, federal cost-share procedures, and federal Cost Accounting Standards.
• Knowledge of CGS/OSPA requirements, the eIAF and subcontract systems, and professional services procurement processes.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, with sound judgment and the ability to handle confidential information.
• Leadership, prioritization, and EEO compliance skills.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3 years of related experience

What’s In It for You

• Contribute to the fiscal and administrative effectiveness of the Kentucky Transportation Center while supporting a substantial portfolio of sponsored project activity.
• Hybrid work eligibility with approval.
• UK’s Exceptional Benefits

Why Now?

With more than 200 sponsored projects active at any given time, effective fiscal oversight and administrative coordination are essential to the Kentucky Transportation Center’s operations. This position helps ensure funding is managed responsibly, sponsor and University requirements are met, and faculty and staff receive timely support throughout proposal, award, financial, and HR processes.

By coordinating financial management, sponsored project administration, and operational support, the College Business Analyst Specialist helps Center leadership make informed resource decisions and sustain efficient, compliant operations.

Our University Community

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

SAP, Tableau Excel, eCert, HR system, Cost Accounting Standards, Office of Sponsored Project Administration operation, Electronic Internal Approval System (eIAF), PRD’s and Purchase Orders

Supervisory Responsibilities

Yes

Application Deadline

10/29/2026