Director, University Budget

Austin Peay State University; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN is seeking a Budget Director to oversee the preparation and submission of all university budgets to the APSU Board of Trustees and state education bodies.

The role leads annual budget planning, oversees revisions, and provides training, ad-hoc reports, and analyses to support resource allocation.

Strong Excel, finance knowledge, and excellent communication are essential; a bachelor's degree and several years of budgeting experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance.
• Minimum four years of budgeting, planning, reporting, and/or analysis experience.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the University approved position salary budgets.
• Prepare three financial budgets per year (original, revised, and estimated) and two personnel budgets (original and revised) for approval by the APSU Board of Trustees, Tennessee Board of Regents, and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
• Plan, communicate, and execute the annual fee proposal and budget request.
• Process revenue and expense budget revisions.
• Provide budget analyses and projections to support critical resource allocation planning by University administration.
• Provide ad-hoc reports, schedules, and analyses as requested.
• Answer general budget questions and provide training to faculty and staff.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Finance knowledge

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance

Job description

The Budget Director is responsible for the preparation and submission of all University budgets to the APSU Board of Trustees, the Tennessee Board of Regents, and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Executes the budget planning process for each fiscal year. Processes budget revisions throughout the year. Provides training, ad-hoc reports, and analyses.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain the University approved position salary budgets.
• Prepare the three financial budgets per year (original, revised, and estimated) and two personnelbudgets (original and revised) to be approved by the APSU Board of Trustees, Tennessee Board of Regents, and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
• Plan, communicate, and execute the annual fee proposal and budget request
• Process revenue and expense budget revisions.
• Provide budget analyses and projections to be used by University administration for
  critical resource allocation planning.
• Provide ad-hoc reports, schedules, and analysis as requested.
• Answer general budget questions and provide training to faculty and staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong proficiency in Excel
• Strong computing, organization, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of finance and budget management policies and procedures;

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance.
• Minimum of four (4) years experience in Budgeting, Planning, reporting, and/or analysis.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry,push, pull or otherwise move objects.