Finance and Accounting Senior Professional

University of Colorado; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Medical benefits

Job summary

The University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a Finance and Accounting Senior Professional. The role focuses on processing budget transactions, maintaining budget rosters, and generating reports across College and divisional units.

A Bachelor's degree is required, with at least 3 years of progressive experience in higher education or nonprofit finance. Strong Excel, Word, and Outlook skills are essential for accurate budgeting and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Equivalent experience/education may substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in higher education and/or public/nonprofit finance.

Responsibilities

• Implement complex budget transfers across campus for various funding sources.
• Maintain continuing budget rosters and prepare audit-ready documentation.
• Develop and improve budget reporting tools and templates in collaboration with budget leaders.
• Lead communications on budget concerns with Directors of Budget and campus partners.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Policy compliance

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Finance and Accounting Senior Professional

Requisition Number: 74608

Location: Boulder Colorado

Employment Type: University Staff

Schedule: Full Time

Posting Close Date: 15-Sep-2026

Date Posted:

Job Summary

The College of Arts and Sciences at CU Boulder encourages applications for the Finance and Accounting Professional position! This role is instrumental in processing budget transactions across all divisions, ensuring that the budgetary conventions and mechanics established through the College and Department Resource Frameworks are applied consistently across the college. The position involves maintaining position budget allocations and rostering, processing budget transactions for college and divisional commitments, and administering accurate reporting via internal budget office reports.

Responsibilities will require a robust understanding of University financial policies and standard procedures in order to align budget conventions across the College. This position contributes to the development and improvement of budgetary processes, promotes compliance with financial regulations, and supports initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and long-term sustainability. As a member of the Central College Budget Office, this position reports up through the Dean of the College and provides priority support for Budget Office needs. CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The College of Arts and Sciences at CU Boulder is the intellectual core of the university, conducting research, scholarship, creative work and education in more than 60 fields. Our research generates new knowledge, solving some of the world’s most critical problems.

The college leads nationally in undergraduate and graduate education in the natural sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities, bringing world-class research and scholarship to our students, both in and out of the classroom.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Fiscal Oversight

• Independently implement complex budget transfers for continuing and temporary faculty and staff appointments across campus, college, and department funding sources. Process budget and cash transfers for rostering positions, course buyouts, sabbaticals, subventions, compensation increases, and other faculty and staff actions.

• Use offer letters, appointment documentation, and funding commitments to guide accurate transfers.

• Balance positions via the Position Analysis Roster (PAN), resolving budget deficits, identifying funding misalignments, and sweeping back salary savings surpluses in accordance with university and college policy.

• Proactively identify and flag payroll or appointment-related budget issues requiring departmental correction, exercising judgment in determining when escalation is necessary.

• Complete all related tracking documentation with accuracy and audit-ready detail.

• Maintain accurate continuing budget roster for faculty and staff appointments.

• Process bulk department transfers for college and divisional budget allocations (Teaching Plans, department operating, faculty funding, summer session, tuition remission, fiscal year end sweeps, etc.), following College and Departmental Resource Frameworks and applying standard budget conventions across the College.

• Support Budget Office with creation of new SpeedTypes to align with standard budget conventions.

• Process other budget transactions as assigned.

Reporting and Tool Maintenance

• In collaboration with Directors of Budget, maintain, update, and improve Budget Office reporting, tools, and templates.

• Support Directors of Budget in developing and maintaining funding commitment tracking for faculty startup, retention, and related commitments.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Develop systems and reporting for communicating position budget concerns to Directors of Budget.

• As a representative of the college’s budget office, attend and participate in divisional and college leadership meetings, budget office meetings, and campus working groups.

• Partner with Budget Office team to support the development of standard, college-wide mechanics.

Ad Hoc

• Custom reporting on an ad hoc basis for budget office, college, and division leadership.

• Collaborate on active college project teams such as cash carryforward, fund 10/11, CCO compliance, etc.

• Other duties as assigned.

What You Should Know

• Hybrid Schedule: At least 3 days a week on campus per campus and college policies and guidelines. Subject to change based on the business needs of the department.

• Standard business hours: 8:00AM – 5:00PM (Mountain Time) | Monday – Friday.

• Employee may be expected to be on campus Monday-Friday during onboarding, training, and/or professional development events/meetings.

What We Can Offer

The salary range for this position is $75,000-$80,000.

Benefits

At the University of Colorado Boulder https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=9798959&targetURL=https://www.colorado.edu/, we are committed to supporting the holistic health and well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=9798959&targetURL=https://www.colorado.edu/jobs/benefits includes medical, dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local transit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulder offers an inspiring academic community and access to world-class outdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs through the CU Advantage https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=9798959&targetURL=https://advantage.cu.edu/campus/cu-boulder program.

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What We Require

• A Bachelor’s degree.

• Equivalent experience/education may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required degree.

• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in higher education and/or public/nonprofit finance.

What You Will Need

• Experience leading change, enhancing operations, and improving efficiencies.

• Flexible approach, willing to listen to others and consider options and ideas that may take additional effort but have significant potential.

• Proactive relationship builder genuinely interested in enabling the success of others to strengthen CU Boulder’s internal partnerships.

• Attentive and ethical communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to explain complex financial processes and reasons behind decisions customized to the audience.

• Thorough analytical thinker, excited and able to tackle problems through a logical and systematic approach and committed to ensuring complete, accurate, and carefully prepared documents.

• Forward thinker with results orientation, relying on data and institutional knowledge to forecast issues and opportunities and prepare appropriate options for numerous outcomes.

• Technical expertise and demonstrated depth of knowledge and skill in the field of public higher education budget modeling, including advanced skills in the use of relevant applications such as the Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Ability to lead and wrangle large data sets, bringing them into formats understandable by a wide array of constituents.

• Experience as an independent and team contributor, with the ability to identify what needs be done and the initiative to address the task/issue before being asked.

• Self-confident and willing to take an independent position, speak truth to leadership, and professionally advocate for a position.

Please apply by September 15, 2026 for consideration.

The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, political affiliation, or political philosophy. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.