Finance Budget Manager

City University of New York; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

City University of New York is seeking a Finance Budget Manager to lead budget planning, payroll projections, and financial reporting across colleges. The role collaborates with HR, college budget offices, and system teams to ensure accurate forecasts and timely financial insights.

Responsibilities include developing multi-year plans, monitoring personnel budgets, and providing management reports to senior leadership while supporting internal controls and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and six years' related experience required.
• Experience with Workday and Peoplesoft applications.
• Knowledge of CUNY, New York City and New York State budget procedures.
• Experience with budgeting, financial planning and analysis, payroll projection, staffing analysis, revenue and expenditure monitoring, and variance analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including advanced Excel.
• Ability to reconcile financial and payroll information across source systems and internal tracking tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and review annual and multi-year financial plans and provide quarterly reports and forecasts.
• Maintain college resource and expenditure files and support documentation and reporting.
• Manage biweekly payroll projections and quarterly personnel services forecasts and address variances.
• Monitor budgets, staffing, attrition, position counts, tuition and fee revenue, and enrollment trends.
• Prepare analyses and management reports on staffing, enrollment, revenue, expenses, and cash flow.
• Develop revenue forecasting models and collaborate with stakeholders to validate assumptions.
• Review business processes and recommend improvements to strengthen efficiency and controls.
• Conduct complex ad hoc analyses to support executive decision-making.
• Serve as liaison to college budget leadership and coordinate with budget directors and administration.
• Collaborate with Workday project teams and may supervise subordinate staff.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Payroll projection

Variance analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Workday

PeopleSoft

Job description

Finance Budget Manager

POSITION DETAILS

CUNY's Office of Budget and Finance provides strategic, responsible, and effective leadership and management of the University's financial and budgetary resources. The office supports informed decision-making by providing relevant, accurate, and timely financial information and by maintaining sound financial management practices.

Within the Office of Budget and Finance, the Finance Budget Manager supports and manages budget planning, personnel services budgeting, payroll and staffing analysis, revenue and expenditure reporting, and recurring financial reviews for the colleges. The position works with Human Resources, Payroll, college budget offices, and system teams to ensure that projections, financial plans, personnel actions, allocations, and management reports are accurate, timely, reconciled, and clearly communicated.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage the development, implementation, and ongoing review of the University's annual and multi-year financial plans, as well as prepare and review quarterly financial reports, forecasts, variance analyses, and budget updates for senior leadership, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and available resources.

• Maintain and analyze college resource and expenditure files; coordinate allocation-related updates, support documentation, and financial reporting requirements.

• Manage biweekly payroll projections and quarterly personnel services forecasts; review payroll activity, identify variances, and coordinate corrective actions. Maintain payroll interface and budget monitoring tools; analyze data integrity issues and communicate missing or incomplete information to campuses.

• Monitor personnel budgets, staffing levels, attrition, position counts, and workforce trends for the colleges, as well as tuition collections, fee revenue, enrollment activity, and collection rate trends; analyze variances from budget assumptions and provide recommendations to management. Monitor expenditure, payroll, revenue, and cash activity across University, State and City systems; identify trends, risks, and potential budget impacts.

• Prepare recurring analyses and management reports related to staffing, enrollment, revenue, expenses, cash flow, collection rates, tuition and fees, and other key financial indicators.

• Develop and maintain tuition, fee, and enrollment-based revenue forecasting models; assess the financial impact of enrollment trends, policy changes, and economic factors on projected revenues. Collaborate with college budget offices, enrollment management, and institutional research staff to evaluate revenue trends, validate forecasting assumptions, and support long‑range financial planning.

• Review business processes and recommend improvements to strengthen efficiency, accuracy, documentation, and internal controls.

• Conduct complex ad hoc analyses related to budgeting, staffing, payroll, revenue, and strategic initiatives to support executive decision‑making.

• Serve as the primary liaison to college budget leadership, providing guidance and support on budget planning, financial reporting, staffing, and fiscal management matters.

• Partner and maintain regular communication and collaboration with college budget directors, vice presidents for administration, and college budget staff to address financial issues, forecast variances, monitor progress on recurring deliverables, reporting requirements, and budget initiatives; support quarterly planning and reporting activities; participate in Workday project meetings, complete related ad hoc assignments, and may supervise subordinates.

NOTE:

Until further notice, this position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum:

Bachelor's Degree and six years' related experience required.

Preferred:

• Experience in higher education, government, or another complex public‑sector environment.

• Experience with Workday and Peoplesoft applications.

• Knowledge of CUNY, New York City and New York State budgetary procedures and practices.

• Experience with budgeting, financial planning and analysis, payroll projection, staffing analysis, revenue and expenditure monitoring, and variance analysis.

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including advanced Excel.

• Ability to:

• reconcile financial and payroll information across source systems and internal tracking tools.

• interpret and analyze financial, staffing, payroll, and statistical data; derive meaningful conclusions and present information clearly and in an organized manner.

• manage multiple recurring deadlines, handle sensitive information responsibly, and produce accurate management‑ready deliverables.

• Strong analytical, organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Experience supporting or supervising staff, coordinating cross‑functional deliverables, and improving budget or reporting processes.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Manages the budget function of a College or major program under the direction of a senior administrator.

• Prepares guidelines, funding formulas, and models for the annual budget

• Supports strategic planning activities; assesses outcomes and makes recommendations regarding resource allocations.

• Monitors and analyzes budget expenditures

• Assists in developing budgeting policies and procedures, and interprets University‑wide policy

• May hire, supervise, and train budget and/or clerical staff.

• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Finance Budget Manager

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Associate

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The salary range is $105,992 - $117,971 , commensurate with credentials, education, and experience.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well‑being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

CLOSING DATE

November 06, 2026.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID: 32957

Location: Central Office

Job Type: Full-Time