Senior Analyst Budget Management

Eastern Michigan University; Ypsilanti (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI seeks a Senior Analyst Budget Management to support development of the university's general and auxiliary fund budgets, manage position control, benefit rate development, and forecasting.

Under limited supervision you will coordinate budget transactions in Banner, prepare annual budget documentation, and provide reporting for internal and external use, ensuring data integrity and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field or 8 years direct experience in planning, budget analysis and administration.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in budget analysis and budget preparation or accounting; higher education experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing the University's operating and auxiliary budgets.
• Detail annual operating base in line with budget guidelines.
• Prepare annual budget documentation.
• Maintain position control for non-faculty staff and related ad-hoc reporting.
• Process budget transactions in Banner and ensure data quality.
• Monitor budgets for compliance with authorization.
• Assist in State of Michigan budget requests and financial reporting.
• Maintain web content with quality budget data and compliance information.
• Support bargaining processes and understand varied financial demands from contracts.
• Draft budget policy recommendations and procedures; assist in new systems implementation.
• Create reports from Banner data for management needs and train staff.

Skills

Budget analysis experience

Planning & budgeting

Financial reporting

Staff coordination

Education

Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

Banner

Crystal Reports

Excel

Access

Job description

Title: Senior Analyst Budget Management

Employee Classification: AP - Administrative Professional

Pay Grade: AP 06

Division: Business and Finance

Subdivision:University Budget Office

Department: Business and Finance

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

Under limited supervision assist the Executive Director in the development of the University's general and auxiliary fund budgets including management, staff position control, benefit rate development, benefits budgets, revenues, analysis, evaluation, reporting, forecasting, and modeling.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Under limited supervision assist in the development of the University's operating and auxiliary budgets.
• Detail the annual operating base in accordance with the University's budget guidelines.
• Under limited supervision assist with the preparation of the annual budget documentation.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the University's position control system for non-faculty staff including the preparation of the personal services-staff operating budget and related ad-hoc reporting, for both auxiliary and general funds.
• Responsible for the processing of all budget transactions into the financial system. Maintain integrity and quality of budget information on the Banner platform.
• Under limited supervision monitor the University's current operating and auxiliary budgets for compliance with budget authorization.
• Assist Director in the preparation of State of Michigan budget request and financial reporting requirements.
• Maintain timely and adequate web content to display quality budget data for internal and external use, including section 245 requirements.
• Provide support for collective bargaining processes; understand varied financial demands from union contracts.
• Assist the Director in identifying and drafting budget policy recommendations and procedure statements.
• Assist in the implementation of new administrative systems.
• Organize, manipulate, and develop reports from Banner information to meet reporting and management needs.
• Assist in the training of divisional and departmental budget staff in related activities.
• Maintain the University's financial reporting organization structure and corresponding attributes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field is required or 8 years direct experience in planning, budget analysis and administration.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in budget analysis and budget preparation or accounting is required. Experience in a higher education setting is highly desired.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supervisory experience with both professional and support staff is desirable.
• Working knowledge of computer-based budget and management information systems is highly desired (Banner, Crystal Reports, Excel and Access).

Special Instructions:

N/A

Appointment Percentage:

100%

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.