Senior Budget & Financial Planning Strategist

The College of New Jersey; Ewing Township (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and prescription plans

Generous leave entitlements

Tuition waiver & reimbursement

Job summary

The College of New Jersey is seeking a seasoned budget and financial operations professional to coordinate portions of the operating budget, monitor departmental variances, and prepare analytical reports for senior leadership. The role requires strong Excel skills and experience with PeopleSoft or PBCS, with a focus on accuracy and timely insights.

You will support state budget submissions, participate in enterprise system testing, and provide cross-functional financial support across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, public administration, or a related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in budgeting, financial planning and analysis, accounting, or financial management.
• Ability to analyze financial data, identify variances, and prepare accurate reports and recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience with PeopleSoft, PBCS, or comparable financial and budgeting systems.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, position management, financial analysis, internal controls, and account reconciliation.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently within established procedures, and appropriately escalated complex issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to explain financial information clearly to campus stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assigned portions of the College's operating budget process.
• Monitor departmental budgets, identify variances, assist departments with budget questions, and review funding and costing allocations for new and changed positions for recommendation to the AVP.
• Prepare financial reports, analyses, and presentation materials for review by the AVP and senior leadership, including materials used for Board of Trustees meetings.
• Support preparation of the College's annual State budget submission and related forecast reports.
• Serve as a functional user of PBCS and related budget applications. Assist with system maintenance, automated reporting, expenditure monitoring, discrepancy resolution, the College-wide budget website, and annual external-audit requests.
• Prepare automated reports and key budget performance indicators. Participate in testing and implementation of enterprise systems and software affecting budgetary information.
• Assist with budget assumptions and multiyear operating and capital projections. Research, analyze, and present financial and enrollment information, including profit-and-loss analyses for assigned programs and schools.
• Provide routine financial support to accounting, grants administration, accounts payable, procurement, and other areas. Assist with financial support provided to the Student Finance Board.
• Review the funding and budget impact of position requests, backfills, and reclassifications and provide recommendations to the AVP for final determination.
• Coordinate follow-up from official meetings, complete assigned special projects and studies, and perform other related duties as assigned.
• Support the procurement team's maintenance of the supplier database in the ERP system by reviewing data for accuracy and adherence to established controls.
• Perform payroll budget-to-actual reviews and payroll-to-GL reconciliations. Work with Payroll to research costing errors and validate allocations against approved budgets.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Excel

PeopleSoft

PBCS

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PBCS

PeopleSoft

Job description

The College of New Jersey is seeking a seasoned budget and financial operations professional to coordinate portions of the operating budget, monitor departmental variances, and prepare analytical reports for senior leadership. The role requires strong Excel skills and experience with PeopleSoft or PBCS, with a focus on accuracy and timely insights.

You will support state budget submissions, participate in enterprise system testing, and provide cross-functional financial support across