Senior Budgeting & Finance Leader

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta seeks an Associate Director of Budgeting and Finance to manage budgeting, financial analysis, reporting, and related accounting functions. You will lead goal setting, organizational structure, performance reviews, and compensation recommendations to align resources with strategic priorities.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with at least six years of relevant experience, including supervisory responsibility, and familiarity with PeopleSoft and

Qualifications

• Six or more years of relevant experience, including three or more years of supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent.
• Master’s degree in related discipline or equivalent (preferred).
• Experience with budgeting, financial reporting and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as gatekeeper of Institute expenditures, ensuring planned and purposeful use of funds.
• Design, implement, and maintain databases for budget development, forecasting, and reporting.
• Manage general, restricted, auxiliary, and endowment budgets; advise senior management to avoid disruption to operations.
• Provide guidance on budget management, internal controls, policy, and procedures; train staff as needed.
• Review and mitigate financial risk; inform senior leadership of emerging issues.
• Recommend changes to approval processes, roles, and access; ensure security standards.
• Approve financial transactions and documents for policy and regulatory compliance (including restricted funds).
• Support budget committees; track the budget development scorecard; prepare analyses and budget documents and presentations.
• Oversee financial controls to ensure compliance with accounting concepts and Institute policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership & People Management

Communication

Organization & Prioritization

Budget Management

Administrative Operations

Human Resources Administration

PeopleSoft

Workday

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

PeopleSoft

Workday

Job description

Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta seeks an Associate Director of Budgeting and Finance to manage budgeting, financial analysis, reporting, and related accounting functions. You will lead goal setting, organizational structure, performance reviews, and compensation recommendations to align resources with strategic priorities.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with at least six years of relevant experience, including supervisory responsibility, and familiarity with PeopleSoft and