Senior Financial Analyst - Strategic Budget Modeling (SBM)

Rutgers University; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 109,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Rutgers University is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst - Strategic Budget Modeling (SBM) to join the University Finance and Administration team. The role focuses on building multi-year budgets, forecasts, and leadership reporting to support strategic decisions across the enterprise.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in finance or related field and at least five years of progressive financial planning experience, with advanced modeling and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and data-analysis capabilities are essential.
• Ability to reconcile financial data and investigate variances across multiple years and units.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex multi-year financial models to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Play a central role in advancing Rutgers' enterprise multi-year planning and maintaining a ten-year operating outlook.
• Develop long-range forecasts, reconciliations, scenario analyses, and leadership reporting.
• Collaborate with Budget Office, Chancellor-Led Units, and partners to ensure models are accurate, controlled, and decision-ready; communicate findings to senior leadership.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Data analysis

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst - Strategic Budget Modeling (SBM)

Aug 22, 2026

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title

Recruitment/Posting Title Senior Financial Analyst - Strategic Budget Modeling (SBM)

Job Category

Job Category Staff & Executive - Finance/Accounting/Purchasing

Department

Overview

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses. Ranked in 2022 by Forbes as atop 100 best large employer in America,Rutgers' commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation's military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities. University Finance and Administration ( UFA ) advances Rutgers' strategic priorities through the management of all central financial, administrative, and student information systems and processes. We supply the university's financial community the professional guidance, services, tools, and information needed to make the informed decisions that contribute to Rutgers' standing as an academic, health, and research powerhouse. We are deeply committed to ourguiding principles and the core values that are critical for the long-term strategic growth of our division and the university. For more information, please visithttps://finance.rutgers.edu/.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst - Strategic Budget Modeling ( SBM ) for UFA Financial Planning & Analytics.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Plays a central role in advancing Rutgers' enterprise Multi-Year Planning capability and building and maintaining its fully functional ten-year operating outlook.
• Develops long-range forecasts, reconciliations, scenario analyses, and leadership reporting.
• Works across the University Budget Office, Chancellor-Led Units, and functional partners to ensure model assumptions and outputs are accurate, controlled, and decision-ready, and communicates analyses and findings to senior and/or executive leadership.

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Grade

Grade 08

Salary Details

Minimum Salary

Minimum Salary 108670.000

Mid Range Salary 137547.000

Maximum Salary

Maximum Salary 166424.000

Offer Information

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Position Status

Full Time

Working Hours

Standard Hours 37.50

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement

Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System.

Union Description

Admin Assembly (MPSC)

Payroll Designation

PeopleSoft

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment

Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility

ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, data analytics, statistics, or related field.
• At least five (5) years of progressive experience that includes financial planning and budgeting; forecasting, trend, and variance analysis; institutional analytics; development and maintenance of complex financial models; and financial analysis supporting management decisions.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and data-analysis skills, including the ability to develop, maintain, and test complex multi-year financial models.
• Demonstrated ability to reconcile financial data, investigate and resolve variances across