Strategic Budget Analyst — Enrollment Management

The Regents of the University of California on behalf of their Los Angeles Campus; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA is seeking a Budget Analyst to join the Enrollment Management Associate Vice Chancellor Office. The role supports the Budget Officer with maintaining and reconciling the division's complex budget, processing purchases, vendor contracts, travel, and reimbursements, and assisting with personnel actions.

The candidate will track expenditures, perform ad hoc analytics, and prepare reconciliations for ledgers and reports using campus data tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related area or equivalent experience/training.
• Ability to analyze complex issues independently and communicate solutions.
• Experience generating detailed monthly financial reports for Enrollment Management.
• Familiarity with UCLA financial systems (OFSR, QDB) and payroll systems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Experience with budgetary analysis and ledger reconciliation.
• Strong oral communication skills for leadership and staff.
• Knowledge of campus purchasing procedures and related processes.
• Experience with human resource administrative support.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, reconcile and monitor the complex budget for the Enrollment Management Division.
• Create purchase orders and review/approve vendor contracts, travel arrangements and reimbursements.
• Provide primary or backup personnel/payroll support using UCPath and TRS.
• Develop procedures for consistent application of purchasing and expenditure policies.
• Populate CBIG and monitor budget variances for the division.
• Prepare reconciliations and reports using campus data warehouses (CDW).

Skills

Independent work

Analytical thinking

Oral communication

Budgetary analysis

Forecasting budgets

Confidentiality

Payroll reconciliation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

OFSR/QDB

BruinBuy Plus

TOF

PAC

Concur

TRS

CBIG

UCPath

Cognos

Job description

UCLA is seeking a Budget Analyst to join the Enrollment Management Associate Vice Chancellor Office. The role supports the Budget Officer with maintaining and reconciling the division's complex budget, processing purchases, vendor contracts, travel, and reimbursements, and assisting with personnel actions.

The candidate will track expenditures, perform ad hoc analytics, and prepare reconciliations for ledgers and reports using campus data tools.