Budget Manager
Budget Manager
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Reporting to the University Budget Director this position is responsible for providing highlevel support to the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer and the AVP of Financial Planning in budget development and complex financial analysis in support of University mission and goals. As a member of the Budget Office team this position manages the annual operating and capital fiscal year budget process.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Serves as the primary contact for the department on all budget related matters
- Manage the annual operating and capital budget process from the initial rate setting meetings to the final budget submission.
- Provides consultative budget support and advice to assigned portfolio of academic/nonacademic units. Evaluates compensation and noncompensation budgets and requests including strategic initiatives and other programmatic analyses. Understands stakeholder priorities and opportunities as well as alignment with Universitywide goals.
- Monitors budget to actual results throughout the year to ensure activity remains within budget. Assists with compiling yearend projections and creating budget reforecasts on an ongoing basis partnering with units across the university to explain variances to budget.
- Analyzes and communicates developing budget trends and deficits on a timely basis to departments and keeps senior management apprised of significant budget trends deficits and surpluses.
- Working with the Budget Office team and the Controllers Office to support and assist with the preparation of internal management financial reporting presentation(s).
- Responsible for the development of the student charges revenue budget and forecast annually (including scholarship aid). Utilizes financial modeling based on predictive enrollment analytics to inform the multiyear longrange financial plan student charge revenue assumptions.
- Provides highlevel long and shortterm planning financial analysis support for senior management by performing complex financial and scenario analysis and modeling and analyzes trends in financial data. Provides recommendations on stewardship of University resources as well as resource reallocations and optimization.
- Prepares materials for the Administration and Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees as well as for the University Budget Director and the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer. Special projects as assigned.
- Develops ways to measure programmatic performance of all divisions/departments as well as consolidated divisions/departments/schools with the use of analytical financial tools
- Recommends and implements changes to existing tools (e.g. Adaptive longrange financial planning model) to improve analysis forecasting modeling & reporting and ultimate quality of financial information & analyses provided to management for planning evaluating controlling operations and allocating resources
- Builds maintains and updates predictive financial models (e.g. financial aid and tuition revenue multiyear trajectory) that support strategic financial planning initiatives and analysis that supports datadriven decision making
- Build maintain and develop executive reporting dashboards
- Model proposed financial planning scenarios for initiatives intended to further the University mission and goals including but not limited to scholarship aid awarding student charges and programmatic reviews.
- All other duties as assigned.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree with seven plus years of relevant experience required; in an academic setting with a strong understanding of academic operations.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Must be committed to providing the highest level of customer service and responsiveness.
- Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality and sensitivity
- Demonstrated experience working in a high volume deadline oriented customer focused environment
- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Must be creative and proactive
- Must have ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and successfully control difficult situations
- Advanced proficiency with MicrosoftOffice (Excel PowerPoint and Word)
- Workday operating system: Financials Human Capital Management and Adaptive experience strongly preferred
- A hybrid schedule is available for this position.
Suffolk University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race color national origin ancestry religious creed sex gender identity sexual orientation marital status disability age genetic information or status as a veteran in admission to access to treatment in or employment in its programs activities or employment.As an affirmative action equal opportunity employer the University is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive faculty and staff that reflect the broad range of human experience who contribute to the robust exchange of ideas on campus and who are committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment. We strongly encourage applications from groups historically marginalized or underrepresented because of race/color gender religious creed disability national origin veteran status or LGBTQ status. Suffolk University is especially interested in candidates who through their training service and experience will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the University community.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
