Budget Analyst III
Budget Analyst III
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About Rice:
Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing close-knit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director Budget Operations the Budget Analyst III works collaboratively within the Universitys Budget Office to assist with the preparation tracking analyzing projecting and reporting of the Universitys annual $1 Billion budget. This position will assist with special projects and analyses in the context of budget planning and monitoring strategic planning capital planning and fundraising initiatives. The Budget Office reports to the Associate Vice President for Budget & Fiscal Analysis and prepares information for the President Provost EVP OF&S and Board of Trustees as well as other senior leadership.
Workplace Requirements:
This position is offered as a hybrid role combining both in-office and remote work to provide flexibility and support collaboration. Two days on campus and three days remote except during budget season when on-campus presence is required. PerRice policy 440 work arrangements may be subject to change.
Salary: $72600 to $92500
*Exempt (salaried) positions underFLSA are not eligible for overtime.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree
- 3 years of experience in budget analysis and planning budget preparation forecasting and reconciliation
Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to apply financial and analytical skills based on a firm understanding of the mission strategy and operating principles of the school/unit
- Broad subject matter expertise in all aspects of CFO-type responsibilities including financial project management services and controls
- Demonstrated ability to work and interact effectively with individuals representing a broad range of skills and experiences and the ability to build coalitions and inter-functional teams to leverage synergistic relationships
- Proven strategic and innovative thinker who plans and makes decisions within the framework of the school / unit and universitys strategic intent
- High level user of standard business computer systems and software including Microsoft Excel Power Point Word and other business support resources. Knowledge of software to quantify and illustrate complex financial reports comparisons impacts and / or projections
- Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures
- Successful experience with organizational development and staff development and a proven ability to create and manage change
- Strong interpersonal skills leadership and the ability to bring people together to create solutions and to forge a successful conclusion
- Ability to clearly and effectively present information to internal and external audiences client groups and all levels of management and serve as an advisor to senior and university leadership
- Advanced oral and written communication skills
Preferences:
- Masters degree in a quantitative area
- 5 years of experience in budget analysis and planning budget preparation forecasting and reconciliation; ideally in a university or college setting
- Experience with Oracle Financials and HCM or similar enterprise resource planning systems
- Experience with budget planning software (i.e. Hyperion Planning EPBCS)
- Previous experience in strategic management and leading large multi-functional teams
Essential Functions:
- Develops maintains and updates databases and spreadsheets for budget development analysis and reporting including multi-year projections
- Works with Director Budget Operations to ensure the budget is loaded into the accounting systems accurately and timely prior to the start of the fiscal year
- Uses endowment files received and manipulates them for load into EBPCS to include in the Budget via Smartview (Works with Director of Finance Data Management to review and develop a more streamlined load of the endowment budget into EPBCS)
- Prepares Budget Schedules for the Board Budget Book
- Designs and prepares financial reports that accurately reflect the universitys financial position for use by senior administrators
- In consultation with Academic and Department Administrators prepares budget projections analyses of alternatives and make recommendations for use by Academic Department and Senior Administrators
- Works closely with schools and departments to ensure school-based budget plans and transactions are accurate are within guidelines and consistent with university policy and procedure. Provides assistance and advice on specific budgetary issues as they arise during the year
- Works closely with various schools and administrative departments to inform them about budget projections and transactions and to address issues
- Assists in preparation of materials for the Board of Trustees and university senior management that is accurate timely and clearly and effectively presented
- Prepares monthly quarterly and annual management reports for monitoring the budget vs actual performance and historical trends
- Prepares annual True Up allocations of operating costs for the Leases for space in the Biomedical Research Collaboration building. Includes allocation of costs of utilities based on Energy Designations for space time occupied. Prepares billings and other supporting documentation to send to Lessors. Coordinates billings with the Bursars Office
- Reviews iO (Oracle Cloud) accounting reports on a regular basis to ensure that assigned areas are projected to be within budget and takes action as needed to resolve issues. Monitors for Fund Type Fund Source mismatches.
- Identifies opportunities to improve current methods for budget preparation and monitoring
- Reviews requests for new positions and assigns position numbers. As part of the Budget Enhancement process creates new positions in iO to support the position being recorded in the budget.
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center at or for support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
