Budget Partner

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
1 to 5 years of experience in planning and/or financial operations or an equivalent combination of education/experience
Must demonstrate a record of leadership, knowledge of not-for-profit accounting or relevant financial acumen, plus personal and professional ethics
Advanced level expertise with Microsoft suite of products, with particular emphasis on Excel including pivot tables, complex formulas, and financial modeling
High degree of initiative, self-direction, critical and creative thinking, and independent judgment
Exemplary problem-solving skills
Strong administrative, leadership, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to analyze complex data
Excellent interpersonal and technical skills
Strong accounting, financial modeling and analysis, strategic thinking, and project management skills
Excellent communication skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy
Discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality, interact with diverse constituencies, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Create and maintain strategic financial models
Complete college-wide analytical tasks such as FTE analysis, budget-to-actual variance analysis, and assessment of restricted funds usages
Prepare and analyze profit and loss reports to monitor financial performance and support decision making
Act as a conduit for relaying pertinent financial information within the budget office, as well as between the budget office and other areas of the college
Provide financial analysis and fiscal management oversight for assigned areas of the college
Analyze and prepare reports on historical trends in staffing and maintain current position authorizations and salary budgets within human resource/payroll systems
Process payroll accounting adjustments for staff positions
Support the budget office in process improvement initiatives across campus, such as report development and the rollout of new analytic technologies
Contribute to the operations of the department such as the collection, loading, and reconciliation of the college’s annual plan
Support the annual strategic initiatives and budget call cycles
Management reporting, financial training for various constituents, answering or triaging of budget e-mail inbox or Workday Help tickets, and the support of the school’s financial systems, tools, and processes with various stakeholder groups
Complete new projects and key financial initiatives with analysis and reporting to support ad-hoc requests