Budget Analyst

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Department Summary

The Office of Budget and Planning of UNT-Dallas facilitate the optimal use of university financial resources and provide timely, useful budget information to the University community and its stakeholders. The purpose of the Office of Budget and Planning is to assist the University administration with guidance in decision-making, financial planning, and properly managing the annual operating budget. We are determined to provide resource planning to enhance the concepts of budget and planning for all departments to ensure that all staff/faculty are financially aligned with the University goals and policies.

Position Overview

The Budget Analyst is a nonmanagement position with primary responsibilities to provide support to campus departments in regard to guidance with procurement, develop departmental budget reports and reconciliations, analyze expense data and past expenditures, develop expenditure forecasts, and advise the Budget Manager of possible over expenditures or problems and assist in researching and resolving fund balance deficits. This position will provide guidance and support to campus administrative, supervisory, or technical employees. Work is performed under limited supervision by the University of North Texas at Dallas Budget Manager.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or a related field; and experience with budget development, financial analysis, or fiscal reporting; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of (or ability to rapidly assimilate and retain) University operating procedures, organization and policies.
• Knowledge of business principles, practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of electronic information systems and accounting systems.
• Ability to work accurately with numerical detail consistently and to perform financial operations legibly.
• Experience managing budget information and accurately recording financial transactions.
• Ability to keep complex records Ability to assemble and organize data of complex nature, to prepare and submit reports in acceptable formats.
• Ability to read and analyze fiscal management information and to assist in formulating solutions to problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Strong communications skills.
• Knowledge of safety and security precautions appropriate to work performed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using PeopleSoft, Axiom, Golden, Power BI, and reporting.
• Intermediate experience using MS Excel.
• Experience working in higher education and/or Texas state agency.

Job Duties

• Assists in the preparation of the annual operating budget, Legislative Appropriation Requests, monthly institutional P/L report, Higher Education Funds report, and various other external documents.
• Performs difficult technical work, involving the use of independent judgment and understanding of departmental functions and procedures.
• Assist with updating and making recommendations for the Budget Office procedure documents, as well as facilitating budget training for campus departments.
• Review and resolve journals, vouchers, and purchase orders that are in a budget error status.
• Process routine monthly budget transfers, journal entries, chart of account forms, approve ePars, create ad hoc reports, and troubleshooting to resolve any issues found.
• Researches and resolves campus departments fund balance deficits.
• Provide guidance and support to departments with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, budget preparation, and ABA (budget transfer)/IDT (journal entries) transactions.
• Prepares routine budget to date report reconciliations and communicates results as needed with the Budget Manager and campus budget users.
• Process budget office routine reconciliation and cleanup reports on a monthly basis.
• Research department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
• Monitor and manage the Budget Office Inbox inquiries and respond in a timely manner.
• Provide customer service and communication to budget users during budget cycle, training opportunities, and end of year deadlines.

Physical Requirements

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Environmental Hazards

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits

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EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit –and takes actions to prevent – discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices, and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist, or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.