Budget Analyst

Position Information

Hiring Department: Budget and Payroll Services

Reports To: Director of Budget

Job Location: On‑Site, El Paso, TX

Posting End Date: Open until filled.

Hours: 40 hours per week, standard Monday‑Friday 8:00am‑5:00pm

FLSA status: Exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

As soon as possible.

Salary: $42,000 annually

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of three references

Under general supervision and with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment, performs moderately complex budget preparation and analysis work. Work involves preparing, reviewing, and analyzing budgets and actual expenditures; and monitoring budgets and program performance. May train others.

• Assists department in resolving funding problems regarding funding sources, cost issues, budget categories, account balances/insufficient funds, etc.
• Review and process documents for appropriate position funding (i.e. position front end documents) and related budget transactions; monitor transactions and transfer for appropriateness with established policies and procedures.
• Conducts adhoc reporting and analysis requiring problem‑solving ability in the course of budget and related operational processes as needed.
• Provides assistance in the gathering, recording, and analysis of data to support the Legislative Appropriations Request and other legislative or administrative requests.
• Determines proper handling of financial transactions; monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and University policy and procedures.
• Allocates expenditures, encumbrances, receipts, receivables, etc., based on reports and schedules.
• Collects, analyzes, and reports data that supports alternative solutions to budget and management problems.
• Examines operating budgets to determine whether funds have been appropriately allocated.
• Maintains trend data and prepares graphs, reports, and forecasts.
• Assists in the preparation of reports on performance measures.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual operating budgets.
• Assists in the preparation of reports to provide management with expenditure data, trends, and recommendations.
• Advises departments on areas in which action may be required to stay within budget.
• Knowledge of all Microsoft Office software and able to learn and use institutional software systems.
• Complies with all State and University policies.
• Other duties may be assigned.

No supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related field from an accredited institution.

Experience: Three (3) years related experience to the statement of duties and responsibilities, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of principles and theories of finance, accounting or related fields and discipline.
• Moderate level of competence with Microsoft spreadsheets, database retrieval and reports.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi‑task in a team‑oriented environment and be a self‑starter.

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