Budget Analyst

Location: New Orleans

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** Department
* * Budget Office## ##
** Job Summary
** The Budget Analyst plays a key role in the University’s financial planning and budget administration. This position assists with the preparation and implementation of the annual operating and summer budgets, monitors financial performance, analyzes variances, and ensures compliance with University policies, state regulations, and the System requirements. The Budget Analyst also reviews and approves personnel actions, coordinates payroll reconciliations, and serves as a liaison among Academic Affairs, Human Resource Management, Payroll, colleges, and departments.
This position is responsible for overseeing budgetary processes and providing guidance across the University.## ##
** Job Description
**** Annual Budgeting
*** Assist in the development and implementation of the University’s annual operating budget through the collection and interpretation of financial data necessary for the compilation of the University’s Operating Budget Request and applicable schedules and reports for submission to external agencies. This responsibility will involve external interaction with the State Division of Administration, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Louisiana Board of Regents and the university’s System Office, as well as interaction with the University’s Academic Deans, Directors and Heads of all budgetary units.
* Collaborate with the Provost, Academic Deans, Department Heads/Chairs, and business managers to ensure accurate and timely budget preparation.
* Compile and distribute the University’s Summer Budget. This includes reviewing and advising the provost on summer session teaching budget and the preparation and distribution of the summer academic instructions.
* Assist in managing the budget calendar to ensure deadlines are met and submissions are accurate and complete. Actively monitors progress throughout the process and manages the work of others to ensure submissions are complete and on time.
* Communicate key aspects of the budget by creating a variety of budget reports, graphs, charts, tables and information tailored to the needs of different audiences (University leadership, Vice Presidents, Deans, Chairs, Heads of Budgetary Units, the System, Louisiana Board of Regents, department business managers/fiscal officers).
* Assist with the preparation of Agency BA-7's and submits to appropriate state offices.
** Personnel Actions & Payroll Reconciliation
*** Process and approve personnel actions to monitor the disbursement of funds and ensure budgetary compliance by ensuring that the allocated funds have been spent procedurally according to policy; maintain data for such actions via Excel, a database, and/or other financial analysis software.  Interact with Business Managers as necessary to resolve potential budgetary problems related to the personnel actions.
* Analyze transactions related to personnel expenditures and prepare related reports; reconcile these transactions to the University's financial records and work in conjunction with the Payroll, HRM and other departments to resolve discrepancies.
* Provide support to financial areas performing analyses and prepare budget reports that assist in projecting salary expenditures.
* Prepare budget adjustments and expenditure reports related to the allocation of costs for personnel services; provide projections to support workforce planning.
* Work collaboratively with Academic Affairs, Payroll, Human Resource Management, and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to establish a timetable for meeting personnel action processing deadlines.
* Serve as point of contact for correcting payroll distribution errors in general fund departments, auxiliaries, and restricted fees.
* Conduct training for college and…