WHO WE ARE

The University of Dallas is a Catholic university that seeks to educate the whole person, encouraging its students to pursue wisdom, truth and virtue as the proper and primary ends of education

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SUMMARY

The Budget Analyst performs a variety of analytical, technical, and administrative duties ranging in complexity in the operational administration of the Universitys Operating Budget, as well as oversight for the training and campus support of the budgeting tools and processes. These responsibilities, under general supervision, require the use of independent judgment to make decisions, interpret and apply a wide range of policies and procedures related to the universitys ongoing operations.

The Budget Analyst works closely with the Assistant Vice President for Budget and Auxiliary Services, budget managers and Office of Finance management and staff.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in gathering and preparing line-item and position control budget data, including specific budget assumption detail for developing the Universitys annual operating budget. Assist in preparing the preliminary and final budget documents for review by the Cabinet and approval by the Board of Trustees.
• Prepare and post the Approved Budget journal entry in the Banner general ledger system.

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``` - Consult with budget managers to ensure budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes. Coordinate across budget managers to ensure awareness of interdepartmental budgetary impacts of program changes. Post any budget reallocation journal entries to Banner.

Liaison to budget managers and their staff on day-to-day budgeting processes and procedures, including formal and informal guidance and training in the use of budget and finance reporting systems. Assist in monitoring labor, revenue, and expense actuals for conformance to the budget on a periodic basis. Perform detailed budget-to-actuals research as needed to identify notable variances and causes thereof and communicate findings with appropriate university offices.

Provide budgetary control and analysis for Facilities and Information Technology departments (and/or other Finance and Administration departments as assigned).

• Assist in preparing projections for fiscal year-end on a periodic basis via coordination with University departments.
• Review and approve Employee Action Forms to ensure accurate position budgeting prior to being processed by Payroll associates for payment. Maintain Labor Position Budget via Banner Position Control Module. Work with HR to update and distribute Annual Academic Batch EAF Processing Procedures and Calendar.

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``` - Provide backup to Budget and Reporting Analyst in granting appropriate access to the Banner Finance Module and any other budget and finance tools (Workday Adaptive, Millennium FAST, etc) used by University personnel. - Work with AVP - Budget and Auxiliary Services to develop, test and train users in all budgeting tools. - Participate in ongoing Budgeting and Planning Service Quality Initiatives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in relevant field.
• Five years of increasingly responsible accounting or finance experience, including two years performing work involving the preparation, justification, and analysis, or the control and administration, of a budget or budgetary program.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in higher education/not-for-profit fund accounting.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered.