Senior Budget Analyst

Position Title Senior Budget Analyst The Opportunity

Our team supports Mines's strategic and financial planning along with day-to-day budget operations. An ideal candidate is interested in supporting these efforts, seeks to educate and communicate complex funding decisions and analysis, and has a customer-focused approach. It's an exciting time to work at Mines due to a strong enrollment situation and transition to a new ERP system (including a budget planning tool!). The budget team boasts a friendly, flexible and supportive work environment on our beautiful campus in Golden, CO.



Responsibilities



This position is responsible for procedural documentation, budgeting system implementation, and financial data communication into high-level summary reports. This position requires critical and strategic thinking, highly effective communication skills, the ability to perform robust financial analyses, independent problem-solving skills, effective and collaborative interpersonal abilities, detail orientation, initiative, and the ability to manage simultaneous, high-profile projects.

BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING

• Supports a portfolio of academic departments and student support offices in Student Life, FA&O, and Academic Affairs areas.
• Position analyzes, develops and implements program/division and organization unit plans and budgets.
• Utilizes complex program data in the development of budgets.
• Determines organizational chart of accounts structure to meet the reporting needs of the program/division manager.
• Utilizes program knowledge to evaluate and monitor annual budgets developed for operating, personal services, and other related program expenses.
• Develop and provide staffing patterns that project personal services costs based on the needs of the division and relevant programs.
• Determine and review mandated cost projections.
• Determine and review revenue projections.

CONSULTATION AND PARTNERSHIP

• Advise program managers to ensure adherence with expense budgets, appropriation limitations, state fiscal rules, federal administrative guidance and other internal and external fiscal policy and procedure. This includes, but is not limited to approving/disapproving hiring requests as well as developing solutions to unforeseen budget/fiscal related problems.
• Develop budget projections based on program knowledge and long-range plans.
• Communicates with senior leadership and management on budget matters.

OPERATIONAL

• Manages position funding and management.
• Completes benchmarking and ad-hoc reporting.
• Develop procedural and mapping documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned to advance the mission of the program and Mines

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field.
• Three years of professional experience in budget analysis, budget development and implementation, or administration (including budget formulation, execution, and analysis)
• Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically advanced abilities in Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in written form.
• Demonstrated ability to build partnership with community members.
• Ability to manage and understand complex information systems.
• Experience working with large complex data sets.
• Advanced proficiency with Window-based software packages involving spreadsheets, databases, word processing, and presentation applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field.
• Experience in higher education.
• Experience in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as Banner or Workday.
• Experience with higher education fund accounting, budget and projection modeling, and cost accounting.
• Advanced communication skills, display professional presence in meetings and summarize communications at the appropriate level for executive audiences.
• Banner, Workday, Oracle-based or similar financial system experience.

About Mines

Colorado School of Mines is committed to equal opportunity for all persons. Mines does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), ancestry, creed, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status or current military service. Further, Mines does not retaliate against community members for filing complaints regarding or implicating any of these protected statuses.

Mines’ commitment to nondiscrimination, affirmative action, equal opportunity and equal access is reflected in the administration of its policies, procedures, programs and activities and in its efforts to achieve a diverse student body and workforce.

Through its policies, procedures and resources, Mines complies with federal law, Colorado state law, administrative regulations, executive orders and other legal requirements to prevent discrimination (including harassment or retaliation) within the Mines campus community and to address potential allegations of inequity or concerns for safety.

How to Apply

Application review will begin 10/24, for full consideration apply by 10/23 at 11:55 p.m. Applicants will be asked to complete an online application (personal information, demographic information, references, veterans status) and upload a resume and cover letter (required). References will not be contacted until later in the selection process and you will be informed before that contact is made.

Please reach out to Kathy White, Talent Acquisition Partner, at kwhite1@mines.edu with questions.

Pay Range

$70,000 - $74,000 Annually

Mines takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s education, training and experience as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required in the role, work location, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level for potential new employees.

Total Rewards Mines is proud to provide exceptional benefits that include pay, health & wellness and work/life balance offerings. Our portfolio of benefits for this position includes medical, dental, vision, insurance with 100% of premiums paid by the employer, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. Additionally, Mines employees are eligible for tuition benefits (for employees and dependents), generous paid holidays and leaves and discount programs. For more information, visit Mines benefits . Background Investigation Required Yes COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement This position will require documented proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. New employees will be required to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination upon hire.
Religious and medical exemptions and reasonable accommodation shall be addressed as required by law pursuant to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s vaccination guidance.

Advertised: Oct 7, 2022 Mountain Daylight Time
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