Budget Analyst (Staff Associate), Fiscal Affairs Office

Budget Analyst (Staff Associate), Fiscal Affairs Office

Non-Unit Professional position, 37.5 hours/week

Campus Location: Danvers / Hybrid

Work Schedule: Flexible within 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday

SALARY: Salary range $73,500.00 - $83,500.00. The offered salary will be commensurate with experience and education but will not exceed the stated range.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Budget Analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting the financial planning, budgeting, expense monitoring, and forecasting processes at North Shore Community College. ...

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Budget Development & Planning

• Collaborate with the AVP of Strategic Finance to coordinate the annual operating budget, including enrollment & Revenue projections, staffing plans, and strategic goals.
• Partner with academic and administrative units to develop unit-level budgets.
• Work with Human Resources to manage full-time and part-time position control tracking documents
• Work with departmental budget managers to create multi-year capital and refurbishment plans for academic programs and administrative resources

Budget Monitoring & Fiscal Control

• Monitor expenditures and revenues to ensure compliance with approved budgets, funding restrictions, and state/federal/grant requirements.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities by reviewing and tracking multi-year commitments and identifying duplicate or overlapping resources.
• Review, reconcile, and document budget variances while identifying financial risks or trends.
• Prepare and distribute reports for academic program reviews, senior leadership, governing boards, and external stakeholders.
• Ensure data integrity within the Banner system, including chart field setup, fund balance reviews, and timely fund close-outs.
• Support restricted funds tracking and monitoring of large project revenues and expenses.

Reporting & Tracking

• Prepare and distribute actual-to-budget and other financial reports for senior leadership and the board of trustees, and other financial reports, such as for academic program reviews
• Enhance, produce, and distribute unit-specific budget planning materials
• Work with fiscal staff and budget administrators to identify future purchases and update contract tracking documents.

Training & Other Duties

• Provide financial guidance and budget training to department managers, deans, and program coordinators
• Participate in continuous improvement of budget processes, policies, and internal controls.
• Ensure data integrity within the Banner system, including but not limited to: supporting chart field set up, fund balance review, and timely close out of funds, and maintaining the requisition workflow.
• Assist in annual independent financial statement audit and perform other duties, activities, or projects as assigned

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Assistant Vice President, Strategic Finance

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, and 3-5 years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience
• At least 2 years' experience in financial analysis and forecasting, cost-benefit analysis, and revenue modeling
• Exceptional analytical skills with the capacity to gather, analyze, and evaluate complex data.
• Experience with ERP accounting system(s) (e.g., Ellucian Banner)
• Possess solid accounting knowledge and exceptional organizational skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Access, and financial and data reporting tools.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, identify key issues, and utilize inductive reasoning in complex situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish positive departmental, internal, and external relations in a multi-tasked, time-sensitive environment within a culturally diverse and inclusive workspace.
• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or National background check as a condition of employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in the higher education sector.
• Experience with state-specific systems (e.g., MOSAID, HRCMS, LCD)
• Experience with reporting and planning tools such as Anaplan, COGNOS, or ZogoTech.