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.
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