"Finance Budget Manager"

POSITION DETAILS

"At Baruch College we believe that student success is everyone’s responsibility"

Reporting to the Finance Budget Director, the Finance Budget Manager plays a pivotal role in the effectiveness and operational efficiency of the college budget office.

In addition to the CUNY Title Overview, responsibilities include:

• Manage preparation of annual and multi-year operating budget.
• Oversee maintenance and entry of budget data in offline files and CUNY’s enterprise system.
• Manage junior staff responsible for running and analyzing financial reports.
• Manage team that reconciles payroll data housed in CUNY and New York State systems and tracks NYS cash balances by account.
• Develop and implement standardized reporting for the Public Safety and Facilities Management departments within the Division of Operations and Administration and serve as a budget liaison for these and other units within the Operations & Administration division.
• Facilitate the review, approval, and processing of budget modification requests, ensuring timely responses to departmental budget issues and questions.
• Working with others in the department, develop tools and processes for budget tracking, forecasting, and analysis to empower division heads and program directors to make informed fiscal decisions.
• Participate in the ongoing adoption of new technologies to streamline and improve data analysis, reporting, and other Budget Office functions.
• Contribute to efforts to enhance the end-user experience through information sharing on Budget’s intranet pages, including workflow charts and instructional materials.
• Identify training and professional development needs of junior staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree and six years' related experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with financial accounting and annual budget preparation and administration.
• Demonstrated experience using advanced Excel functions, Office 365, and Teams.
• Preferred experience managing budgets and expenditures in an enterprise system such as Workday.
• Preferred four years’ work experience in accounting-related field.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Manages the budget function of a College or major program under the direction of a senior administrator.

• Prepares guidelines, funding formulas, and models for the annual budget
• Supports strategic planning activities; assesses outcomes and makes recommendations regarding resource allocations.
• Monitors and analyzes budget expenditures
• Assists in developing budgeting policies and procedures, and interprets University-wide policy
• May hire, supervise, and train budget and/or clerical staff.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Finance Budget Manager

CUNY TITLE: Higher Education Associate

FLSA: Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$86,741- $94,909; Salary commensurate with education and experience.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title. Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.

Candidates must attach a resume and cover letter.

CLOSING DATE: March 2, 2026