"Budget Analyst - 179790"

Category:ProfessionalSubscribe: Department:FinanceLocations:Oswego, NYPosted:Aug 9, 2024Closes:Open Until FilledType:Full-timePosition ID:179790

About SUNY Oswego:

Founded in 1861, SUNY Oswego is a public comprehensive university located in Central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes from Syracuse. One of 13 comprehensive colleges and universities in the 64-campus State University of New York (SUNY) system, SUNY Oswego is recognized nationally for its academic quality, focus on student success outcomes, and the growing diversity of its student body. Ranked among the top public master's-level universities in the 2023 "Top Regional Universities in the North" by U.S. News and World Report, SUNY Oswego is also recognized among Princeton Review's Best Regional Colleges in the Northeast - an honor bestowed on the SUNY Oswego every year since 2003. 

Inspired by a shared commitment to excellence and the desire to transcend traditional higher education boundaries, SUNY Oswego provides a transformative experience to about 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university offers preeminent academic programs in the arts and sciences, business, communications, and teacher education, and its success is built on providing students outstanding educational experiences with attention to a liberal arts and sciences foundation, practical applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global communities. 

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Job Description:

Description of Department: The Finance Office, as part of the Division of Administration and Finance, provides support to departments on campus in processing financial and administrative tasks associated with meeting the fiscal needs of the campus.  

The Finance Office at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full-time Budget Analyst.

Posting Date: August 9, 2024

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: Minimum salary $56,000, commensurate with experience plus full New York State benefits package.

Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. This is a United University Professions (UUP) position. Click here for more information on benefits for full-time United University Professions (UUP) professional staff. 

Date of Appointment: As soon as possible

Description of Responsibilities:

The Division of Finance & Administration at the State University of New York at Oswego is seeking a Budget Analyst. The Budget Analyst will serve the campus community as a main contributor to budget development, analysis and financial reporting. The Budget office administers the University's State appropriated budgets totaling more than $110M annually. The Budget Analyst will be expected to work collaboratively with all members of the organization to amplify awareness of fiscal positioning and honor attention to detail in the process of auditing allocation, expenditure and revenue balances. The selected candidate will have superior analytical skills and be able to work both independently and collaboratively on special projects.

Responsibilities and Areas of Focus:

• Assist in management of day-to-day budget operations
• Support the development of the colleges operating budget
• Monitor and project personal service expenditure commitments
• Accurately monitor position vacancies, account FTE levels, and report discrepancies
• Assist in preparation of cyclical and ad-hoc budget and financial reports for dissemination among internal and external campus departments
• Review budget and financial reports to highlight variances in all budget objects between local and central system totals
• Reconciliations as needed

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or finance related field by time of appointment
• 1 to 3 years' financial experience in a business office setting (i.e. accounting, billing, budget, finance)
• Excellent oral, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated high proficiency in Microsoft Suite of applications (i.e. excel, word, access)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Experience working in Higher Education Finance - Specifically SUNY.
• Experience in developing reporting and ad-hoc analysis

At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)

Additional Information:

Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please click here to see our full non-discrimination policy.

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing hr@oswego.edu.

For Campus Safety information, please click here to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).

SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. Click here for further policy details, including education and cessation resources.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.

Search Chair:

Steven DenBleyker at steven.denbleyker@oswego.edu

Visa sponsorship not available for this position.

Application Instructions:

To Apply Submit:

1. Cover letter addressing qualifications
2. A separate statement describing your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in your professional experience or personal life or community engagement 
3. Resume
4. Contact information for three professional references

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