Manager Budget Planning and Operations

98768BR

Campus: Tempe

Mgr Budget Planning & Ops

Job Description

Under administrative direction, performs work to support EOSS-wide strategic planning, budget, financial forecasting, and analysis processes. Prepares cost and budget unit variance analyses, develops budget forecasts, analyzes trends, and compiles commitment analyses. Provides analysis of complex proposals led by senior staff. Develops annual budget and monitors expenses.

What’s in it for you:

Arizona State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes valuable employee benefits to enhance the total compensation of its staff. This package includes: (Click here to explore options )

• Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one.
• Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
• Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement.
• Paid time for volunteer and professional development.
• 10 Paid Holidays and competitive Vacation and Sick accruals each Pay Period.
• Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings.
• Disability and leave program for income protection.
• Employee assistance for free and confidential behavioral health services.
• ASU Discounts to sports/events along with discounts with ASU partnerships.
• Flexible work arrangements are available in an alternative or hybrid schedule but will be based on the work and the needs of the university and department operations and pending leadership approval.

Days and Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

Job Family

Budget & Planning

Department Name

EOSS Fiscal & HR Operations

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

EDUC OUTRCH & STDT SVCS

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$70,000 – $75,000 per year; DOE

Close Date

09-February-2024

Essential Duties

• Prepares detailed financial analyses of budget trends, including revenue and cost analyses and budget forecasts.
• Creates budget amendments.
• Ensures personnel budgeted positions matches actual expenses.
• Acts as liaison between unit level leadership and staff, and Senior Vice President’s office team.
• Prepares financial and administrative reports; analyzes and interprets statistical, financial and management planning data for decision-making and strategic planning.
• Evaluates critical cost pools and works with assigned areas/units to identify cost saving measures, including utilities, employee benefits, debt service, and other general university expenses.
• Assists department staff in development of financial forecasts for university, including mid and longer-range budget planning models, and develops less complex what-if analyses to support university administration decision-making.
• Analyzes tuition trends and develops revenue forecasts of assigned areas/units. Participates in the development of less complex mid and long-range predictive enrollment, space, staffing, and financial models that support strategic planning efforts and executive decision-making.
• Prepares analyses that support strategic planning; analyzes specific key trends and parameters to support planning efforts.
• Assists senior staff in development of university budget, state operating budget reports, Master List for OSPB and specific areas of the Strategic Plan Compares data from a variety of sources to assure accuracy using judgment and relying on knowledge of subject material.
• Gathers information, identifies analysis methodologies, prepares, develops and submits written and graphic results of the evaluation of data under the supervision of senior staff.
• Represents the department with academic and administrative budget units.
• Prepares and presents budgets and financial reports/analysis to leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, public administration, public policy, economics, higher education administration, or related field.
Three (3) years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Expertise in using Microsoft Office applications, with advanced use of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles, concepts and practices in government and university governance involving fiscal control, budgeting, strategic planning, information analysis, forecasting, reporting and assessment.
• Problem solving and strategic planning experience.
• Experience in using critical thinking skills.
• Knowledge of strategic and financial planning/modeling principles, methods and practices.
• Experience in using database, spreadsheet, statistical, and word-processing packages.
• Knowledge of factors/items/methods of forecasting, budgeting and economic trending Ability to develop forecast and tracking models that integrate disparate statistical and financial information.
• Ability to perform analysis of financial forecasts, budgets, and econometric trends and of the factors/items therein.
• Ability to evaluate a variety of fiscal policy, economic, or political factors affecting strategic planning and budgeting needs, problems, and plans.
• Skill in verbal and written communication to include graphic presentation of data.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment subject to quickly changing and potentially conflicting priorities.
• Ability to effectively synthesize large amounts of complex detailed materials for presentation and review to varying audiences.
• Ability to perform complex data-analysis, including identifying appropriate data sources, extract and manipulate data from multiple and diverse database sources by designing, refining and running complex data queries.
• Evidence of a Master’s degree in related field, such as finance, business, public administration, public policy, economics, higher education administration.
• Five (5) years relevant work experience in budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis in the public or nonprofit sectors (preferably in higher education).
• Experience using enterprise resource planning applications, including general ledger and budget applications (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday FMS, PeopleSoft).

Working Environment

• Sit or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Work collaboratively across various departments within the University as well as with diverse populations and groups
• Use computers effectively – including inputting, reviewing and retrieving information, extended periods of viewing screen and using mouse and keyboard
• Use critical thinking to make decisions and/or analyze data
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Walk throughout campus for meetings or events, regardless of the weather
• Climb stairs in locations with no elevator, such as with the mezzanine level of the MU, or Irish Hall
• Ability to lift 35 lbs.

Department Statement

Educational Outreach and Student Services (EOSS) is committed to enrolling all qualified students at Arizona State University and assisting them in their academic success. EOSS provides a broad range of services and support to students and prospective students ranging from outreach efforts with K-12 schools, orientation programs for new freshman, bridge programs to assist the transition to a university environment, and a wide variety of services, programs and activities for enrolled students. EOSS has direct responsibility for multiple departments across four campuses, some of which include the Dean of Students, University Housing, Health Services, Counseling Services, Disability Resources, the Memorial Union, TRIO programs, Sun Devil Fitness, Student Government, Student Media, Career Services, Access ASU and others.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation’s fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Background Check Statement

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Fingerprint Check Statement

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.