Budget Analyst or Senior Budget Analyst - Remote/Hybrid

The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (A&S) seeks applicants for a Senior Budget Analyst or Budget Analyst. The incumbent will work with all aspects of A&S's budget $400 million+ budget. The incumbent will report directly to the Senior Director for Financial Planning and Analysis. As a key member of the budget and finance team, this position plays a central role in key strategic budgetary projects, the development of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts, trend analysis, and more, while maintaining the highest level of integrity. The ability to synthesize financial information and provide sound advice to researchers, administrators, faculty, and department managers of A&S will also be essential to be successful in this opportunity.

Responsibilities include working closely with members of the Dean's Office, as well as Associate Deans, Department Managers, Department Chairs, and Program/Center Directors throughout The College on a range of budgetary items. Budget Analysts will provide analytical support for budget projects, prepare budget and financial reports, as requested, and work closely with other members of the College's budget and finance team to prepare the annual budget, monthly/quarterly financial review and reports, quarterly forecasting, multi-year budgets, and other projects as they arise. They will analyze past, present, and future trends in order to predict future financial performance. The position will be responsible for consistent evaluations of current processes and systems, while recommending appropriate changes to current practices, and work on budget issues, which may include reviewing, researching, and recommending alternative budget strategies. In addition, other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree.

Experience: Budget Analyst: 2 years of experience in a related field required. Senior Budget Analyst: 4 years of experience in a related field required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to synthesize information and provide advice to researchers, administrators, faculty, and business managers.
  
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), and at least intermediate-level skills in Excel are required. Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge of reporting and cloud-based enterprise-wide budget systems within a higher education environment
  
• Ability to query, run reports, use databases systems, and/or automate spreadsheet, as well as knowledge and experience in applying data analytics.
  

For additional information about the position, please contact Debbie White, Director of Staff Affairs, at daw2jb@virginia.edu .

This position is eligible for remote, hybrid or in-person work.

This is an Exempt level, benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit https://hr.virginia.edu/benefits .

This position will remain open until filled. We anticipate the earliest start date might be June 10, 2024.

This position will not sponsor applicants for work visas. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

Application Instructions: Apply Now . Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile, search Find Jobs and then R0060997. Complete an application online and include the following documents:

• A CV/resume
  
• A cover letter is optional but strongly encouraged
  

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive consideration.

References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

For questions about the application process, please contact Melanie Sponaugle, Academic Recruiter, at unw5dq@virginia.edu .

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/ .

Physical Demands
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.