Budget Analyst - FT (On-Site)

Keiser University•Fort Lauderdale, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Budget Analyst is responsible for providing support to the staff at the campuses and Office of the Chancellor for research on financial outcomes, budget variances, as well as producing, maintaining and facilitating use of budget models.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required
Accounting experience required
Master-level Excel skills required
Financial statement interpretation required
On-site presence required
Advanced problem-solving characteristics required
Sense of urgency characteristics required
Meticulous attention to detail characteristics required
Excellent communication characteristics required
Investigative/critical thinking characteristics required
Self-management characteristics required
High dependability characteristics required

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred
FP&A experience preferred
PowerBI proficiency preferred
SQL query proficiency preferred
ERP proficiency preferred
Advanced reporting proficiencies preferred

Responsibilities

Designs, produces, and distributes annual budget models and reforecasting models.
Provides technical assistance and analytical research to assist end users in the budgeting and reforecasting process.
Designs, develops and distributes recurring financial & analytical reports according to schedules.
Constructs break-even and scenario analysis for various projects.
Performs statistical analysis to identify trends, develop projections, and communicate significant changes.
Monitors and analyzes operational outcomes and data that impacts financial results in order to summarize, translate, and project financial position.
Determines proper handling of certain financial and operational transactions and approves transactions within designated limits.
Ensures compliance with organizational procedures.
Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
Makes recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures.
Conducts studies and submits recommendations for improving the organization's outcomes.
Supports various staff with ad hoc projections based on historical trends, current operational strategies, and industry expectations.
Streamlines existing processes to improve efficiencies.
Performs other duties as assigned.