Budget Associate

Michigan Technological University•Houghton, MI

9d•$55,000 - $63,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Budget Associate is a 12-month, full-time position in the Budget and Planning office at Michigan Technological University. The role assists the Associate Vice President for Finance with financial analysis of university operations and assigned projects. Duties include budget projections, analysis of actual activity, cost feasibility studies, reviews of purchasing and capital expenditures, short-range financial planning, forecasting, and preparation of budget reports and records. The position uses university enterprise resource planning and reporting software to access student, finance, and human resources information, and works with staff across campus on routine and fiscal-year operations. Functional supervision may be exercised over clerical support staff, graduate students, and student assistants. The position requires a higher education degree in a discipline related to finance, accounting, economics, or business, and experience in financial management, accounting, and/or budgeting. The successful candidate will have strong numerical reasoning, communication, accuracy, project-management, confidentiality, customer-service, and collaboration skills. The work environment is usually low to moderate in noise. Michigan Tech provides required safety, data security, anti-harassment, discrimination and retaliation, and Title IX training, with additional periodic departmental training. Employment offers are contingent on a background check, and candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without employer sponsorship throughout the appointment.

Requirements

Higher education degree in a discipline related to finance, accounting, economics, or business.
Advanced software competency, including spreadsheet, presentation, and word-processing applications.
Experience working in financial management, accounting, and/or budgeting.
Strong written and interpersonal/oral communication skills.
Ability to work accurately, precisely, and with attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities, and communicate status and potential issues to stakeholders.
Ability to handle confidential information and exercise good judgment.
Ability to provide appropriate customer service to stakeholders.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty, and staff.
Strong numerical reasoning skills.
Must be eligible to work in the United States without employer sponsorship by the appointment's effective date and maintain eligibility without sponsorship throughout the appointment.
Successful completion of the required background check.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of experience in financial management, accounting, and/or budgeting.
Master’s degree in a discipline related to finance, accounting, economics, or business.
Experience working in a collegiate setting.
Working knowledge of organizational business systems.
Experience with detailed day-to-day operational short- and long-term planning.
Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with people with a wide variety of backgrounds and viewpoints.

Responsibilities

Provide counsel to the Associate Vice President for Finance on budget and cost information for decision-making and leadership reporting.
Perform budget projections, analyze actual activity, and conduct cost feasibility studies to support decision-making and planning.
Conduct periodic reviews of cost-effective purchasing and capital expenditures.
Identify and plan short-range financial goals for departments and other university operations.
Use the university enterprise resource planning system and reporting software to access student, finance, and human resources information.
Monitor and collaborate with university staff on day-to-day, monthly, and year-end operations.
Analyze and prepare budget reports, statements, and spreadsheets for internal and external use.
Work with the Associate Vice President for Finance on budget forecasting and the creation of fiscal controls and records.
Build and foster working relationships with areas across campus.
Participate in university committees, as appropriate.
May exercise functional supervision over clerical support staff, graduate students, and student assistants.
Learn about and apply continuous improvement strategies in everyday work, and actively engage in university continuous improvement initiatives.
Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.