Budget Planning and Management Specialist III

Tennessee Tech•Cookeville, TN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for assisting in the preparation and submission of the university's $500M budget to various governing bodies, providing support for budget-related issues to faculty and staff, managing the budget/position control segment of Banner HR, conducting budget analyses and projections for administrative planning, implementing the University Wide Strategic Lapse Salary process, processing paperwork for employee appointments, and serving as a backup for bank reconciliation. The role requires adherence to TBR guidelines and funding requirements, and involves creating and reconciling monthly budget revisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or similar type program(s) related to budgeting, planning, reporting and analysis.
Four years of related professional experience.
Demonstrated expert level utilizing software such as Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Strong computing, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
Demonstrated ability to work as a team member.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree from an accredited institution in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or similar type program(s) related to budgeting, planning, reporting and analysis.
Higher Education experience.
Banner or similar higher-education ERP experience.

Responsibilities

Assisting in the preparation and submission of the university's $500M budget for Proposed, Revised and Current Estimate budget cycles to the TTU Board of Trustees, the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC).
Providing support and appropriate solutions to all levels of university faculty and staff relative to budget issues and working closely with Human Resources and departments regarding position funding. Provide monthly reports to President's Office, Grant Accounting and Human Resources.
Responsible for setup up and maintaining the budget/position control segment of Banner HR for more than 2,800 employees.
Assisting in providing budget analyses and projections to be used by the University's administration for critical resource allocation planning, this includes implementation of the University Wide Strategic Lapse Salary process multiple times throughout the year that provides funding for important initiatives.
Following TBR guidelines for the October Revised and Proposed Budget cycles and adhere to funding requirements.
Assisting to create and reconcile monthly budget revisions.
Processing paperwork necessary to appoint benefit eligible employees, adjuncts, and graduate assistants including setting up the budget for permanent positions and new position requests in compliance with polices and state guidelines.
Serve as the Business Office back-up for the monthly Cash management Bank Reconciliation function to provide assurance of cross training and compliance with state audit.
Performing all other duties as assigned.