The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (A&S) seeks applicants for a Senior Budget Analyst. With an annual budget of $400+ Million, the Budget Analyst will work with all aspects of A&S's budget. The Senior Budget Analyst 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.

Senior Budget Analyst 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. The Senior Budget Analyst will provide analytical support for budget projects, preparation of 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. The Senior Budget Analyst 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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 4 years of experience in a related field required, advanced education in a related field my substitute for experience
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and to understand that both abilities are important
• Ability to synthesize information and provide advice to researchers, administrators, faculty, and business managers
• Excellent oral and written communication in daily interactions, and proven ability to clearly articulate specific information in area of subject matter expertise
• 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 systems is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in applying data analytics is a plus
• The work will becoming increasingly complex over time and the Senior Budget Analyst will be expected to act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

For additional information about the position, please contact Elissa Morton, Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, at eam3dc@virginia.edu.

This position is currently eligible for telework, but availability in Charlottesville is preferred.

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

This position will remain open until filled. We anticipate the earliest start date might be April 1, 2023.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

To Apply:

Please apply through Workday, and search for R0044832. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs.' Complete an application online with the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter

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/.

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.

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