Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst

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Job #  | 042368
Department Code  | 22001-2020
Department  | Maxwell Dean's Office
Job Title  | Budget Analyst
Location  | Syracuse, NY
Campus  | Syracuse, NY
Commitment to On-Campus Experience  | Syracuse University is committed to delivering an exceptional student experience through vibrant, engaged campus communities. This position is based at the above campus location and requires regular in-person presence to support our students, collaborate with colleagues, and contribute to our thriving academic environment. Syracuse University values the collaboration, mentorship, and spontaneous connections that happen when our community works together on campus. Remote work arrangements are limited in accordance with University policy.
Pay Range  | $62,400 - $65,000
Pay Determination  | Pay rates at Syracuse University are based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, the job responsibilities; the candidate’s education, training, work experience and key competencies; the university’s strategic priorities; internal peer equity; applicable federal, state, local laws, grant funding and contractual requisites; and external market analyses.
Staff Level  | S5
FLSA Status  | Exempt
Hours  | Standard University business hours.

8:30am – 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am – 4:30pm (summer)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type  | Full-time
Unionized Position Code  | Not Applicable

Job Description  | This position is responsible for the monthly reconciliation, analysis and projection of spending for assigned General Operating, Restricted, and Financial Aid accounts in the Dean’s Office and throughout the Maxwell School. In addition, this position will assist with components of estimated finals, year-end projections, and report creation and maintenance, working in close collaboration with the Sr. Director of Budget & Administration and Budget Manager.

The Budget Analyst serves as the initial, central point of contact for all staff and faculty within Maxwell for undergraduate and graduate financial aid awards and graduate fellowships and assistantships. This position will liaise with the Maxwell Graduate Directors, the Graduate School, Maxwell Graduate Enrollment, College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Advising, and coordinate closely with the Sr. Director and Budget Manager for the Maxwell School Dean’s Office.

This position serves as a back-up to the Budget Manager position with priority cross-training areas including the Part-Time Instructor Process and Faculty Summer Pay Process.

Education and Experience  | Bachelors Degree required. Three (3) plus years of budget or financial analysis, preferably in a higher education setting. Experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including proficiency in excel. Demonstrated experience with financial systems, PeopleSoft and Hyperion planning are preferred.

Skills and Knowledge  | Experience with budget and financial analysis including personnel, straight-line, trend and other projection methods. Ability to learn organization wide budget development and implementation policies as well as relevant organization-wide policies. Attention to detail, high organizational skills, and systems level thinking. Demonstrated experience managing centralized processes, developing systems for review and reconciliation, and process improvement. Ability to work with, clean, and summarize large data sets. Excellent customer service and the ability to build rapport with faculty, staff and colleagues from within the School and throughout the University.

Responsibilities  | Reconcile, analyze and project spending for general operating Dean’s Office accounts and Most Fund 15 and Fund 16 Restricted Accounts. This includes preparing year-end projections each month, reviewing expenditures submitted by faculty for various awards and submitting progress updates to the faculty and associated staff member tracking the funds, and identifying areas for improved utilization. Prepare and send monthly financial reports to units and provide updates of outstanding or unreconciled credit cards. Review capital project expenditures for accuracy. Develop knowledge to build ad-hoc reports to aid in ongoing and one-time analysis. Serve as the central point of contact for all Maxwell financial aid including graduate assistantships, graduate fellowships, graduate and undergraduate grant authorizations, graduate and undergraduate stipends, and graduate credit reallocations. This requires strong working relationships Graduate Directors and staff in academic units within Maxwell, the Director of Graduate Enrollment in Maxwell and the College of Arts and Sciences advising team. This role will lead the process for reviewing all graduate and fellowship assistant letters, work with unit staff to maintain various spreadsheets with student information, and reconcile Graduate Assistant, Fellowship and Financial Aid accounts on the General and Restricted account on a monthly basis. The Budget Analyst will work in collaboration with the Sr. Budget Director on year-end projections and modeling scenarios as identified throughout the year as well as the swap-out of restricted financial aid journal entries that occur three times a year. This position will serve as the back up to the Budget Manager. These functions, which will be learned over time, include weekly payroll processing, expenditure authorization and approvals, part-time instructor hiring, and faculty summer pay processing. Identify and manage some school-wide functions on a regular basis including reviewing copier contracts, billings and reconciliations. Prepare and execute journal entries for cross unit and cross school transactional with College of Arts & Sciences, College of Professional Studies, and various sponsorships. This position will prepare budget transfers for ad-hoc and annual commitments offered and approved by the Dean’s Office leadership. Other duties and ad-hoc projects and analyses as assigned.

Physical Requirements  | Not Applicable
Tools/Equipment  | Not Applicable
Application Instructions  | In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume and cover letter.
About Syracuse University  | Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University’s 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

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Quick Link  | https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/111397
Job Posting Date  | 11/03/2025
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