Budget Manager II

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Piscataway, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $94K - $145K 💻 Finance 🗓️ June 15th, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring a Budget Manager II. The role involves managing and developing budgets for the university's central administrative divisions, particularly focusing on University Finance and Administration (UFA). The position leads budget preparation, financial performance reviews, variance analyses, and reporting to senior leadership while supporting strategic financial planning and special projects.

Highlights

Prepare consolidated budgets for central units without independent budget functions, including UFA and Enterprise-Wide divisions.

Collaborate with leadership to manage budgets, conduct meetings, and review financial and strategic goals.

Review budget proposals, monitor expenditures, and provide detailed variance analyses with corrective recommendations.

Develop and implement annual budget calendars, templates, and guidelines ensuring consistent budgeting and forecasting processes.

Produce routine and ad hoc financial reports for executive leadership and board reporting.

Support short-term and long-term strategic financial planning aligned with the university’s mission.

Provide general accounting, procurement, payroll, and travel/expense management support.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field, plus at least five years of progressive budget and financial management experience.

Preferred skills include mastery of Rutgers systems such as Oracle, EPBCS, PeopleSoft, Jaggaer, and experience with Responsibility Center Management budgeting, Tableau, and Oracle ERP Cloud.