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Cleveland State University

Manager, Budget & Financial Analysis

🇺🇸 Cleveland, OH

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Finance

🗓️ June 18th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Cleveland State University is hiring a Manager, Budget & Financial Analysis. The role manages financial operations, oversees budgetary processes, collaborates with budget staff to enhance budgeting functions, supervises budget personnel, and manages contracts and grant budgets within assigned areas.

Highlights
  • Manages financial operations and reviews budgetary actions for assigned areas.
  • Collaborates with budget management staff to improve budgeting processes.
  • Oversees contract processing and grant budget management.
  • Supervises assigned budget staff in the Provost's Office.
  • Requires bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field and four years of professional experience in accounting, finance, or budget administration.
  • Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree and experience with higher education budgets and grants management.
  • Strong knowledge of general accounting practices, fiscal operations judgment, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Effective communication, organizational, decision-making, project management, and interpersonal skills are essential.
  • Full-time position, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, typically 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
  • Department: Provost's Office at Cleveland State University.

Manager, Budget & Financial Analysis Full Description

Manager, Budget & Financial Analysis

Business Title  | Manager, Budget & Financial Analysis
Posting Category  |
Salary Grade  | 07
Salary Plan  | Professional Non Bargaining
Hiring Range /Pay Rate  |
Department  | Provost's Office
Department Description  |
Position Location  | Main Campus
FTE  | 1.0

Job Summary  | Manages the financial operations for assigned areas. Oversees, reviews, and submits budgetary actions and changes. Collaborates with the budget management staff to develop and improve budget functions within assigned areas. Oversees contract process and works on grant budgets. Supervises assigned budget staff for assigned areas. Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications  | Bachelor’s degree preferably in business administration or related field. Four (4) years professional experience in accounting, finance, or budget administration. Supervisory or leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications  | Master’s degree in business administration, public administration, or nonprofit organization administration. Experience with budgets in higher education. Experience with grants management and/or publicly funded organizations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)  | Strong knowledge of general accounting practices and current trends. Ability to exercise good judgment involving fiscal operations. Effective written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, and decision-making abilities. Detail-oriented and capable of managing large amounts of data, maintain detailed comprehensive records, and analyze and organize information. Skilled in project management, financial planning, development of goals, problem-solving, analysis, follow-through, influence and persuasion. Excellent interpersonal skills and have a “Customer Focus” attitude and delivery. Ability to maintain confidentiality on a wide range of issues. Possess negotiation and conflict resolution skills to address issues and opportunities for improvement. Ability to manage projects, meet deadlines and tackle emergencies and difficult situations. Ability to work in cooperation with other team members to achieve the Cleveland State University (CSU) goals and objectives. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel (advanced knowledge), Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Requisition Number  | PT0703639S
Date grant, position, or appointment expires (For Funds Available, Temporary, and Waiver of Posting  |
Special Instructions to Applicants  |
Applicant Instructions  | Offer of employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of the University’s verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or University policies or practices, including but not limited to a criminal background check.

Applications will be exclusively accepted online at http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/hrd/employment.html. Mailed or emailed application materials will not be accepted.
Hours per week  | 40
Work Schedule  | Monday-Friday, typically 8:00 am-5:00 pm.
Advertising Copy  |
Full Time/Part Time  | Full Time
Posted Date  | 06/17/2025
Close Date/Application Deadline  |
Open Until Filled  | Yes
Review Begins  | 06/25/2025
Tentative Start Date  | 
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
  1. * Do you have a Bachelor’s degree preferably in business administration or related field? 
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * Do you have four (4) years professional experience in accounting, finance, or budget administration? 
    • Yes
    • No
  3. * Do you have supervisory or leadership experience? 
    • Yes
    • No
  4. * Are you a current, internal SEIU applicant/team member? 
    • Yes
    • No
  5. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity? 
    • Public Job Posting
    • Internal Job Posting
    • Agency Referral
    • Advertisement/Publication 
    • Personal Referral
    • CSU Website
    • Other
  6.  If you selected 'Public Job Posting" or "Other" please provide source. 
    (Open Ended Question)
  7. * Do you require any type of accommodation, should you be invited to campus for further screening? Please contact CSU at (216) 687-3636 if you need accommodation. 
    • Yes
    • No
  8. * Are you able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation? 
    • Yes
    • No
Application Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
Optional Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application