Sr. Budget Analyst

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Raleigh, North Carolina 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Finance 🗓️ November 7th, 2026

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North Carolina State University is hiring a Sr. Budget Analyst. The role sits in the University Budget Office, where the analyst conducts budget and financial analyses that guide multi-year planning and resource allocation, and prepares reports, forecasts, and recommendations for university executive leadership. The analyst also mentors other budget analysts and trains campus units on budgeting.

Highlights

Build budget analyses and forecasts for multi-year planning across all operating funding sources, including state-appropriated funds, appropriated receipts, facilities and administrative (F&A) funds, student fees, and premium tuition.
Analyze five-year budget plans, auxiliary budget reviews, and new funding requests to advise university leadership on funding decisions, and support General Fund expansion requests and the UNC System Office All-Funds Budget initiative.
Project future-year figures for the Enrollment Change Funding Formula and forecast expenditures and revenues to keep cash flow and reserves sufficient.
Coordinate the Tuition and Student Fee Increase process, preparing the analysis and submissions for the Board of Trustees and the UNC Board of Governors.
Interpret proposed and enacted budget legislation, the State Budget Act, and guidance from the UNC System Office and the Office of State Budget and Management.
Query and transform complex data sets and build Power BI-style dashboards using SharePoint, Power BI, OneStream, and the PeopleSoft Financial, HR, and Student systems to present budget information to executives.
Mentor budget analysts, lead complex projects to completion on tight deadlines, and train campus units on multi-year budget planning and funding requests.
Post-baccalaureate credentials plus 1-2 years of experience, or a bachelor's degree plus 2-4 years on an exceptional basis, along with advanced Excel, data visualization, and database query skills and knowledge of state appropriations and the State Budget Act.
Preferred experience includes university budgeting, managing budgets across multiple funding sources, and accounting knowledge to create and review budget and actuals journals.
Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a flexible and hybrid schedule available in Raleigh, North Carolina.