Budget and Financial Analyst (7709U) - 64058

Budget and Financial Analyst (7709U) - 64058 About Berkeley

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Departmental Overview

The Department of History is rated one of the top academic programs nationally and globally. As one of the largest teaching departments in the College of Letters and Science, enrolling over 8000 students in 150 courses each year, our courses serve campus and department graduation requirements across the University. The department is comprised of 50 tenure-track faculty, 30 emeriti, and 12 career staff. Annual hires include 15-20 visiting instructors, 25-30 visiting scholars, approximately 230 academic student employee appointments, and 10-15 casual employees. With approximately 100 graduate students, 250 undergraduate majors, and 100 minors, students in our program are able to select from a broad range of fields of study. The History department is committed to supporting a large and diverse population of students. Over the past 5 years, the department has seen a significant increase in graduate and undergraduate students of color.

Position Summary

The History department's large faculty population, individualized graduate student funding models, and funding streams from multiple sources results in a large volume of financial transactions, a complex organization budget, and high-level analysis. This role involves developing, interpreting and implementing financial concepts for financial planning, resource planning (dollars), and control of organizational budget. May analyze and prepare recommendations for financial plans, including annual resource allocations, future requirements, and operating forecasts.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is : 02 / 06 / 2024.

Responsibilities

Fiscal Analysis and Budget Management :

• Construct and assemble data for budgeting and decision making; develop conclusions, and present high-level summary of recommendations. Include annual resource allocation approaches, trend analysis to assess future requirements, operating forecasts and sources. Create and manage new financial / resource reports.
• Create and analyze monthly and ad hoc budget and financial reports, often generated from multiple financial systems and dashboards. Track expenses, and provide cost projections and analysis for the following : staff, faculty and temporary academic staff salaries, gifts and endowment income, revenue and endowment income, graduate fellowship funds, etc. Provide reporting as follows : quarterly budget analysis, custom Cal Answers reports, payroll exception reports, and encumbrances reports, as needed.
• Provide research and reporting for various internal department constituents including regular faculty budget reports.
• Perform reconciliation functions for History's non-contract and grant funds, including analyzing payroll expense reports, CalAnswers reports, L&S commitments database, and CalPlanning / Human Capital Planning.
• Oversee and maintain all department funds, resolve deficits, and manage the correction of all chartstring and allocations errors.
• Manage records and process financial transactions related to faculty hiring and retention.
• Manage unit budgets, student awards, gift and endowment funds.
• Oversee Procurement Card program.
• Maintain department commitment tracking in L&S commitments database.
• Maintain compliance with SAS 115 requirements, completing and documenting required reviews for assigned department IDs on a monthly basis.

Budget Forecasting :

Financial Control :

Fund Manager for Special Projects :

Collaboration and Communication :

Business Process Management :

Professional Development :

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Salary & Benefits

This is a 100% full-time (40 hrs a week) exempt career position, which is paid monthly and eligible for UC Benefits.

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $82,000.00 - $109,000.00.

How to Apply

Other Information

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, please see the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission poster.

For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, please see the University of California Discrimination, Harassment, and Affirmative Action in the Workplace policy.

Referral Source info

This job is part of the Employee Referral Program. If a UC Berkeley employee is referring you, please ensure you select the Referral Source of " UCB Employee ". Then enter the employee's Name and Berkeley email address in the Specific Referral Source field. Please enter only one name and email.

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