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Budget Analysis

The Budget Manager proactively leads employees and supports diversity through hiring, retention, and promotional activities; ensures established standards of continuous quality improvement are met; and provides leadership for outstanding customer service at all levels of the organization. Defines goals for future organizational performance and decides on the tasks and use of resources needed to attain them; communicates goals to employees throughout the unit or organization; and uses influence to motivate employees to achieve organizational goals; ensures operational and strategic direction and accountability; links unit operations to strategic objectives; exercises authority for unit policy and procedures and operational decisions for departments; influences organizational and community relations to develop and achieve strategic goals and manage customer relations.

• Approve the University annual appropriation, capital, and program requests to the Commonwealth, including the preparation of related summaries, analyses, and background materials
• Represent the University formally at meeting with officials of the State and Federal Government, and other institutions as required
• Responsible for maintaining the continuity of the operation of the University Budget Office in the absence of the University Budget Officer and ensuring timely responses to inquiries and research request initiated by senior University officers, and for the supervision of senior management staff within the University Budget Office
• Responsible for the planning and direction of internal and external reporting; liaison with federal and state government agencies for interpretation of and advice on mandatory reporting requirements
• Direct the conduct of the budget planning and development process leading to the formulation of the initial operating budget, the appropriation request, and the capital and program requests; evaluate budgetary proposals; analyze performance, and formulate the basis for the development of alternative scenarios and the future prospects of both income and expense
• Prepare the agenda materials for other senior officers’ meetings, and direct, design, development, and assembly of analytical materials in support of the annual planning and budget process, the strategic planning process, legislative hearings, and budget presentation to the Board of Trustees
• Evaluate existing policies and procedures relating to resource management and budget; receive, review and critique proposed changes from senior management staff
• Monitor and interpret the external environment to include legislative activities and laws affecting budget to ensure University compliance
• Supervise staff from all the departments of the University Budget Office; recommend salary increase amounts, promotions, and workload priorities and projects; prepare and administer performance evaluations

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00