Job Details

Kennesaw State University
  • Position Number: 5811242
  • Location: Kennesaw, GA
  • Position Type: Business and Financial Management


Budget Analyst (Part-Time)

Job ID: 279278
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Part Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Do you want to cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages free expression and civil discourse? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Department Information

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists in the development of the annual budget for the university, including budget workbooks for revenue-generating units, revenue projections and allocations, analyzing SAS reports of budgetary data for discrepancies, input of position salary updates, and preparation of the data imports and exports to and from the PeopleSoft Budget Prep module
2. Works with the Post Award and Contracts team to set up and fund sponsored projects with PeopleSoft Financials and PeopleSoft HCM (OneUSG) including but not limited to Project ID set up, speed type set up, and combo code set up.
3. Reviews and processes budget amendments and payroll reallocations related to sponsored positions and operation
4. Routinely analyze and report any position related variance to Post Award and Contracts team
5. Primary point of contact for Post Award and Contracts team and Grants Accounting team concerning budget and payroll related questions

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES*:
Working knowledge of sponsored projects/grants in higher education

Job Summary

Assists in the implementation and monitoring of short and long-term financial and budgetary forecasting models and funding plans to support fiscal and capital development. Performs data collection, monitors revenue and spending. Analyzes variances and assists in the preparation of regular and special reports. Monitors and maintains budget data for position management within HR and budget systems. Performs routine audits to validate financial system budget data agrees with position budget data.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists in the development of the annual budget for the university, including budget workbooks for revenue-generating units, revenue projections and allocations, analyzes SAS reports for budgetary data for discrepancies
2. Inputs position salary updates, and preparation of the data imports and exports to and from the PeopleSoft Budget Prep module
3. Assists in the preparation and review of KSU's 5-year business plans for assigned units
4. Coordinates with business managers and department leaders of the units, as well as detailed analysis of revenue and expenditure
5. Assists in the Elective Fee submission for the Board of Regents, including detailed analysis of miscellaneous fee revenue and expenditures throughout the year
6. Assists in the analysis of each fee to ensure compliance with BOR policy, and recommends increases and/or decreases to fee amounts as appropriate
7. Tracks and analyzes expenditures of university utilities, telecom, staff benefits, lease payments, and IT maintenance
8. Tracks and analyzes the institutional unassigned contingency budget for budget director review and usage in the one-time funding process
9. Assists in the preparation and review of mandatory fee submission for the BOR in coordination with the business managers and department leaders of the units
10. Provides analysis of revenue and expenditure detail
11. Develops and maintains a waiver analysis to determine impact on revenue
12. Analyzes and assists in the updates of budgets for revenue-generating units, including auxiliary, mandatory fees, departmental sales and services, and miscellaneous fees
13. Utilizes and develops analytical reports using SAS to monitor financial performance and budgets of various university departments,
14. Assists staff members in developing analytical reports to monitor departmental budgets
15. Researches and resolves inquiries from business managers and department leaders, and various detailed budget and financial analysis projects as requested
16. Assists with budget amendment analysis and budget error resolution

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Required Experience
Two (2) years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Working and tested knowledge of SAS software and PeopleSoft Budget Prep module

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to use SAS and PeopleSoft reports for analysis and forecasting
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of general budgeting processes

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite)
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position has financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check
  • Credit Report
  • Standard Enhanced
  • Education

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf


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