Job Title: Senior Budget Analyst
PVN ID: VC-2212-005307
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF VC - FACILIT PLAN, CONSTRUC & MGMT

Job Description

General Description

Reporting to the Director of Capital Budget and Finance for the University in the Office of Budget and Finance. Capital Budget and Finance manages over $4 billion in funding for all CUNY capital projects. In addition to supporting the comprehensive five-year request for funding on behalf of the University each year, Capital Budget and Finance manages the administrative processes that enable CUNY to access state and city capital funding. The senior budget analyst will assist in all capital budget and finance functions, including utilizing the State Financial System (SFS) and the City Financial Management System (FMS).

Other Duties

Under the supervision of the Director of Capital Budget and Finance, the Senior Budget Analyst will:

  • Prepare written city and state requests for approvals to use funds for capital projects;
  • Forecast University-wide program spending;
  • Complete and create spending and analytic reports;
  • Participate in the preparation and completion of the capital budget request book for the University;
  • Update databases of financial and programmatic information;
  • Coordinate state minor repair fund budgets; and
  • Provide analytical support for various unit activities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years of experience working with budgets, on financial issues or other related areas, MBA or graduate level math degree a plus;
  • Strong Microsoft Suite skills, in particular, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including strong writing skills;
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple project deadlinessimultaneously;
    • Demonstrated ability and willingness to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision;
    • Ability to think on one's feet and quickly analyze and solve problems;
    • Proven ability to work with diverse populations;
    • An overall work style that reflects confidence, integrity, initiative, flexibility, and sound judgment;
    • Experience with State of New York or City of New York capital budgets is
    • Experience transacting in New York Statewide Financial System (SFS) budget modules is a plus.
    • The ability to create or modify pivot tables and generate look-up formulas in Excel a plus

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Office of Capital Budget and Finance
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$51,550.00 - $65,604.00
Closing Date
Jan 13, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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