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This position's responsibilities are carried out under general supervision. The incumbent is responsible for developing and administering campus budgets for specific functions or departments. Responsibilities cover most technical aspects of budgeting and related projects. Applies acquired job skills, and knowledge of budgeting policies, processes, and procedures to complete significant assignments, projects, and tasks of moderate technical scope and complexity. Works independently on most day-to-day assignments with general supervision on new assignments or projects to ensure alignment with objectives. Provides input for new programs and procedures and works with stakeholders to resolve issues and discrepancies.

• Develops and administers campus budgets for specific functions or departments.
• Assists management with position control, labor cost distribution, and budgetary control functions.
• Prepares budget-related reports and correspondence.
• Assists with preparing monthly and year-end closing journal entries, including systemwide transactions, under established guidelines.
• Supports the management of fund balances, cash flows, enterprise fund budgeting, and reconciliations.
• Updates, tracks, and assigns position numbers and funding chart-strings in financial systems (e.g., PeopleSoft, Excel).
• Processes and troubleshoots labor cost distribution transactions.
• Reviews payroll-related reconciliations and analyzes staffing, purchasing, and operational expenditures to support budget planning and fiscal decision-making.
• Prepares materials to summarize, analyze, and justify budget programs.
• Conducts extensive financial data compilation, querying, organizing, and analyzing large volumes of financial data.
• Monitors and reviews budget performance to identify issues or discrepancies and provides recommendations for potential adjustments or cost savings.
• Assists in feasibility reviews for new initiatives, capital projects, and program expansions by gathering data and assessing financial considerations. 
• Provides analytical support for recruitment and staffing requests by evaluating budget impacts of new, vacant, and modified positions.
• Consults with and advises stakeholders on fiscal organization, fiscal procedures, and related problems.
• Provides information and instruction to management and employees concerning specific phases of budgets and financial procedures.
• Reviews, revises, and develops budgeting policies, processes, and guidelines.
• Participates in the design and installation of financial systems upgrades as well as required testing and verification of results.
• Provides training, guidance, and assistance to other employees and may provide work direction to student employees.
• Maintains and updates budget models, tools, and templates to support accurate budget preparation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Assists with cash flow modeling to support budget planning and forecasting.
• Prepares training materials and reference tools to guide campus stakeholders through budget processes.
• Maintains documentation of business processes, standards, and procedures to support budgeting functions.
• Develops and maintains budget-related procedures, documentation, and reference materials to support consistent fiscal processes. 
• May be required to obtain additional training and/or certification as part of professional development, based on department and/or campus needs, to stay current with industry standards.
• At the direction of appropriate administrator, may provide support to other areas as needed.
• The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this classification.  
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience: Two (2) years of relevant experience. Additional experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

• Three (3) years of budgeting or finance or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Prior experience in a CSU or higher education setting.
• Experience working with data query and reporting tools.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Financials and Human Resources or another large, complex enterprise financial system.
• Experience in preparing budget materials for executive-level decision-making (e.g., variance analyses, funding proposals, or feasibility summaries).
• Experience supporting or coordinating financial system testing, upgrades, or integrations.
• Experience developing or maintaining budget models, templates, or dashboards to support planning and forecasting.

• Working knowledge of financial, budgetary, and accounting principles and practices.
• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of public finance, administrative, personnel fiscal management, and cash-flow management.
• Working knowledge of research techniques and statistical principles and procedures.
• General knowledge of the principles of position control and budgetary alignment.
• Advanced proficiency in using financial system, word processing and spreadsheet software and applications.
• Strong analytical skills in order to evaluate and interpret data to develop sound conclusions and recommendations.
• Ability to define problem areas, collect data, perform preliminary analyses, make appropriate recommendations, and prepare clear and concise analytical comments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively present information and ideas and advise managers, staff, and faculty regarding budgeting policies and procedures.
• Ability to lead and train others. 

• Position may be required to travel

• May require possession of California Driver License

Applications will be processed in accordance with Article 9.3 of the CSU/CSUEU Memorandum of Understanding.  Preference will be given to qualified individuals currently employed at CSU Stanislaus in bargaining units 2, 5, 7, and 9 except when it is determined that it is necessary to appoint outside applicants to meet the best interest of the campus by obtaining specialized skills and abilities not available from current employees.

California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion - one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members. 94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates. In addition, U.S. News and World Report ranks Stanislaus State in its top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West's No. 1 university for the money. Stanislaus State also is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.

Clery Act Disclosure

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the annual security report (ASR), is now available for viewing at https://www.csustan.edu/annual-campus-security-report. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.  The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised 7/21/17, as a condition of employment.

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