Budget & Financial Data Analyst

About the department

Provide fiscal services to the university, promoting financial best practices, forming strategic partnerships, establishing efficient systems, and pursuing continuous improvement. Create and maintain a sustainable financial framework and strong internal controls to promote sound fiscal management, careful stewardship of university resources, and accountability. Foster innovation to support Mason’s overall mission by employing new methods to deliver financial services and collaborating on process improvements and new initiatives. Provide accurate and timely financial data to ensure comprehensive reporting, compliance, and analysis to enable strategic decision-making.

About the position

This position reports the Manager of Data Analytics by providing support for multiple business processes including budget model development, forecasting models/methodologies, and report development.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development of strategic financial modeling for budget development, and forecasting, financial analysis, data validation and report creation;
• Performs financial analyses for forecasting, trend analysis and variance analysis;
• Assists in the design and development of financial dashboards that include key performance indicators;
• Ensures the integrity of budget data through continuous monitoring, identifying and proposing changes to business processes and data structure to enhance reporting, performing analysis to troubleshoot and resolve data issues, and maintaining appropriate documentation and version control of key reports/analyses supporting submissions to leadership, board of visitors, and the Commonwealth;
• Provides training on budgeting/forecasting analytical tools and models as well as underlying data or calculations.

Required qualifications

• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated professional experience in data analysis, accounting, budget or finance operations in a large complex organization (typically two or more years)
• or longer tenure with increased responsibility in a smaller organization
• Accounting training/experience, such as reconciliation, reporting, budget management
• Experience with ERP accounting and/or budget systems and reporting tools
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point
• Exhibit good analytical, research, technical, and presentation (oral/written) skills

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in related field
• Experience in higher ed institution, public governmental institution, or other large complex organization
• Experience with Ellucian Banner, MicroStrategy, SQL
• Knowledge or Commonwealth budget practices/fund accounting
• Knowledge of Higher Education budgeting best practices

Instructions to applicants

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Budget & Financial Data Analyst at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with Resume for review.

Posting open date

August 26, 2026

For full consideration, apply by

September 9, 2026

Open until filled

Yes