Senior Fiscal Analyst

Responsibilities

• Aiding the Assistant Budget Director with the review, analysis, and implementation of annual operating budgets on both an allocation and cash basis.
• Ongoing oversight of the campuses fiscal condition.
• Assisting in annual revenue projection exercises and ongoing review.
• Working directly with other departments within System Administration to provide guidance on various State and SUNY policies and procedures.
• Managing existing, and creating new, external reports to support ongoing monitoring efforts and ad hoc data requests.
• Overseeing existing, and creating new, internal reports to support ongoing monitoring efforts and ad hoc data requests.
• Leading campus initial revenue projections, as well as, the mid-year update.
• Completing salary projections for the annual Financial Plan.
• Assisting with the review and analysis of campuses' budgetary submissions on both a cash and allocation basis.
• Supporting the ongoing operations of campus budgets, including but not limited to, allocation and cash monitoring, engagement with outside entities to effectuate appropriate transfers, and working directly with campus staff and other members of the Budget Office to find solutions to potential challenges.
• Assisting with the review and analysis of campuses' mandatory fees, inclusive of course based fees and Broad Based fees.
• Assisting with creation of the annual Financial Plan, provided to campuses to inform and assist in creating their campus budget and departmental allocation request.
• Reviewing, analyzing, and summarizing annual legislative bills and other documentation to inform the strategic direction of System Administration and the SUNY System.
• Providing guidance to State-operated campus and Statutory College representatives on State law and SUNY policy and regulations in budgetary and fiscal areas.
• Assisting with presentations on complex fiscal issues to audiences that may, or may not, have a fiscal background.
• Ensuring adherence to, and promotion of, high standards of ethical conduct, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and appropriate financial oversight and controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Three to five years of budgeting or financial responsibility preferred.
• Data collection, manipulation, and analytical skills are required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.