Senior Budget Analyst - ASU

At a glance

Shape the future of financial excellence as a Senior Budget Analyst at Arizona State University, the nation’s #1 innovative university. Based in Tempe, AZ, with a hybrid schedule, this role oversees a $5–$600 million portfolio across three units, contributing to ASU’s mission of financial sustainability and strategic resource planning. Join a supportive and cohesive team within the Office of Planning and Budget, dedicated to advancing the university’s values and making an impact through data-driven decision-making. Enjoy outstanding benefits, including low-cost health coverage and tuition discounts, while driving meaningful change at ASU.

Make your mark at ASU—apply now and be part of a legacy of innovation!

Description: What you'll be doing

Another Source’s client, Arizona State University, is recruiting a Senior Budget Analyst to join their Office of Planning and Budget team in Tempe, Arizona. This position offers a hybrid schedule with 3 days on campus and 2 days remote.  Here is your chance to be a part of defining the future at ASU, number 1 in innovation for the 8th straight year according to US News and World Report.   

About the Office of Planning and Budget: 

The Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) serves the ASU Public Enterprise by facilitating resource planning and allocation and by delivering comprehensive analysis to support decision making, promote financial health, and advance the values of the ASU Charter. OPB also provides financial information and regular reporting to the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting, and the Arizona Board of Regents. 

Learn more about OPB: https://cfo.asu.edu/budget 

At OPB, we share a common set of values that guide our work and collaboration: 

We are better together. 

Embracing different perspectives and strengths; fostering and maintaining positive relationships; collaborating early and often.   

We proceed with care. 

Acting with integrity in our interactions and operations; building trust through a strong commitment to transparency, openness, and accountability. 

We are intellectually curious. 

Exploring new information and opportunities and creating innovative material and approaches; sharing knowledge and ideas and solicit input at all levels. 

We translate information into stories. 

Synthesizing complex data and concepts; zooming in on the critical details and planning out to consider the implications to resource availability. 

Expected salary range: $80,000-$90,000 depending on experience. 

Arizona State University offers a comprehensive benefits package at competitive rates to enhance the total compensation of its faculty and staff. This package includes low-cost health benefits for you and your family, disability and leaves programs for income protection, employee assistance and wellness programs, reduced tuition for you and your dependents, resources for employees with disabilities and retirement programs designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement.  Learn more about the benefits of working at ASU that are most important to you: https://cfo.asu.edu/benefits 

About the Position: 

As Senior Budget Analyst, you are a contributor to critical internal and external budget production and reporting. You serve as budget liaison to assigned administrative/Vice President (“VP”) units, supporting chief business officers through ASU’s internal annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and mid-year CFO financial review processes. You prepare key deliverables for the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR), Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC), and Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) throughout the fiscal year. You contribute to development of OPB policies, processes, and best practices. 

Your primary responsibilities will include: 

• Serving as internal budget liaison - You are the primary relationship manager and point of contact in OPB for your assigned administrative/VP area budget units. In support of both your budget units and the CFO, you perform work to support central resource planning, annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and mid-year CFO financial review processes. You prepare cost and budget unit variance analyses, develop revenue and expense forecasts, analyze trends, and compile commitment analyses.  As needed, you perform financial account reconciliations, financial statement analysis, and transaction research to support unit planning efforts and executive decision-making.  

• Supporting external budget reporting - You have process ownership of the development and presentation of ASU’s annual operating budget and tuition proposal submissions to Arizona Board of Regents as well as ASU’s legislative budget request submission to the State of Arizona. You develop a familiarity with, and understanding of, Board and legislative policies, practices, terminology, and allocation methodologies to ensure financial compliance with University/Board policies and procedures and applicable legal rules and regulations. As needed, you draw insight from budget, planning, and financial data from a variety of sources to assist with ad hoc reports, memoranda, and analyses as requested by Arizona Board of Regents, Joint Legislative Budget Committee and Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting.   

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, public administration, public policy, economics, higher education administration, or related field.  

• Three (3) years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. 

• Expertise in using Microsoft Office applications, with advanced use of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. 

Desired Qualifications: 

• Master's degree in related field, such as finance, business, public administration, public policy, economics, higher education administration.  

• Five (5) years relevant work experience in budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis in the public or nonprofit sectors (preferably in higher education). 

• Demonstrated experience using enterprise resource planning applications, including general ledger and budget applications (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday FMS, PeopleSoft). 

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. 

Another Source works with their clients, on a retained project basis.  We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA , and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply and share your story with us.  

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Salary : $80,000 - $90,000