Budget & Financial Services Manager

Budget & Financial Services Manager

Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA

Full-time, Minimum starting salary $52,214 annually plus extensive benefits

Click here to apply and for full details: https://jobs.ship.edu/postings/2833

Job Overview:  Shippensburg University is seeking a higher skilled and detail-oriented Budget and Financial Services Manager.  This position is responsible for managing and administering the University’s Budgets and Purchasing operations of various areas of the university (academic and non-academic).

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Budget & Financial Analysis in managing, developing, and maintaining budget projections to include revenues, personnel, services, supplies, capital, and transfer budget line items.
• Assist the Director of Budget & Financial Analysis in development and implementation of the integration process of the Position Budget Management (PBM) in SAP and BI; maintain the functionality of PBM, position control and vacancy reports.
• Manage and perform quarterly budget projections and variance analysis, identifying, researching, and analyzing the cause of variances, recommending solutions for correction of variances. Work with the appropriate individuals/areas to help resolve the variance related issues and sources.
• This position would be responsible for determining the appropriateness of the supplement and making the recommendation to the Director of Budget and Financial Analysis.
• Review payroll expenditures and identify correctness of cost centers and commitment items. Work with the Human Resources and Accounting Offices to correct errors.
• Work with individuals across the campus as needed to answer and/or address budget issues.
• Assist the Director of Budget and Financial Analysis in the generating and maintenance of budget and accounting reports and analysis as needed.
• Lead and coordinate the Financial Technician’s work related to Budget Help Desk (answering calls and e-mails, entering footprints, forwarding footprint responses to appropriate parties). In addition, develop and conduct SAP/BI/SourcePoint/MM training.
• Serve as resource to campus community on purchasing processes and assist with delays and issues that arise.
• Liaison with Regional Procurement Office (RPO) on open issues and new process implementation.
• Serve as the procurement expert on campus and maintain the SourcePoint approver role.
• Work closely with Accounts Payable personnel in the SU Accounting Office to improve process and communication between the Office of Administration and Finance office and the rest of the campus offices.
• Prepare and produce various reports related to budgets, personnel, positions, and procurement on ad-hoc basis and/or as requested.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or related fields. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Two to three years of professional work experience in the areas of budgeting, accounting, and procurement.
• Experience in higher education and/or academic setting is a plus.
• Efficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel in particular, with strong spreadsheet skills
• Prior or current hands-on experience with an integrated financial system like SAP, BI and SourcePoint (Ariba) preferred.