Budget Systems Analyst

Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach.

Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available.

Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session.

As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service.

We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy, and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

The Budget Systems Analyst provides complex comparative analysis of all budget, position control and financial data contained in the University's ERP - Banner. This position will be responsible for proactively analyzing data for trends, interdependencies, errors, and regulatory compliance to determine best actions.This position provides support to divisional leaders on understanding, using, and correcting financial actions.

This position must maintain a thorough technical knowledge of University systems, the North Carolina Financial System ( NCFS), the North Carolina Integrated Budget System ( IBIS) and the North Carolina DataMart and how they interrelate to ensure the data integrity of all systems. Additional responsibilities may include complex analysis, reporting and reconciliations between internal and external systems. The Budget Systems Analyst is also responsible for technical support, development assistance, and testing of new systems and upgrades to ERP by providing recommendations on appropriate actions related to these essential systems and our budgetary data within them. This position will be the lead coordinator and manager of all system maintenance and upgrades as they impact the Budget Office. Overall, this position provides assistance in analysis, problem resolution, scenario development, training, presentation of data and recommending course of action based on knowledge of the university systems, state systems, GAAP, and state and/or federal regulations.

This position also assists the Director with data inquiries from Office of State Budget Management and the UNC System Office along with other various projects as needed. This position will also be a responsible lead for the Budget Office year-end processes that include the position budget roll, general funds operating roll, and the unbudgeted trust fund cash roll. This position will work closely with the Director of Budget to assist, as needed, throughout the major budgeting cycles, preparing data needed for requests internally and externally.

This position will be the primary interface with Ellucian to improve year end budget rolls and implementing new Banner functionality. This position will also be the lead for the Anaplan Special Funds and All Funds Budget modules and process and will work with TruEd on designing and implementing enhancements and new functionality for these two modules. Additionally, this position will assist in the training and supervision of a journey level budget analyst.

A Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

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The Finance team within the Division of Business Affairs supports the University's mission, strategic vision, goals, and objectives by providing key financial services efficiently and effectively. The Finance team provides financial services directly to students and the campus community. Units within Finance include the Controller's Office, the Office of Budget, Planning and Analysis, Purchasing Services, Student Accounts and Cashiers, and Financial Systems.

The Budget Office supports the Division of Business Affairs and the University's mission by providing budgetary support to the entire University community in terms of maintaining and monitoring their budgets so that the continuing development of students, faculty, and staff is ensured with funds from both public and private sources. This office seeks to maintain fiscal integrity through development, review, revision, and control. The Budget Office is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, supervising, and administering all budgeting functions related to the operation of UNCW. Through ongoing planning and assessment of services, the Budget Office seeks to adapt to environmental change. Reporting is provided to all departments and divisions of the University, the Office of State Budget and Management, and to the UNC System Office. The Budget Office is required to maintain the budgetary data in the Banner ERP system (position control in HR module and budget in Finance module), the North Carolina Financial System ( NCFS), the North Carolina Integrated Budget System ( IBIS), and the North Carolina DataMart for personnel budgets. The Budget Office is responsible for the consolidation and maintenance of University budget records in order to provide accurate and complete budget and financial data to University management, State and Federal agencies.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to- BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington ( UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. UNC Wilmington participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

PLEASE NOTE: This posting will close at 11:59PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date. To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application, including the 'Work History' section before you apply for this position. Applications must be submitted through the online application system to be considered.