Coordinator, Budget
- 494611
- Harrisburg, PA, Pennsylvania
- Exempt
- Closing on: Jul 29 2026
Job Summary: Responsible for performing intermediate-level professional accounting analysis for assigned schools and functional departments. Incumbents conduct forecasting and modeling, maintain expenditure controls, and develop and maintain standard operating procedures while fostering inclusive workplace relationships.
Coordinate a yearly budget process which involves operational, personnel, capital planning and goal setting. Requirements include communicating budget guidelines, compiling data, review, approval, and final execution of the total budget process. This will require aligning spending with strategic and defined goals, using historical data, and identifying key performance drivers.
You work from home full-time, but are required to live within a commutable distance to campus in order to participate in specific events, strategic planning and training sessions.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field and 3 years of experience
Or combination of experience and education sufficient to successfully perform the essentials duties of the job
Licensing Requirements: N/A
Hiring Range: $57,469-$64,500
Preferred Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, Business or Public Administration, or closely related field. Four plus years full-time, professional-level employment in finance, accounting, budget preparation, statistical analysis, or closely related field within a college environment.
Job Specific Task List:
- Develop and prepare required allocations, reporting and analysis as support to budget office. Assists college-wide budget office wit annual budget planning, position control, operating financial statements, and other budget items as required. - (Essential)
- Analyzes past and current financial performance data. Research complex financial issues, create and maintain financial models and analyze and interpret financial information including, assisting with financial planning and projects. - (Essential)
- Coordinate with staff in the finance division and the assigned schools and/or functional departments to perform financial forecasting, reporting and tracking of assigned budgets; analyze financial information to identify potential problems, provide explanations for variances, and prepare monthly projections for assigned budgets; conduct monthly revenue and expense trends for assigned budgets; compose correspondence and reports pertaining to analyses; support the annual budgeting process; conduct yearly budget and financial function training and serve as an educational resource for interpreting and analyzing financial performance and budgeting: track open positions, vacant positions and proposed changes in positions. - (Essential)
- Conducts data analyses to forecast trends, generates data-driven reports and financial projections to inform budget planning. - (Essential)
- Drives month-end and year-end budget closures by auditing accounting entries, executing reconciliations, and delivering strategic financial reports to internal stakeholders. - (Essential)
- Serves as an independent resource for internal financial platform end users, offering assistance and guidance with financial systems and forms, help navigate specific data requirements, assess short and long-term support needs, and provide troubleshooting on accounting/budget related issues. - (Essential)
- Perform journal voucher entries and budget transfers; ensure all payable invoices/documents are coded/signed with correct accounting and have signatory level authorization; respond to invoice-related inquires; prepare associated reports and perform reconciliations. - (Essential)
- Increases productivity by developing automated accounting applications and coordinating information requirements. - (Essential)
- Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data. Analyzes and corrects discrepancies. - (Essential)
- Contributes to the overall success of the Office of Finance by cross training with other Budget and Financial Services staff to ensure continuity of services. - (Essential)
- Increases productivity by developing automated accounting applications and coordinating information requirements. Maintain continued enhancements/improvements to process functionality, procedures and reports to maintain data integrity and efficiency. Prepares special analyses, reconciliations and reports for internal and external users. Responsible for documentation of accounting procedures and processes for College wide finance department utilized for reference and training. Develop and maintain written operational procedures for all tasks performed. Prepare complex journal entries as required. - (Essential)
- Perform other duties as assigned. - (Standard)
Job Type: Full Time 12 Month
If part time, hours per week: N/A
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