Budget Technician

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*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*

Major Duties and Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:

• Assisting in accounting, forecasting, and executing the research budget while ensuring funds are managed in a fiscally responsible manner
• Reviewing annual budget forecasts and spending plans, recommending adjustments, and ensuring budgets comply with existing regulatory guidance
• Advising supervisor of conditions resulting in over-obligation of funds and determining funding program validity
• Performing budgetary, administrative, and statistical functions to determine future budget needs and provide written assessments to researchers
• Researching, verifying, compiling, and summarizing data involving salaries, fund control points, expenses, and object class information
• Apprising investigators of funding and budget status while providing guidance to resolve budget conflicts
• Tracking funds distribution, monitoring costs and expenditures, reconciling commitments and obligations, and identifying excess funds
• Preparing reports projecting available resources and distributing monthly balance statements with detailed financial and backup information
• Working with funded investigators, university business managers, and administrative staff to answer questions and resolve budget conflicts
• Providing historical data supporting budgeting for common resource needs, including deionized water, equipment maintenance, veterinary consultant, and travel costs
• Entering budgetary data into forms, schedules, and reports while recommending adjustments and identifying input errors
• Contacting system users to resolve budget system problems and preparing reports on funds, expenses, obligations, FTE, and workload
• Participating in year-end closing, reviewing carryover amounts, and prioritizing unfunded requirements in accordance with funding allowances
• Assisting in evaluating the effect of cost and program changes on the budget execution process
• Serving as Government Purchase Card holder, purchasing supplies, equipment, and services within authorized spending limits
• Screening purchase requests, coordinating requirements, obtaining vendor quotes, and determining sources based on price and delivery
• Processing and tracking purchase documents, advising customers, reconciling billing statements, resolving discrepancies, and processing payments
• Conducting cost-benefit analyses and exploring alternate purchase sources to obtain the best prices for services
• Gathering, extracting, and compiling data, preparing recurring statistical reports, noting variances, and supporting management briefings
• Creating procedural instructions for budget processes and financial forms to expedite and facilitate correct completion of financial procedures
• Performing other related duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 08:00 a.m. to 04:30 p.m.

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved