Budget Analyst /Senior Budget Analyst , Planning, Budget, and Analysis Office

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a detail-oriented Budget Analyst/Senior Budget Analyst for the Planning, Budget, and Analysis (PBA) Office.

The Budget Analyst supports the PBA's Office by conducting budget/accounting review, performing reconciliations, and completing detailed financial analyses to ensure accuracy and integrity in reporting. This role prepares comprehensive financial reports and contributes to the development of both self-supporting and state budgets. Working closely with departments, the Budget Analyst assists with position management and provides data-driven insights to inform planning and decision-making.

In this role, the Budget Analyst monitors assigned budgets throughout the fiscal year to ensure department and fund balances remain within available resources. The position ensures revenues and expenditures are recorded accurately, supports compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements, and promotes effective stewardship of financial resources. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and committed to maintaining high standards of financial accountability and service.

The Senior Budget Analyst develops and balances state appropriated annual operating budgets and non-appropriated institutional self-supporting budgets of significant size and complexity. The position maintains a significant role in analysis and reporting of budgetary status. In addition, the individual is expected to develop and/or act as a lead for divisional special projects due to subject matter expertise and maintain a specialty function. The position works independently on highly complex or strategic assignments.

Required Qualifications

Budget Analyst

Bachelor's Degree and two (2) years of related work experience; OR a Master's degree and one (1) year of related work experience.

Related Experience: Budgeting or financial management to include preparation, analysis and presentation of financial data to management or related.

Senior Budget Analyst

Bachelor's Degree and four (4) years of related work experience; OR a Master's degree and two (2) years of related work experience.

Related Experience: Experience in a large public sector environment (i.e., college, university, state budget office, city/county with a population >200,000 or publicly traded company) which includes preparation, analysis and presentation of financial data to senior management and external organizations.

Compensation Grade

Budget Analyst - Comp Grade B

Senior Budget Analyst - Comp Grade C

Salary Range ($60,000-$102,589)

To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience, budgets, and equity.

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of Working at UNR

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
• Generous annual, sick leave, long term disability and life insurance Faculty Benefits
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate
• No state income tax!

Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner. Faculty Grants-in-Aid

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples' professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

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Attach the following attachments to your application

1) Resume/CV

2) Cover Letter

3) Contact Information for three Supervisory References Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

Posting Close Date Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member's first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person's age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."

Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada's first medical school the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.

The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a