Senior Budget Analyst

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Main Campus - Portales, NM
Job Type: Full time permanent
Job Number: 2026-00134
Department: Business Affairs
Division: Business Office
Opening Date: 08/19/2026


Position Overview

Position Summary:
Under general supervision, primary responsibilities of the Portales & Ruidoso campus, with limited oversight of the Roswell campus, to include oversight, development, and maintenance of the University/Campus budgets, completing the Report of Actuals and Operating Budget, monitoring/maintaining/billing Capital Accounts, and preparing analytical budget reports.
Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees and performs analysis functions, such as budget accounting, budget preparation, or similar fiscal procedures for legislative and operating budgets
• Provides direction and counsel to University/Campus staff personnel in understanding financial reports and data, in controlling their costs and budgets, and in fulfilling budgetary requirements, excluding external grants
• Coordinate projects, budget scheduling, and work with budget and accounting staff at all three campuses
• Management of all Capital Projects reporting, including budgeting and completing drawing requests
• Conduct training sessions for department budget liaisons regarding budget preparation and/or financial analysis
• Develop written procedures outlining the steps in producing various financial reports
• Coordinate with human resources to ensure Banner has accurate and up-to-date salary and position information.
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with the Roswell Campus Budget Analyst
• Ensure that budget office work assignments are completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Perform general accounting duties, including review of budgets, file maintenance, approval of transfers, or other related duties
• Analyze proposed and final legislation funding
• Completion of all state-required reporting for Financials
• Reconcile budgeted and actual revenues/expenditures
• Review departmental budgets and verify availability of funding
• Prepare budget/expenditure analysis and fiscal reports as required
• Complete year-end budgeting tasks
• Regular and predictable attendance required
• Perform related duties as assigned

Minimum Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or CIS with an emphasis in accounting and a minimum of five years of experience working with or overseeing budgets, or equivalent combination of education and work experience is required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of accounting principles, methods, and applications
• Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations, and university financial policies and procedures
• Advanced Skills in account balancing and reconciling
• Advanced Skills with Microsoft Excel functions and formulas.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports
• Ability to complete moderately complex assignments

Working Conditions

Physical Demand and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed during normal work hours with some evening and weekend hours required to meet deadlines.
• Ability to sit for extended periods while performing computer-based work.
• Ability to use a computer, keyboard, mouse, and other standard office equipment for prolonged periods.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, by telephone, and through electronic communication.
• Ability to read and interpret printed and electronic documents.
• Ability to occasionally stand, walk, bend, reach, and stoop.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 20 pounds (e.g., files, office supplies, or boxes of documents).
• Ability to travel occasionally between campus locations or to meetings, as needed.

Essential Functions:(As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, these include the aforementioned duties and responsibilities, minimum job requirements, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as physical demands and working conditions. This is not necessarily an all-inclusive listing.)
Additional Information
Application Review Date:

Condition of Employment: Must pass a pre-employment background check.


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Required Documents:

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Letter of interest
Resume
Contact information for three references (blind or off-list reference checks may be conducted on finalists)
Transcripts (unofficial for application purposes)
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Insurance

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• Life insurance is offered through and

Retirement

Eastern New Mexico University participates with the , , and
The University also offers supplemental retirement plans. 403b and 457b plans are available through , , Roth 403b and 457b plans are also available through
Paid Time Off Full time exempt employees accrue 14.66 hours of annual leave and 14 hours of medical leave per month.
Employee Educational Assistance Plan
Eastern New Mexico University offers a tuition waiver for regular employees and retirees. This program waives the tuition for three courses (up to nine credit hours) per semester. Employees' spouses or children may be eligible to use the tuition waiver during any semester that it is not being used by the employee.