Posting Details
Job Posting Information
Job Posting Number
S545

Position Title
Budget Specialist

Class Title
Staff

Regular or Contingent II
Contingent II (more than 6 mos)

Desired Start Date
FLSA
Exempt

Salary Range
$65,000 - $75,000

Open Date
10/03/2023

Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes

Duties and Responsibilities

The following list provides examples of the most typical duties for positions in this job class. Individual positions may not include all of the examples listed, nor does the list include all of the work that may be assigned to positions in this job class. Oversees reserve funds, prepares budget transfers and reconciles accounts. Monitors budget transfer activity through the year to ensure that proper documentation is supplied and that transactions are properly authorized. Develops queries to provide information on budget transfers, budget balances, missing fields, and position budget data. Acts as a liaison with university departments and provides budgetary consultation as appropriate. Prepares regular and ad hoc reports to support budget planning, salary rate analysis and/or revenue projections. The budget specialist will monitor the program budget focusing on detailed estimates for all the project costs adding up the cost estimates into a budget plan, making payments, invoicing, and timely follow-up focused on completion of tasks. The budget specialist will track the project according to the budget while the work is ongoing. The duties of the budget specialist also include:

• Monitors costs of project activities to ensure that transactions are properly allocated and expensed.
• Assist with budget modifications, transfers and revisions.
• Track expenditures from request through payment and maintain a shadow system for the project.
• Reconcile purchase card statements and prepare logs.
• Serve as the budget liaison with various offices to ensure processing of requests and payments.
• Ensures payment of external contractors.

Minimum Qualifications
Education

Bachelor's degree required.
Experience

• Three (3) years or commensurate experience required working on large government grants.
• Demonstrated ability to use PeopleSoft, Oracle, Microsoft WORD, and Excel. Also, experience using another financial management system such as cloud-based software.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong professional, communication, interpersonal, and human relations skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and orally with faculty and staff.
• Accept the assignment of other duties and responsibilities not delineated in this description to help facilitate the success of the grant and work aim.

Conditions of Employment

Subject to availability of grant funds
Please be advised, COVID-19 vaccinations are not required but encouraged for faculty and staff to be employed at Bowie State University. This protocol is subject to change.
Other

Non-Union Position.
Bowie State University offers an excellent benefits package! This includes tuition remission including eligible dependents; choice of medical/vision plans, Carefirst BC/BS, United Health Care and Kaiser plans, dental, prescription, life insurance, and training and development.
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