Budget and Planning:
Summary of Unit Responsibilities
Provide leadership and consultation to the college's units, their faculty and staff in the areas of fiscal responsibility, budget and funds management, and institutional research.
Budget and Funds Management
- Coordination and development of the annual operating budget for the college, its administrative units, institutional costs, and program support, including budget performance and variance reporting.
- Monitoring and analyzing of college resources (state and federal appropriations, indirect cost recovery, tuition, gifts, investment income, etc.) and expenditure activity by function (i.e., instruction, organized research, etc.) and object categories (salaries & wages, capital, operations and maintenance, etc.)
Institutional Research and Analyses
- Development and maintenance of systems (databases and spreadsheets) for routine reporting, in year funds management, historical trending, forecasting, special analyses and presentation materials. This may include the use of university administrative systems (BRIO, CPBS, Actuate, etc.) and other software programs (Microsoft Excel, File Maker Pro, Microsoft Access, Hyperion, etc.)
Other Fiscal Responsibilities
- Coordination and/or development of presentations for training opportunities for departmental managers and their staff in the areas of budgeting procedures, general financial policies, and use of university and statutory administrative systems.
- Monitoring of internal controls and ensuring compliance with fiscal management policies and generally accepted accounting practices.
- Representation of the financial aspects of the college on various committees and implementation teams.
