Lindenwood University Hiring for Analyst, Budget and Planning (Athletics) at Missouri, United States Full Time

Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:

• Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s
  (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs
  (employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life
  insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
• Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
  Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break
  (Wednesday – Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan. 1).
• Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal
  on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining
  Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy .

JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job Title: Analyst, Budget and Planning (Athletics)

Division: Fiscal Affairs

Evaluation Group: Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Associate Vice President, Financial Planning and
Financial Operations

Positions Supervised: N/A

Job Summary

The athletics budget and planning analyst oversees the business and
financial operations of athletics within fiscal affairs including
budget oversight, financial planning and forecasting, managing the
DI transition business plan, and providing support in contract
management. This position works closely with athletics to monitor
all athletic revenues and expenses ensuring the most effective
operating and reporting procedures.

The budget and planning analyst is responsible for performing
professional-level work in preparing and analyzing the annual
budget, a long-range financial plan and associated forecasting
data. This role also reviews budgetary requests, prepares business
cases for university initiatives, and works with senior managers on
various financial data requests.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation
of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be
required of positions given this title. This job description shall
not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific
duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees
may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those
specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Maintains relationships with campus stakeholders to understand
  historical performance, key assumptions, and trends impacting
  future performance
• Aggregates data sets from various sources to inform financial
  planning processes
• Assists with policy and process documentation as well as the
  automation of processes within Workday including Adaptive
  Planning
• Develops and prepares long-term forecasts for financial
  planning
• Develops business cases showing financial costs and returns of
  initiatives and new programs
• Plans and carries out budget procedures for the university,
  including monthly monitoring of departmental expenditures and
  revenues
• Analyzes budget to actual costs
• Provides support for special studies that require data
  compilations
• Delivers clear interpretation of budget data via oral
  presentations and written analyses
• Assists in the preparation of departmental budgets and budget
  materials
• Researches and responds to budget surveys
• Assists in the fiscal evaluation of proposed process changes,
  such as academic or athletic program changes, technology adds,
  etc.
• Develops and maintains budget models and coordinates production
  of formal reporting
• Reviews and makes recommendations on departmental budget
  proposals and long-term plans

Service Excellence

• Builds rapport with customers, communicating in a concise,
  customer-focused manner
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with faculty,
  staff, colleagues and students
• Provides thorough explanations of policies and procedures
• Supports the mission of the university and serves as an
  ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models, supports and holds others accountable to the
  university’s values – integrity, dedication, excellence, creativity
  and teamwork

Communication, Teamwork and Collaboration

• Assists in the preparation of organizational forecasts and
  maintains responsibility for accuracy of those approved
• Assists in the development of multi-year forecast estimates for
  departmental expenditures and revenues and maintains responsibility
  for accuracy of those approved
• Assists departments in preparing proposals and contracts,
  agenda items and supporting information and maintains
  responsibility for accuracy of those approved

Job may require other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of
education, training and experience will be considered. Additional
requirements may be designated by position.

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, accounting or finance
• Minimum of three years of experience in financial planning or
  equivalent
• Experience in multiple financial roles including accounting,
  compliance, and cash management is preferred
• Master’s degree preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities – May be representative, but
not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary
to perform this job competently.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from
  diverse communities and cultures
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, including
  advanced-level Excel skills
• Experience with Workday Finance or Adaptive Planning is
  desirable
• Ability to comprehend and automate complex processes
• General knowledge of accounting and ability to understand
  financial statements
• Strong interpersonal, planning, and organizational
  abilities
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise
  discretion
• Analytical skills to understand and apply research and
  statistics in report writing and decision making
• Ability to prioritize multiple goals with competing
  deadlines

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions
commonly associated with the performance of this job’s
functions.

• General office setting

Physical Abilities – The physical demands described below
are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform this job’s essential functions. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform essential functions.

• Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours
  daily
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The
University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws
and provides equal employment opportunities and access to
educational programs without regard to race, color, religion,
gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all
qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is
committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to
providing a positive discrimination-free educational work
environment.