Division Budget Officer
DIVISION BUDGET OFFICER
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Bellingham, WA
Categories: Business and Financial Affairs
Position Title | Division Budget Officer |
About the University | Western Washington University, with over 16,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western is the highest-ranking public, master's-granting university in the Pacific Northwest, according to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report rankings. |
About the Department | The division of Business and Financial Affairs support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity. |
About the Position | Serves as the Business and Financial Affairs (BFA) division Budget Officer. Develops and manages all aspects of the BFA division budgets. Monitors expenditures and reports actual to budget variances on a regular basis to the BFA directors. Collaborates with BFA directors to ensure that each BFA director unit goal is understood and identifies needs for additional budget requests. Makes recommendations to BFA directors to ensure financial stability and health.
Provides analytical support for the Associate Vice President (AVP) business units, including performing complex, multi-dimensional, operational and financial analysis. Works with the AVP and AVP directors/assistant directors to develop, implement and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs). Uses operational data to report on and improve business practices. This position reports to the AVP for BFA. Position Responsibilities: Develops BFA division budgets and forecasts. Monitors BFA division budget activity on an ongoing basis. Provides financial support to divisional leadership. Tasks include, but are not limited to:
Analyzes AVP business units to understand the processes and anticipated outcomes, and develops solutions to achieve optimum efficiency and effectiveness. Tasks include, but are not limited to:
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Salary | Commensurate with experience, includes an excellent benefits package |
Application Instructions |
A cover letter and resume are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications. Also required is a separate statement describing your demonstrated commitment and ability to cultivate work environments that are equitable and inclusive for individuals from diverse social identities and backgrounds. Please include the names and contact information of three professional references. Failure to include this information will result in an incomplete application. |