Saint Anselm College, a Catholic liberal arts college in the Benedictine tradition, invites applications for the position of Budget Analyst/Purchasing Coordinator. Reporting to the Director of Budget, Planning and Procurement, this position will support the functional areas of the Budget and Purchasing Offices.
The ideal candidate is detailed-oriented, highly organized, and collaborative professional comfortable working in a higher education environment. The Budget Analyst/Purchasing Coordinator plays a key role in the budget planning process as well as provides on-going budget maintenance and support services. The role also supports key purchasing functions including processing requisitions, purchase orders, expense reporting, and receipt for goods/services through the use of Workday while providing excellent customer service to faculty, staff and suppliers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with the preparation of and gathering of data for annual operating and capital budgets; maintaining the annual budget and ad-hoc reporting;
- Provide on-going analysis, advice, and counsel to department managers regarding budget matters;
- Prepares and processes budget amendments within the financial system;
- Monitor and provide analysis on department expenses as required;
- Delivers comprehensive budget training and technical support to staff and faculty across campus;
- Assist with purchasing functions such as reviewing/approving purchase requisitions and expense reports, confirming receipt of materials/services;
- Supporting the corporate card program;
- Research questions, resolve problems and provide follow-up on issues as needed and verify transactions prior to purchase requisition approval and purchase order issuance to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations;
- Respond to daily inquiries from campus constituents regarding proper purchase method and system processes;
- Provide training and written documentation to explain budget and purchasing policies and procedures to campus constituents;
- Monitor, resolve and respond to budget and purchasing support tickets;
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree. Major in Business Administration, Accounting or related field preferred.
- Three to five years of related business experience with higher education experience being preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite particularly Excel as well as experience in the utilization of automated financial systems such as Workday.
- Broad base technical knowledge related to accounting principles, practices and procedures. Experience with fund accounting and budgeting in educational or similar institutions is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external constituents.
In order to be considered for this position, please submit both a resume and a cover letter.
Successful candidates will be able to assist the college to further its strategic goals for institution-wide diversity and inclusiveness.