Budget & Operations Analyst

Provides financial analysis, reporting, and budget support to inform departmental planning, resource allocation, and decision-making. Analyzes financial activity, prepares forecasts and reports, evaluates budget performance, and identifies trends and variances to support effective fiscal management. Administers and supports assigned operating, grant, cost-share, gift, endowment, discretionary, and faculty and non-faculty-related budgets. Collaborates with faculty, staff, and campus partners to improve financial processes, support Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and operational initiatives, and provide guidance on financial reporting and procedures. Promotes accurate, timely, and reliable financial information to support departmental objectives and sound stewardship of Cleveland State University (CSU) resources. Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in business administration, accounting, finance, information systems, data analytics, management information systems, business analytics, economics or a related field.
• Coursework, internship experience, project experience, or employment experience involving financial analysis, data analysis, enterprise systems, reporting, budgeting, business processes, or related analytical functions.