Budget Analyst

Join UAF’s Office of Finance and Accounting (OFA) and put your love of spreadsheets, system access requests, and financial detective work to good use! In this role, you’ll wrangle access across Banner, RPTP, QMENU, and Vista Plus; deliver routine and “surprise!” ad hoc fiscal reports; and help shape UAF’s annual Continuation Budget. You’ll craft monthly management reports, dive into complex financial analyses, forecast year-end commitments with uncanny accuracy, and partner with departments to make budget variances behave. As the mastermind behind Foundation Fund Expense Account (FFEA) setups, you’ll also serve as the go-to liaison with the UA Foundation. Add in training and expert support for financial managers across UAF, and you become the campus’s trusted fiscal superhero—cape optional, strong stewardship required. Please apply today so we may consider you for the OFA Budget Analyst!

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The UAF Office of Finance and Accounting (OFA) is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Budget Analyst. The successful candidate will have advanced knowledge of accounting theory and generally accepted accounting principles and knowledge of rules and regulations associated with fiscal activities and compliance requirements. This position requires strong analytical, research and problem solving skills, along with good written and oral communication, self-directing skills, and ability to organize and prioritize a diversified workload. The ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus from staff in other departments is vital to this position, along with the ability to synthesize information into comprehensive reports and to formulate unique and creative solutions for problems, using your expert knowledge of data analysis support tools including Excel.

The successful candidate will be a detail-oriented, analytical professional who enjoys working within complex financial and administrative systems. Four years of progressively responsible professional fiscal experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience, will provide a strong background for this position. Success in this position means being both a reliable producer of high-quality fiscal reports and a forward-thinking collaborator who identifies evolving reporting needs. You will excel if you are comfortable developing, refining, and publishing daily, weekly and bi-weekly reports, while also creating new reporting tools that support executive leadership and unit-level decision-making.

A day in the life of a Budget Analyst consists of starting your day by diving into UAF’s
financial systems, reviewing data, validating entries, and ensuring the fiscal reports you produce are accurate, timely, and ready to support decision-makers across campus. As you move through the day, you’ll develop and refine a variety of fiscal reports, while collaborating with colleagues, answering questions, and providing technical guidance to financial managers who rely on your expertise to navigate complex processes. Whether you’re granting or troubleshooting system access, offering training, or stepping in to support a unit during a busy period, your service-minded approach helps strengthen financial operations across the institution.

Finally, you will thrive if you enjoy supporting others—providing training, technical guidance, and expert-level assistance to financial managers across campus. If you are motivated by accuracy, teamwork, process improvement, and strengthening financial operations across a large and dynamic institution, this role will be an excellent fit.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field required, or an equivalent combination of training and experience in budget and accounting. 4 years progressively responsible professional fiscal experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the UAF Troth Yeddha campus in Fairbanks, Alaska.  This is a full0time, 12-month Exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 80, based on education and experience.

Applications will be reviewed on Monday, Jaunary 5, 2026. To ensure consideration, please submit your application by 11:55 pm on Sunday, January 4, 2026.  Submission of an application does not guarantee review or a job offer.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Lee Ann Amerson, UAF Office of Finance & Accounting HR Coordinator, at lamerson@alaska.edu or (907) 474-6664.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.