Budget Manager (0080500)

Position Budget Manager

Position Number: 0080500

Hiring Unit: VP Budget & Finance/CFO, System Administrative Services

Location: Manoa Campus

Date Posted March 23, 2026

Closing Date: April 8, 2026, 11:59 pm, HST

Band: C

Salary : salary schedules and placement information

Additional Salary Information: Minimum $6,625/month

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Funding: General

Duties and Responsibilities

(* Denotes Essential Functions)

• *Serves as a subject matter expert and lead for University of Hawaii System-wide programs (UOH900) regarding budget, fiscal, and organizational management.
• *Directs and provides overall leadership, technical advice, and assistance for the University in budgetary formulation, analysis, review, and control processes.
• *Oversees budget formulation, annual and long-range budgets, and establishes and monitors resource allocations while reporting results against plan.
• *Serves as a liaison to the University Budget Office and other central offices to coordinate budget-related requests as required by law, policy, or administrative procedure.
• *Serves as day-to-day working supervisor to budget staff and plans, directs, assigns, and evaluates work assignments.
• *Prepares financial and operating reports, including revenue projections and status reports, to provide budgetary analysis for senior administrator decision-making.
• *Develops clear and concise reporting for executive management for strategic long-term planning, providing thorough analysis of the financial impact of these decisions.
• *Prepares various financial benchmarking, trending, and metrics analysis for senior administrators to support and prioritize budget resources.
• *Evaluates expenditure patterns and analyzes all revenue sources, including the impact of tuition and fee increases, to project and maximize income.
• *Prepares and coordinates the preparation of legislative testimonies for biennium and supplemental budget requests.
• Reviews and analyzes budget bills and acts to determine their potential impact on University resources and assists in preparing testimonies stating the University's position.
• Provides guidance related to evaluation and updates necessary to maintain University and Board of Regents (BOR) policies and procedures.
• Leads or supports special projects related to new business strategies, financial operational models, or commercial enterprise initiatives as directed by leadership.
• *Responsible for all budget-related systems and documentation, including BJ/BT Tables, eRevenue, eAnalytical, and eVariance.
• *Serves as the Chart of Accounts Manager, collaborating with fiscal staff to develop and change the account code reporting structure to align with HRS statutes and national standards.
• *Ensures compliance with all government statutes, federal and state laws, and University financial policies.
• *Directs the maintenance of the Operational Expenditure Plan (OEP) and A-19 quarterly allocations for all appropriated funds.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field and 7 years of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for budget development, implementation and management; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills, and abilities as indicated.
2. Advanced and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of developing and emerging concepts, principles and methodologies of the assigned in budget development and implementation, accounting, procurement, contract preparation and administration.
3. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of principles, theories, federal and state laws and systems associated with budget development and implementation, accounting, procurement, contract preparation and administration.
4. Demonstrated ability to understand problems from a broad interactive perspective and use reasoning to discern underlying principles and issues when problem solving, and apply creative thinking to resolve problems in new and unprecedented approaches.
5. Demonstrated written and verbal competence in presenting ideas, concepts and models clearly using persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation.
6. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team leaders and members, and individuals.
7. Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.

8. For supervisory work, demonstrated ability to lead subordinates, manage work priorities and projects, and manage employee relations.

9. Extensive experience in formulating, preparing and overseeing financial plans and budgeting processes.
10. Demonstrated ability in providing analytical reporting and strategic financial guidance to support decisions regarding resource allocations and operations planning.
11. Demonstrated ability to actively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to independently resolve issues.
12. Extensive knowledge and experience establishing and evaluating financial benchmarks and performance measures.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Masters Degree in Business Administration.
2. Budget planning experience in a public university.
3. Experience in reviewing legislative bills, drafting testimonies, and providing information to key staff.
4. Ability to create advanced spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel, prepare PowerPoint presentations, use a computerized financial information system, and extrapolate and analyze data.

To Apply :
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