Senior Budget Analyst

Salary: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Annually
Location : Main Campus (Liberty Heights)
Job Type: Full-Time Staff
Job Number: 202500124
Department: Finance & Administration
Opening Date: 01/09/2026
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: N/A

About Baltimore City Community College
Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College's campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland. BCCC serves over 7,500* students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body.

* Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.
Description/Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Budgets, the Senior Budget Analyst serves as a financial customer service agent to the College's constituents inclusive of, but not limited to: Deans, Directors, Budget contacts, department liaisons, and Executive leadership. This position maintains accounting records and analyzes funds to identify possible trends which may result in surplus or shortage of funds. This position is responsible for ensuring adequate funds for program changes and preparing reports, forms and schedules, prepares responses to requests for information from legislative analysts, State agencies, and higher education institutions. This position performs technical calculations and analysis to prepare all parts of the annual budget submission, develop revenue and expenditure assumptions, and develop cash-flow projections for all campus activities including self-supporting and/or fee-funded activities.
Responsibilities/Duties

• Assists with the annual external and internal college budget development, planning and analysis, and works directly with planning units in all aspects of budget management for the College's annual operating budget submission to the Department of Budget and Management;
• Provide a high level of customer service to all stakeholders of the College, including internal and external stakeholders;
• Maintains position control, vacancy and Workday PIN crosswalk reports to ensure accuracy; - Provides data, information, and analysis to divisions;
• Train the College constituents on the budget process and software;
• Participates in leveraging the College's Enterprise Resource Planning software, Banner Financials, and serving as a Subject Matter Expert on utilizing the software;
• Working knowledge of additional software applications, Banner, Ellucian, FMIS, HP LAN, and the State Budget Application and Reporting System (BARS);
• Prepare detailed budget charts, tables, and spreadsheets as needed in support of a variety of budgetary analyses and special projects;
• Analyze current and past College financial performance and trends to determine present and future performance;
• Performs monthly statistical analyses and comparisons of program expenditures versus the approved budget, including technical calculations needed to project program and/or auxiliary income;
• Compiles and displays data using table and graph spreadsheets applications;
• Records budget entries into the campus' current and permanent operating budgets;
• Research financial data from various units and other funding sources including tuition and fees, grants and contracts, auxiliary enterprises, fundraising and other revenue sources.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, General Business, or a related field.

Experience:

• Five (5) years of experience in budgeting, financial analysis, financial planning, customer service, and/or data analytics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business, Data Analysis, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Seven (7) years of experience in budgeting, financial analysis, financial planning, customer service, and/or data analytics.
• Experience in higher education, K-12 education, non-profit organization or related industry.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of advanced financial and analytical expertise, strategic planning capabilities, and effective communication skills.
• Skilled in exercising sound judgment and creativity in making conclusions and recommendations.
• Knowledge of grant/funding administration principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.

BCCC is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We expect every member of the BCCC community to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.

Decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, or terminating are made fairly. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome
BCCC is the only community college in Baltimore City, one of 16 community colleges in Maryland, and both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency.

As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition remission. New College PIN employees will be invited to discuss benefit options with a personnel officers.

Benefits extended to all full-time PIN employees are as follows.

(Click on medical and retirement plans for more detailed information)

• : (PPO, EPO, and/or HMO medical plans), vision and dental plans (PPO or DHMO)
  
• : include the State Employees' Pension, Teachers Pension Systems, Optional Retirement Programs (ORP) and the Law Enforcement Officer Pension System.
  
• Supplemental Retirement Plans - 401(k), 403(b) and 457
  
• Leave: 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, Leave Bank membership opportunities, 9 Holidays and a Winter Holiday break (5 days) observed between the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays
  
• Tuition Remission to institutions within the University System of Maryland (USM)
  
• Professional Development opportunities

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