Closing Date: June 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM

RESOURCE PLANNING & BUDGETING

Resource Planning & Budgeting is a university-wide team responsible for budget management and reporting. This includes the operating budget that is approaching $290M, and the capital budget of tens of millions of dollars (variable depending on projects).

WHAT WE OFFER

Full-time | Continuing | Fredericton Campus | Hybrid

UNB is committed to ensuring employees can maintain a healthy work-life balance. As such, we are proud to support a hybrid work approach, which includes flexible hours and work-from-home options.

Standard Work Hours: Mon - Fri | 7:45 am - 4:00 pm | 36.25 hours per week (Summer Hours)

Salary Range: $63,237 - $86,308 per annum

YOUR FOCUS

Reporting to the Director, Resource Planning & Budgeting, the Budget Analyst supports strategic financial planning by providing analysis, guidance, and reporting for assigned portfolios within the University. This role strengthens departmental decision-making through budget development, policy interpretation, and data-driven insights that align with institutional goals.

• Build relationships, rapport, and understanding of each assigned portfolio.
• Offer guidance on how to achieve objectives within policy and guidelines.
• Support the preparation of financial transactions and understand historic transactions.
• Analysis to support funding proposals, or to offer alternative suggestions.
• Budget review and year-end checks, specific to the portfolio. Prepare year-end analysis and reports.
• Review annual budget submissions and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and review budget communications.
• Review portfolio-level reporting such as salary savings and budget carry forward reports.
• Help prepare and review the University budget overview report.
• Ad hoc analysis to support management, board, and executive-level decision-making.
• Design methodology, collect data from multiple sources for consolidation and analysis.
• Lead for specifically assigned roles and become a subject matter expert. These roles might include several the following examples: capital budgets and reporting; provision and contingency management; time-line management; revenue modeling; budget committee coordination; maintaining process and procedure documentation.
• Create, update, and review policy and guidelines.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Diploma in a recognized accounting/business program
• 3-5 years' related work experience

Additional Strengths:

• Demonstrated analytical skills and knowledge of MS Office products is essential.
• Continuous learning and critical thinking skills to keep up with a complex and fast-moving environment.
• Experience of a university environment.
• Good relationship and communication skills are required.

WHY CHOOSE UNB?

UNB offers a large variety of benefits for employees, including a full pension, a minimum of three weeks of vacation annually, the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), and dental, life, and health insurance.

ADMINISTRATIVE, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL GROUP (APT)

This position is part of the non-union Administrative, Professional and Technical (APT) group.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

The University of New Brunswick is committed to employment equity and fostering diversity within our community and developing an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the broader community that we serve. The University welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals who will help us achieve our goals, including women, visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.

We thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.