Budget/Data Office Assistant

#51046
Office of Planning & Budget

Details:

  • Category: On-Campus
  • Openings: One
  • Position Type: Student Hourly
  • Posted on: July 29, 2025
  • Open until: filled
  • Work Hours: 10 hours per week; up to 20 hours per week on occasion
  • Wage: $10
  • Location: Cedar City, UT

Description:

This role is crucial in supporting the daily budgetary and accounting operations, with a reach that extends across the entire campus.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform reconciliation of budget forms and various accounts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to financial guidelines.
  • Transcribing the budget forms into a csv file entry that is then uploaded to Banner daily
  • Checking and responding to emails
  • Scanning backup documentation into our digital archive, typically weekly
  • Periodic help with department deficit and budget checks and tracking and analyze financial transactions, trends, and variances to maintain strict budget guidelines across campus initiatives.
  • Filing prior 12 month of backup documentation in physical binders, and shredding any documentation older than that
  • Actively assist in comprehensive budget reviews for the Provost Office and campus-wide departments, contributing to strategic financial planning.
  • Conduct thorough analysis on diverse financial datasets, providing insights and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
  • Perform other essential administrative duties as assigned, contributing to the smooth operation of the Provost Office. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Must be a current SUU student.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) and Google Workspace.
  • Excellent listening, communication (written and verbal), and organizational skills.
  • Must be punctual, dependable, and able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive financial information.
  • Possess the ability to work effectively both independently and as a collaborative member of a team.
  • Strong preference for candidates with finance or accounting background.

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