Budget Analyst II

Company: Rutgers University
Location: Newark
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Budget Analyst II for the department of Medicine at the New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Senior Director of Administration and Finance Manager, the Budget Analyst II provides support with the day-to-day management of all fiscal operations of the department. Provide financial support with pre and post-awards including grants, contracts, and various budget and finance functions on restricted and non-restricted accounts. Assists with short- and long-term planning and assists with financial projections and analysis. Develops and analyzes fiscal and administrative data. Among the key duties of this position are the following: As needed, handles departmental administration for pre- and post-award grant administration. Works with the departmental faculty on proposal submissions, effectively planning and scheduling activities that guide faculty through the application process, providing sound project budgets, and ensuring proposals are submitted to the Office for Research within the requested time frame. Prepares monthly reconciliations and projections for unrestricted accounts and restricted gift and grant accounts. Reviews and reconciles all expenditures for funding availability and appropriate programmatic support of department’s strategic mission and objectives. Analyzes clinical and financial data and prepares financial and administrative documents and reports for internal and external purposes. Prepares, reviews, and reconciles with accuracy all purchase orders, quotes, blanket orders, cash transmittals, journal entries, payroll, commitments, and other financial transactions and documents. Prepares and reconciles payroll/people soft transactions (hourly pay, other pay, charging instructions, salary, and wage redistribution justifications). Reviews and disseminates effort certification reports to faculty. Overview New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

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