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About the Role

The Finance and Budget Analyst serves as a key member of the College of Arts & Sciences Finance and Budget team, providing financial, compliance, and reporting support across a diverse portfolio of academic departments, programs, grants, and administrative activities. The position is responsible for monitoring compliance with university, sponsor, and regulatory requirements; supporting internal controls; developing and administering financial reporting and analysis, and managing specialized financial processes and distributions. The position serves as a key resource for financial planning, forecasting, compliance monitoring, and data-driven decision support for college leadership and academic units.

Responsibilities

Monitoring compliance with university, sponsor, and regulatory requirements
Supporting internal controls
Developing and administering financial reporting and analysis
Managing specialized financial processes and distributions
Providing financial planning, forecasting, compliance monitoring, and data-driven decision support
Working closely with departmental managers, faculty, research administrators, human resources staff, central Cornell offices, and college leadership to ensure accurate financial stewardship, compliance, and reporting
Fostering a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences, being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming, showing respect, compassion, and empathy, engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective, speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately, and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field and 3 to 5 years relevant experience or equivalent combination
Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting, financial analysis, accounting principles, and compliance practices
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial information
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis tools
Holistic understanding of how their work impacts and supports broader college objectives
Ability to synthesize information from diverse areas and identify interdependencies across the college
Experience working with financial systems and databases
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and deadlines
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to build collaborative relationships across diverse stakeholder groups
Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members

Skills

Budgeting
Financial analysis
Accounting principles
Compliance practices
Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, data analysis tools)
Financial systems
Databases
Organizational skills
Attention to detail
Priority management
Deadline management
Written communication
Verbal communication
Relationship building
Collaboration
Tableau
Microsoft Power BI

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

3 to 5 years relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field

Salary/Compensations

$77,831.00 - $90,453.00

About the Company

Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences is a vibrant intellectual community of approximately 4,600 undergraduates, 1,400 graduate students, 640 faculty members and 280 staff members that embodies Ezra Cornell’s founding principle, “where any person can find instruction in any study.”
As the university’s largest and most diverse academic unit, the College offers a rigorous liberal arts and sciences education across 28 departments and more than 25 programs, institutes and centers.
Faculty teach more than half of all courses taught at Cornell while also engaging in curiosity-driven research, scholarship and creative works.
The College of Arts and Sciences is renewing its commitment by building a college focused on the public good—one that shares knowledge widely, addresses pressing societal challenges, and prepares graduates to be free and thoughtful citizens.
The REACH strategic framework focuses on five interconnected priorities: 1) Research Excellence, 2) Educational Excellence, 3) Accessibility, 4) Contributions to American Society, and 5) Human Flourishing.
The Finance and Budget team oversees more than $450 million in College resources, including approximately $30 million in sponsored activity.
The team provides financial analysis, reporting, guidance, and policy implementation support to stakeholders across the College.
The team manages the College's core budget by monitoring commitments, administering base budget and other funding allocations, and delivering budgetary guidance, forecasting, and financial modeling to College leadership.

Equal Opportunity

Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world-class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of “... any person ... any study.”
No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds.
We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.