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Budget and Finance Specialist III

Ames, IA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-21 → 2026-07-31

Core

Manage complex financial operations, budget planning, and compliance for a premier agronomy program supporting teaching, research, and extension activities.

Role type

Senior IC budget and finance specialist

Builds

Financial reports, budget forecasts, and compliant fund management for agricultural research and education

Domain

Higher education + agricultural finance

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

budget planning, financial forecasting, resource allocation, grant administration, fund accounting, financial compliance, process improvement, financial reporting, Workday Cost Center management, spreadsheet/database development

Preferred skills

accounting/finance degree, executive-level financial guidance, higher education fund accounting experience

Technologies

Workday

Responsibilities

Advise leadership on fiscal strategy; prepare and analyze financial reports; manage faculty salaries, assistantships, and multiple funding sources; oversee fee-for-service and gift accounts; administer post-award grants; manage Workday cost centers; improve financial processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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