Budget Policy/Data Analyst at South Dakota… · Brookings

Summary: South Dakota State University is looking for a Policy/Data Analyst to join their Finance and Budget team. This role supports budget and personnel operations through advanced data collection, analysis, and reporting, while ensuring compliance with institutional policies. Responsibilities: - Oversee data collection, validation, and reporting processes for assigned personnel and budget systems, including faculty workload tracking - Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc analytical reports for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance with reporting standards - Review personnel and budget transactions—including Work‑Study and summer activity—to assess accuracy, policy alignment, and potential compliance concerns - Identify workflow issues and recommend process and data‑quality improvements to strengthen operational effectiveness - Verify personnel and budget data for accuracy, consistency, and alignment with established budget and policy requirements - Identify and resolve discrepancies across Banner and related systems while supporting required reporting through thorough data checks Required Qualifications: - Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data - Data collection, reporting, and analysis techniques - Federal, state, regental, and university policy frameworks - Communicate clearly with diverse audiences - Diagnose and resolve data or workflow inconsistencies - Proficiency with analytical tools, report-building software, and relevant databases - Plan, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities Required Skills: Analytical skills, Data collection, Reporting techniques Important Skills: Policy frameworks, Analytical tools Nice-to-Have Skills: Communication skills, Problem-solving, Time management Benefits: Medical, Dental, Flexible benefits, Retirement plans, Compensation packages, Paid holidays, Vacation leave, Generous retirement plan that includes 6% matching, 10 hours of annual leave each month, 9.34 hours of sick leave each month, Eleven paid holidays, Access to internal and state-sponsored training, Reduced tuition for state-supported courses at all State of South Dakota academic institutions, Relocation benefits are available per university’s guidelines