Budget Office
Our Mission...
The mission of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Budget Office is to lead and collaborate with senior leadership and financial managers across the university in the design and management of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Board of Trustees' approved budget.
The Budget Office function consists primarily of the following activities:
Annual Initiatives:
- March/April: Distribution and review of the Ledger 2 (largely fee-based budgets) and Ledger 3 (auxiliary and allocated central overhead operations) budgets in collaboration with respective financial managers
- May/June: Preparation of the Annual Budget for Board of Trustees' approval
- August - October: Preparation and transmittal of the University's Resource Allocation Management Plan (RAMP) in accordance with IBHE guidelines
- November/December: Preparation of the annual Governor's Office of Management and Budget document for consolidation with the statewide higher education system proposal from the Governor
- February: Preparation of the Illinois State Legislature Budget document (ISL) for transmittal to House, Senate, GOMB, IBHE, Board of Trustees, and President's Council
Ongoing, Daily and Other Recurring Activities:
- Tuition modeling, revenue and expenditure forecasting, and fund balance forecasting
- Position control monitoring, processing of related budgetary changes, and adjusting related reserves
- Review and processing of budget adjustments via transfers
- Deficit-control monitoring
- Financial manager training
- Ad hoc analysis involving managerial accounting as applied to the university context