H-1B Visa Budget Manager Jobs
Budget Manager jobs with H-1B visa sponsorship sit squarely in specialty occupation territory: the role requires a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field, and employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS. H-1B visa status covers up to three years, extendable to six, giving you a stable runway to build a finance career in the U.S.
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CUNY's Office of Budget and Finance provides strategic, responsible, and effective leadership and management of the University's financial and budgetary resources. The office supports informed decision-making by providing relevant, accurate, and timely financial information and by maintaining sound financial management practices.
Within the Office of Budget and Finance, the Finance Budget Manager will be responsible for preparing annual initial allocations, maintaining and tracking college budget levels, communicating with college budget offices on all budget matters, producing and maintaining budget and expense projection reports, and troubleshooting budget errors related to operational activities.
Other key duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Manage the daily administrative, operational, and transactional activities related to budget management and distribution; formulate, prepare, and oversee University and college budgeting processes.
- Forecast and analyze revenue and expenditures and prepare regular and ad hoc financial reports; monitor budget-to-actual results, analyze variances, and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare State and City budget analyses, produce projections and ensure positive budget balances.
- Partner and maintain regular communication and collaboration with college budget staff to address financial issues and manage budget inquiries, monitor progress on recurring deliverables, reporting requirements, and budget initiatives.
- Serve as lead budget manager on multiple University wide programs and initiatives and as team leader on various projects.
- Support strategic planning activities, assess outcomes, make recommendations regarding resource allocations, and propose fiscal solutions to resolve funding issues.
- Assist in developing budgeting policies and procedures, interpret University-wide policy, and prepare ad hoc financial analyses and scenario modeling as requested.
- Analyze financial trends, enrollment impacts, and cost drivers to support decision-making.
- Serve as liaison with State and City budget and finance partners.
- Participate in ERP implementations, system data conversion review, and testing.
NOTE:
Until further notice, this position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum:
Bachelor's Degree and six years' related experience required.
Preferred:
- Degree in business administration, finance, economics or closely related field.
- Experience in higher education and/or public sector finance.
- Knowledge of New York City and State budgetary procedures and practices.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and experience with enterprise budgeting and financial management systems, e.g., Workday, PeopleSoft.
- Demonstrated experience in budget development and planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, written, and verbal skills.
- Communicate financial information to department leaders and non-financial audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, establish priorities, and meet competing deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW
Manages the budget function of a College or major program under the direction of a senior administrator.
- Prepares guidelines, funding formulas, and models for the annual budget.
- Supports strategic planning activities; assesses outcomes and makes recommendations regarding resource allocations.
- Monitors and analyzes budget expenditures.
- Assists in developing budgeting policies and procedures, and interprets University-wide policy.
- May hire, supervise, and train budget and/or clerical staff.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Job Title Name: Finance Budget Manager
CUNY TITLE
Higher Education Associate
FLSA
Exempt
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The salary range is $98,231 - $113,745, commensurate with credentials, education, and experience.
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
For full consideration, submit a cover letter and resume online via CUNY's web-based job system, addressing how your experience and credentials meet the responsibilities and qualifications outlined.
Current CUNY employees must apply through CUNYfirst Employee Self Service using their login credentials. After you login, click the Careers tile on the Employee Self Service Menu page to view job openings.
CLOSING DATE
November 30, 2026.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Job ID: 33125
Location: Central Office
Job Type: Full-Time
POSITION DETAILS
CUNY's Office of Budget and Finance provides strategic, responsible, and effective leadership and management of the University's financial and budgetary resources. The office supports informed decision-making by providing relevant, accurate, and timely financial information and by maintaining sound financial management practices.
Within the Office of Budget and Finance, the Finance Budget Manager will be responsible for preparing annual initial allocations, maintaining and tracking college budget levels, communicating with college budget offices on all budget matters, producing and maintaining budget and expense projection reports, and troubleshooting budget errors related to operational activities.
Other key duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Manage the daily administrative, operational, and transactional activities related to budget management and distribution; formulate, prepare, and oversee University and college budgeting processes.
- Forecast and analyze revenue and expenditures and prepare regular and ad hoc financial reports; monitor budget-to-actual results, analyze variances, and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare State and City budget analyses, produce projections and ensure positive budget balances.
- Partner and maintain regular communication and collaboration with college budget staff to address financial issues and manage budget inquiries, monitor progress on recurring deliverables, reporting requirements, and budget initiatives.
- Serve as lead budget manager on multiple University wide programs and initiatives and as team leader on various projects.
- Support strategic planning activities, assess outcomes, make recommendations regarding resource allocations, and propose fiscal solutions to resolve funding issues.
- Assist in developing budgeting policies and procedures, interpret University-wide policy, and prepare ad hoc financial analyses and scenario modeling as requested.
- Analyze financial trends, enrollment impacts, and cost drivers to support decision-making.
- Serve as liaison with State and City budget and finance partners.
- Participate in ERP implementations, system data conversion review, and testing.
NOTE:
Until further notice, this position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum:
Bachelor's Degree and six years' related experience required.
Preferred:
- Degree in business administration, finance, economics or closely related field.
- Experience in higher education and/or public sector finance.
- Knowledge of New York City and State budgetary procedures and practices.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and experience with enterprise budgeting and financial management systems, e.g., Workday, PeopleSoft.
- Demonstrated experience in budget development and planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, written, and verbal skills.
- Communicate financial information to department leaders and non-financial audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, establish priorities, and meet competing deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW
Manages the budget function of a College or major program under the direction of a senior administrator.
- Prepares guidelines, funding formulas, and models for the annual budget.
- Supports strategic planning activities; assesses outcomes and makes recommendations regarding resource allocations.
- Monitors and analyzes budget expenditures.
- Assists in developing budgeting policies and procedures, and interprets University-wide policy.
- May hire, supervise, and train budget and/or clerical staff.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Job Title Name: Finance Budget Manager
CUNY TITLE
Higher Education Associate
FLSA
Exempt
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The salary range is $98,231 - $113,745, commensurate with credentials, education, and experience.
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
For full consideration, submit a cover letter and resume online via CUNY's web-based job system, addressing how your experience and credentials meet the responsibilities and qualifications outlined.
Current CUNY employees must apply through CUNYfirst Employee Self Service using their login credentials. After you login, click the Careers tile on the Employee Self Service Menu page to view job openings.
CLOSING DATE
November 30, 2026.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Job ID: 33125
Location: Central Office
Job Type: Full-Time
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Budget Manager
Pull your prevailing wage before negotiating
Look up Budget Manager wages in your target metro using the OFLC Wage Search before any offer conversation. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the prevailing level, so knowing Level I through IV ranges puts you in a stronger negotiating position from day one.
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation requirements
USCIS expects a direct relationship between your degree field and budget management duties. A finance, accounting, economics, or business administration degree maps cleanly. If your degree is in an unrelated field, gather coursework transcripts and employer job descriptions that show the connection before filing begins.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate's verified employer database
Target employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history in finance and budget roles. Migrate Mate lists those employers by role and location so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never navigated the sponsorship process for a Budget Manager position.
Confirm each worksite has its own certified LCA
If your Budget Manager role involves working across multiple office locations, each worksite needs a separately certified LCA before you begin work there. Raise this with your employer's HR or immigration counsel early so filings aren't delayed when your work location changes.
Time your application around your current status window
If you're transitioning from OPT or another visa, your employer must file your I-129 petition with USCIS before your authorized period expires. Budget Manager roles at larger organizations often run three to six months from offer to filed petition, so start the conversation at the offer stage, not after signing.
Use O*NET to document specialty occupation duties
The O*NET profile for Budget Managers lists the analytical and planning duties that anchor a specialty occupation argument. Share those task descriptions with your employer's immigration attorney so the job description in the LCA and I-129 reflects degree-level work, not generalist management responsibilities.
H-1B Visa Budget Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Budget Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, Budget Manager roles typically qualify as a specialty occupation. The position requires theoretical and practical application of finance, accounting, or economics at the bachelor's degree level or higher. USCIS looks for a direct relationship between the degree field and the job duties, so the employer's job description must emphasize analytical, forecasting, and financial planning responsibilities rather than general administrative tasks.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Budget Manager positions?
Federal agencies, large healthcare systems, universities, defense contractors, and Fortune 500 companies with established finance functions are consistent H-1B sponsors for budget-related roles. These organizations have dedicated immigration counsel and recurring LCA filing activity. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history in finance and budget management, so you can focus your search on organizations that already know how to run the process.
What documents should I prepare before my employer starts the H-1B filing for a Budget Manager role?
Gather your degree transcripts and diploma, any professional certifications such as a CPA or CGFP, and a detailed resume that maps your experience to budget analysis and financial planning duties. Your employer will also need a copy of your current visa status documents. If your degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization helps USCIS confirm equivalency to a U.S. bachelor's degree.
How long does H-1B status last for a Budget Manager, and can it be extended?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended to a six-year maximum. If your employer files a PERM labor certification or an I-140 immigrant petition before your six years are up, you may be eligible for extensions beyond six years in one- or three-year increments while your green card case is pending, subject to current USCIS rules.
What happens to my H-1B if I change employers or move to a different budget department?
Changing employers requires a new H-1B petition and a new certified LCA filed by the incoming employer before your start date. Moving to a different position within the same company, such as from department budget analyst to enterprise budget manager, may also require an amended I-129 if the job duties or worksite change materially. Talk to your employer's immigration counsel before accepting any internal transfer that shifts your core responsibilities.