Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Budget Operations

Stateside Exempt, Grade 3.1

Location: Hybrid (Local DMV Preferred)

The Sr Financial Analyst will be responsible for analyzing financial performance that will be used to aid in decision making for the university. Overall responsibilities include financial analysis, forecasting, modeling, data compilation, and budget reporting.

Primary Duties:

• Analyze, develop, and maintain complex financial models and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations for decision making purposes.  Produce financial summaries, presentations, and recommendations to various levels of management and departmental groups across the university.
• Analyze large sets of data to identify historical trends and current year performance, produce cost analyses, variance analysis, and develop and evaluate KPIs.
• Responsible for aiding in the annual preparation and internal allocation of the University funds across 60+ departmental units and 3 global divisions.  Assist with managing and analyzing the budget throughout the fiscal year.
• Compile information and develop training and internal SOP documentation. Work to create process efficiencies for budgetary controls, financial analytics, ROI development, and tracking systems to better ensure adherence and timely output.
• Collaborates with departmental budget liaisons to identify improvements to processes in order to create efficiencies and acts as a financial advisor for any financial questions, concerns, and needs. Assist in quality assurance and ad-hoc reporting and analytics.

Required Education and Experience:

• 4-year college degree
• 5 to 7 years of related experience in financial analytics

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience developing financial models from start to finish
• Experience analyzing large sets of data (both financial and product) and summarizing trends and results
• KPIs
• Strong skills in Excel, analytical, and communication