Job Description Summary:
The Financial Analyst participates in creating, monitoring, auditing, and performing analytical budgetary functions for the School of Medicine's multi-million-dollar budget. Responsible for preparing, analyzing, and providing finance forecast projections monthly, quarterly, and on an ad hoc basis. Perform accounting functions utilizing multiple systems and applications to manage grants, billing, and other commitments with heavy emphasis on data analysis. Work with School of Medicine (SOM) Finance and business partners focus on exceptional customer service and support.
Job Description:
Job Duties

Perform all aspects of financial planning, analysis, and reporting.

Participate in leading the effort of annual budget planning processes for all SOM departments, centers, institutes, and cores to include the School of Medicine Executive Dean’s Offices.

Analyze operating results to evaluate performance and collaborate with internal and external teams to identify, research, and resolve discrepancies in the financials. Make recommendation for resolution and efficiency.

Assist in developing financial results and monitor forecasts for month, quarter, annual and ad hoc reporting review. Ensuring accurate and timely financial data.

Support the School of Medicine Dean’s office and departments by serving as a subject matter expert for accounting processes, transfers, commitment(s) and adjustments such as: cost allocations (CA), payroll accounting adjustments (PAA), and accounting adjustments (AA), and Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable. Research and resolve any problems with funding. Adhere to and respect SOM standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all performance and practices.

Perform accurate and extensive data gathering, compilations, audit, and accounting functions that support the daily operations of the School of Medicine. Independently research, analyze and reconcile accounts. Prepare contracts, monitor compliance, billing, collections in collaboration with Legal Counsel and Institutional Finance. Provide internal and external customers courteous, efficient, precise, and prompt service meeting deadlines and deliverables as assigned.

Contribute to the efficient functioning of the School of Medicine Finance Office. These duties may include cross-training in tasks of other positions in the Finance office for backup purposes and assuming overflow work as well as supporting the development of strategic plans for operational activities. Engage in other tasks as necessary in support of the SOM Dean’s Office Finance and Administration mission and vision.

Manage special projects as assigned by Directors and Assistant Deans.

Support aspects of the SOM Dean's Administrative Office's human resource efforts, as needed, in collaboration with central HR. Assisting with recruitment funding, proforma review and position management workflow processes as requested.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field; experience may substitute.

Work Experience: 4 years of related work experience to include data modeling, managing/analyzing data from multiple sources/systems and experience in Budgeting, Forecasting and Accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

Work Experience:

Experience in Higher Education or Healthcare.

Experience in Workday ERP and Adaptive.

Experience with Qlik Sense or other BI tools.

Experience with Excel automation (VBA).

Skills

Ability to write SQL queries for extracting data from a data warehouse.

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Excel.

Ability to deliver comprehensive analysis with short timelines.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Demonstrated ability to effectively organize and manage multiple tasks, work independently, and adjust to changes in priority and scope of projects.

Effective communication skills (written and oral) in conveying information in a clear, well-organized, and professional manner

Required Documents

Cover Letter

Resume/CV

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.