Financial Analyst III

Department:
Location:
Health Sciences Center
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Req ID:
R105791
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field and four (4) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 7 Salaried)
Position Description:
The Financial Analyst III position in the Health Science Center (HSC) Office of Financial Affairs is a mid-level budget decision support and financial analyst that is responsible for maintaining (on a daily basis) the integrity of the in-house financial reporting system along with providing detailed assistance to unit financial representatives. This position plays a crucial role in managing the financial aspects of the department, ensuring fiscal responsibility and overseeing the budgetary processes. This position will collaborate with department leadership to optimize financial performance and achieve organizational goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the coordination and development of the annual budget cycle, working closely with department leaders to establish realistic financial targets, in addition to helping monitor and control departmental expenditures, ensuring adherence to budgetary constraints.
  
• Support the accounting/finance function by performing complex financial analysis of the financial and non-financial data and generating Microsoft Excel/Power BI models to help track the progress of unit goals and identify vital trends and patterns.
  
• Based on provided direction, define and format monthly HSC management and ad hoc financial reports. Assist with distribution and education of management report formats and content; Maintain management reports, update reporting requirements, format, changes in account codes, changes in cost centers, etc.
  
• Collaborate with assigned departments and schools across the HSC to determine/identify challenge areas pertaining to profitable operational efficiencies and develop a plan of action to correct issues; Monitor the implementation of the correction plans to ascertain that corrective action has been taken and operating challenges have decreased.
  
• Identify financial risks and implement strategies to mitigate potential challenges & work with stakeholders to establish contingency plans for financial uncertainties.
  
• Contribute to the training and educational needs of business partners within organizational unit(s) and assist in the coordination of the annual budget process, expense and/or staffing forecasts and statistical reporting; Prepare budgets and financial reports, including cash flow reports; Evaluate and analyze financial and operating reports and forecasts.
  
• Advise and assist various administrators across HSC campus, as required, to refine consolidation of departmental budget and financial reporting to reflect a comprehensive view of department activities.
  
• Assist with monthly review and analysis of reports to identify trends, comparisons, evaluate performance, etc.; Advise leadership as to the trends/variances and collaborate with departments and schools regarding strategies to meet budgetary goals.
  
• Work with assigned departments and schools on strategies for budgetary deficit reduction and other special projects as required. Prepare monthly and/or quarterly forecast, variance reports, and executive summaries for multiple groups.
  
• Lead and facilitate discussions with department and school leadership to identify management reporting areas and determine return on investment. Develop and implement plan to track and monitor return-on-investment and impact analysis for department programs to determine feasibility and alignment with HSC and University goals.
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in complex Financial Analysis & Reporting, including 2+ years of advanced use of Microsoft Excel.
  
• CPA certificate or MBA.
  
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft and WorkDay applications.
  

Competencies

• Financial Planning and Forecasting - Utilizes financial forecast data to provide forward looking projections to facilitate decision making; partners with stakeholders to analyze trends and validate assumptions to provide a forecast that aligns to the organization's goals and strategies.
  
• Financial Analysis - Interprets financial data by analyzing trends, variances, opportunities, and risks to provide insight to stakeholders regarding financial impact to drive business improvement; evaluates financial results against targets to communicate conclusions to all stakeholders; ensures integrity of financial data by investigating variances and determining corrective actions to resolve identified high level of analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  
• Communicates effectively - Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences (must be an articulate and effective communicator).
  
• Financial Reporting - Analyzes financial data by evaluating results and solutions to support business decisions; prepares and presents financial information by summarizing data to communicate results in compliance with regulations and stakeholder expectations; partners with stakeholders to drive financial performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies.
  
• Business Partnering - Collaborates with stakeholders and develops partnerships to drive performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies; influences the organization by demonstrating knowledge of the business to provide guidance to support the decision-making process and guiding the business towards positive results and organizational alignment; evaluates business environment using measures to mitigate risk and capitalize on opportunities.
  
• US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - Has a firm grasp of accounting concepts and evaluates US accounting standards to record transactions in compliance with requirements and institutional policies; assesses the accounting requirements and objectives to determine the implications on the division/departmental unit and communicate to stakeholders with varying financial knowledge.
  
• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
  
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
  
• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
  
• Optimizes work processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement; Ability to quickly learn and add value to specialized existing business applications such as BA3, Power BI, and the University Budget Application Model.
  
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
  
• Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
  

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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