Job Description

Job Summary
The Financial Analyst provides comprehensive financial oversight and support for academic units and departmental operations. This role is responsible for budget development, monitoring, reconciliation, and reporting across a variety of funding sources and activities. The analyst ensures compliance with institutional policies and supports strategic financial planning through forecasting, modeling, and market analysis.
Responsibilities
Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Oversight
Develop, monitor, and reconcile multi-unit budgets for academic departments, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Conducted monthly/annual budget reviews, variance analysis, and year-end reconciliations to support strategic planning.
Built financial models and forecasts for tuition revenue and funding sources to guide long-term planning.
Supported departmental budgets by managing salary adjustments, tuition benefits, and fund transfers.
Prepare and review key financial reports, including Development/Research Finance and Strategic Planning reports.
Financial Transactions & Approvals
Enter and review ePAF transactions across multiple faculty and staff classifications.
Monitor and approve eJournal entries, cost transfers, deposits, and payroll adjustments.
Ensured compliance by reviewing vendor payments, UShop requests, and travel reimbursements.
Manage P-card transactions, resolve paycheck discrepancies, and review purchasing requests efficiently.
Team and Departmental Collaboration
Serve as a financial liaison to Faculty and Department/Units leadership team.
Work as part of a finance team to streamline financial operations and implement and sustain financial policies and best practices within CSBS operations.




This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required
Nearly Continuously: Office environment.
Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required
Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.
Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.
Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or a related field or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience); plus two years of related experience. Also required are a thorough knowledge of established accounting principles and practices; spreadsheet and database skills; knowledge of statistics and demonstrated analytical, problem solving, human relation and effective communication skills required.

An advanced degree, such as a Master’s of Business Administration, is preferred. Certain positions may require familiarity with hospital billing systems, Medicare and insurance reimbursement regulations, etc.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
Preferences
Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in finance and accounting.