Financial Analyst

Job Duties

• Analyzes and monitors budgets for compliance throughout the year; requests budget revisions.
• Maintains and monitors expenses and financial accounts.
• Performs account reconciliation and makes journal entries.
• Conducts financial analysis and forecasts budgets; prepares routine and specialized financial reports.
• Interacts with all levels of personnel within the departments/division and other financial departments within the institution to resolve issues related to accounting transactions or reconciliation items.
• Assists with clearing out deficits, reviewing and confirming payments and expenses, residual transfers, and closeout.
• Provides data to analyze department's cost of research and present to the department leadership.
• Meets with the principal investigator as needed to review research finance status.
• Oversees spending trends on post-award grant accounts to ensure that budgets are being adhered to and expenses are allowable.
• Meets with faculty as needed to proactively plan for spending and proper financial management of grant accounts including ensuring proper credits and debits have been applied to each account.
• Prepares and reviews routine finance reports, or monthly or as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field.
• Two years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• Research administration finance experience.
• Proficiency in Power BI, SAP S/4 HANA, Excel.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.