Financial Analyst

Description

Help Drive Strategic Financial Decision-Making at the Utah Transit Authority! As the Financial Analyst (Operations), you will play an integral role in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and business analysis for the organization.

As the Financial Analyst (Operations), you will:

• Support the development, monitoring, and analysis of UTA's annual operating budget and recurring operating forecasts across departments, funds, and cost centers.
• Partner with department budget owners and Finance stakeholders to support budget development, submission cycles, and ongoing budget management.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify trends, explain budget-to-actual differences, and provide actionable insights.
• Prepare and maintain recurring operating forecasts and recommend adjustments based on changing business conditions.
• Perform scenario analysis tied to key operating drivers, including labor, purchased services, fuel, and energy costs, to support informed decision-making and financial planning.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in FP&A, budgeting, or financial analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Proficiency with Excel and financial modeling; comfortable presenting analysis to non-finance partners.
• Public sector/local government budgeting experience preferred.
• Experience with budgeting systems and/or ERP reporting preferred.
• Strong analytical judgment and ability to explain variance drivers clearly.
• Strong organization skills; dependable delivery under tight budget cycle timelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach with department budget owners.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

UTA Competencies

• Social Acumen - Exhibiting strong Emotional Intelligence skills (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management).
• Develops Self & Others - Taking action to continuously improve. Accepting assignments that broaden capabilities. Placing a high priority on developing others. Developing others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments.
• Ensures Fairness - Concerned with the welfare of others and expressing that concern on a personal level. Distributing resources fairly. Giving others a voice before reaching decisions that affect them. Reaching decisions through a fair process. Explaining to others why and how decisions were made that impact them.
• Safety - Acting as a Safety Ambassador by working safely, complying with requirements and serving as an example to others. Wearing required personal protective equipment.
• Integrity - Acting with honesty, strong ethics, and accountability and taking responsibility for actions and mistakes.
• Belonging - Creating a culture where employees are seen, heard, valued and safe to be authentic.
• Teamwork - Building strong teams that create an environment where everyone's unique skills and perspective contribute to shared purpose, connection and achievement of goals.
• Empowerment - Creating a workplace environment where people are properly resourced and motivated to do their best in solving problems and taking ownership of their work.
• Accountability - Taking ownership of Self-actions, decisions and performance.

Pay Rate

$73,300.00 or more, depending on experience.

Application Deadline

If interested, apply before: Monday, July 20th 2026 @ 11:59 PM MST

Full-Time Administrative Employee Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts.
• Choice between Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans for medical coverage.
• HSA with company match available to employees enrolled in the HDHP.
• Benefit plans include coverage for domestic partners (eligibility affidavit required for coverage).
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
• 22 days of accrued paid time off (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), which increases with tenure at UTA.
• 10 paid holidays and two paid (2) floating holidays per year.
• Roth 401(k) with company match available.
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education, available for any higher education degree (bachelor, master, or PHD).
• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement (after 12 months of employment).
• Employee Assistance Program - includes counseling, legal services, financial planning, etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Utah Transit Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer of all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, covered veterans, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Drug-Free Workplace

All offers for employment are contingent upon a successful pre-employment drug test. If a pre-employment test returns a non-negative result, an application for employment may be rejected. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident testing for drug and alcohol use. All safety sensitive employees are subject to random testing for drug and alcohol use.