Financial Analyst Coordinator

Department: College of Health Sciences | Work Location: Lexington, KY | Grade Level: 44

About the role

Support Research Operations, Financial Stewardship, and Compliance Across the College of Health Sciences. The University of Kentucky is seeking a Financial Analyst Coordinator to join the College of Health Sciences Office of Research & Scholarship. This position plays a key role in supporting research administration, financial oversight, procurement, and compliance activities across the College. The Financial Analyst Coordinator will oversee daily operations of the Office of Research & Scholarship, collaborate with faculty and leadership on budget planning and sponsored project management, and help ensure accurate reporting, effective financial controls, and adherence to university and sponsor requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement and purchasing activities for research-related goods and services while ensuring compliance with university, sponsor, and regulatory requirements.
• Interpret and apply business policies, procedures, regulations, and guidance to support research operations and financial processes.
• Support budget planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting for the College, research office, and other assigned units.
• Assist principal investigators with budget projections, revisions, transfers, and ongoing financial monitoring.
• Oversee daily operations of the Office of Research & Scholarship, including administration of faculty research awards, pilot awards, student awards, and other research funding programs.
• Manage financial processes and budget oversight for college research centers and programs to ensure accurate reporting and effective budget control.
• Develop, maintain, and annually review standard operating procedures and provide training on policy and process updates.
• Collaborate with faculty, center leadership, Collaborative Grant Services, and university offices to support sponsored project effort management, compliance activities, and long-term financial planning.
• Create annual reports, dashboards, and analyses for research and college leadership.

Requirements

Education: Master’s degree

Experience: 3 years of related experience

License/Registration/Certification: None

Physical Requirements: Ability to work at a computer utilizing mouse, keyboard, and phone for portions of the day; ability to travel across campus for meetings as necessary.

Qualifications

• Previously training with campus software applications (SAP, BW, HANA, FES or other such software).
• Preferably within a university context: experience in business procedures and/or accounting functions.
• Ability to successfully complete tasks within set deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with internal and external constituencies.
• A high level of professionalism and ability to work well in a demanding job environment.

Skills

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills (written and verbal), initiative, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to play a central role in supporting research, scholarship, and financial stewardship within the College of Health Sciences.
• Exposure to a broad range of research administration, sponsored project management, budgeting, compliance, and strategic planning activities.
• Collaboration with faculty investigators, research centers, college leadership, and university partners to support impactful research initiatives.
• Hybrid work eligibility with approval.
• UK’s Exceptional Benefits

Pay

Salary Range: $44,678–71