Financial Reporting Analyst

About the role

HUIT (Harvard University Information Technology) Finance is seeking a skilled Financial Reporting Analyst to support the Finance teams and monitor HUIT's financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Supports the preparation, consolidation, and distribution of weekly, biweekly, and monthly financial reporting packages for the Finance teams, including variance analyses, KPIs, and executive summaries.
• Maintains and enhances financial reporting and analytics tools to monitor HUIT's financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Supports the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes with data, reporting templates, and analytical insights.
• Provides ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Designs, builds, and maintains dashboards and reports to provide clear, actionable insights to finance and business stakeholders.
• Enhances existing reporting tools and processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and usability.
• Presents findings and analyses in a clear, concise manner to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Supports training and education for business users on new reports, dashboards, and tools.

Requirements

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or related field, or equivalent work experience required. Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in financial analysis, financial reporting, FP&A, or a related analytics role.
• Additional Qualifications and Skills: Strong proficiency with Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, data modeling), hands-on experience with data visualization / BI tools, demonstrated ability to work with large, complex datasets and reconcile data across systems, excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, proven track record of driving process improvements and leveraging systems to enhance reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency with Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, data modeling) and experience with enterprise financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Workday, PeopleSoft, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with data visualization / BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to work with large, complex datasets and reconcile data across systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial information to non-financial audiences.
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and leveraging systems to enhance reporting.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one.
• Retirement plans with university contributions.
• Wellbeing and mental health resources.
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement.
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks.