Foundation Financial Analyst (CSUN Only)

About the role

The Foundation Financial Analyst plays a crucial role in supporting strategic financial analysis, planning, and program evaluation. They are responsible for financial operations and compliance, process improvement, and stakeholder advising and fund administration.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize complex, multi-source financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable insights to executive leadership.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of comprehensive financial reports, dashboards, and analyses for senior leadership, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and strategic relevance.
• Execute and validate complex financial reports and transactions for diverse stakeholders, integrating, reconciling, and validating data across multiple financial systems to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP and applicable reporting standards.
• Interpret complex gift, grant, and funding agreements, translating technical and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for stakeholders.
• Maintain oversight of fund activity and provide ongoing analysis and recommendations to ensure compliance with restrictions, reporting requirements, and institutional policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience.
• Additional experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to develop and apply advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical techniques to evaluate complex financial data, identify trends and risks, assess program performance, and provide strategic recommendations that support organizational planning, budgeting, and resource allocation decisions.
• Extensive knowledge of financial reporting, budget development, reconciliation processes, and data interpretation, with the ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to executive leadership, exercise independent judgment in resolving financial issues, and provide sound guidance on financial strategy, policy implications, and operational impacts.
• Comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting standards, and regulatory requirements, including GAAP and applicable federal, state, CSU, and Foundation policies, with the ability to interpret and apply complex financial guidelines to ensure compliance, accurate reporting, and proper stewardship of organizational resources.
• Demonstrated skill in reconciling and validating complex financial data across multiple systems, conducting detailed transactional analysis, identifying discrepancies, and implementing corrective actions to maintain data integrity, support audit activities, and ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records and reporting.

Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule

The university offers an excellent benefits package, including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, retirement & savings, tuition waiver, and more. Classification: 5291 / Budget Analyst III / 1. The anticipated HIRING RANGE is $5877 – $7023 per month, dependent on qualifications and experience. The salary range for this classification is: $5877 - $8561 per month. Hours: Full Time; 40 hours per week; Monday through Friday. May include evenings and weekends. This is a Regular position with a one-year probationary period. The position is currently hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote); however, this is subject to change based on student and/or operational needs.

General Information

• Applications received through July 15, 2026 will be considered in the initial review and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
• This position is sensitive as designated by the CSU.
• A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
• The person holding this position may be considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements outlined in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
• The CSU recommends that faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities at any university location be immunized against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and that all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on- or off-campus) operated or controlled by the University follow COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on Age, Disability (physical or mental), Gender, Gender Identity (including Nonbinary or Transgender), Gender Expression, Genetic Information, Marital Status, Medical Condition, Nationality, Pregnancy or related conditions, Race or Ethnicity (including color, caste, or ancestry), Religion or Religious Creed, Sex (including Sex Stereotyping or Sex Characteristics), Sexual Orientation, and Veteran or Military Status. Our nondiscrimination policy is outlined in the Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Talent Acquisition at 818-677-2101.