Senior Financial Analyst
Location: Cedar City, UT | Full-time staff position in the Finance and Administration division.
About the Role
The Senior Financial Analyst will assist in the analysis of data, reporting, and forecasting in the area of planning and budgeting at Southern Utah University. The role involves working closely with colleagues across the institution to understand their business processes and reporting needs, define key performance metrics, and identify trends and narratives from data. The analyst will track operational data that measures divisional activities, efficiency, and progress toward strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
- Discover, analyze, and interpret financial trends or patterns in complex datasets to perform strategic analysis and research.
- Produce analytical solutions (reports, dashboards, tools, etc.) for leadership and stakeholders.
- Assist campus departments with budget analysis and planning.
- Build and run models to determine optimal resource allocation, including variance analysis and reconciliation.
- Assist with employee training related to budgeting and finance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a finance-related field such as accounting, finance, business management, or economics with four years of relevant work experience.
- Bachelor's degree in an unrelated area of study with six years of relevant work experience in a role performing data analysis.
- Proficient in Excel.
- Basic understanding of relational database tables.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in a relevant field.
- SQL Developer experience.
Pay
$70,000.00 - $75,000.00 annually.
Supplemental Information
This position is contingent on funding. Due to recent changes in H1B visa fees, Southern Utah University is no longer able to sponsor international faculty and staff requiring an H1B visa who are currently living outside of the United States.