UNIV - Fiscal Analyst III - Department of Otolaryngology

Job Duties

• Monitor, analyze, and forecast revenues and expenditures for departmental clinical, academic, research, and other revenue-generating activities.
• Develop financial models, business cases, and scenario analysis to evaluate new programs, operational initiatives, and strategic opportunities.
• Prepare financial projections, trend analyses, and key performance metrics to support leadership decision-making.
• Analyze monthly financial performance, explain budget-to-actual variances, and identify financial risks and opportunities.
• Design and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and reports that communicate financial performance to department leadership.
• Provide recommendations to improve operational efficiency, resource utilization, and financial sustainability.

Budget Development & Workforce Financial Support

• Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the department's annual operating budget.
• Partner with department leadership to support workforce planning, personnel budgeting, and long-range financial forecasting.
• Monitor faculty and staff salary and fringe benefit allocations across multiple funding sources.
• Support budget planning for faculty and staff, temporary employees, and other personnel-related expenditures.
• Prepare financial analyses to support hiring decisions, reorganizations, and departmental growth initiatives.

Financial Operations & Reporting

• Support departmental financial operations, including revenue reconciliation, invoicing, journal entries, and other financial transactions.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute recurring financial reports, operational dashboards, and key performance metrics.
• Aid in year-end financial close, budget reconciliation, and fiscal planning activities.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analyses and reports for departmental leadership, institutional leadership, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure financial data integrity through regular review and reconciliation of departmental financial information.
• Provide backup support for procurement, purchasing, and other departmental financial functions as needed.
• Recommend and implement process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy, efficiency, and internal controls.

Policy, Compliance & Process Improvement

• Develop, maintain, and update departmental policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure departmental financial activities comply with University, MUHA, Foundation, sponsor, state, and federal regulations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and improve operational efficiency through process improvement initiatives.

Special Projects & Other Duties

• Lead or participate in special financial analyses and departmental initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Department's mission, strategic priorities, and operational needs.