Finance Analyst — Academic Budgeting & Grants

University of Texas at Austin; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide financial, budgetary, and operational support to faculty, staff, and school leadership on the LBJ finances and grants. The role emphasizes budget management, financial reporting, and center administration to advance public service goals.

The position requires five years of relevant experience, advanced Excel skills, and strong analytical abilities, with a 40-hour workweek on the UT main campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Five years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, accounting, financial operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing budgets, forecasts, financial reports, and analytical data summaries.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling, analysis, and reporting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Center Support and Financial Administration: support financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Monitor budgets, revenues, expenditures, and funding distributions for fiscal compliance.
• Oversee funding for personnel, scholarships, fellowships, tuition, and related program expenses.
• Provide financial reports, forecasts, projections, and analyses to support leadership.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Excel proficiency

Analytical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline

Tools

Workday

DEFINE

VIP

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide financial, budgetary, and operational support to faculty, staff, and school leadership on the LBJ finances and grants. The role emphasizes budget management, financial reporting, and center administration to advance public service goals.

The position requires five years of relevant experience, advanced Excel skills, and strong analytical abilities, with a 40-hour workweek on the UT main campus.