Financial Analyst II

Texas A&M University System; Bryan (TX); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Texas A&M Engineering seeks a Financial Analyst II to provide specialized financial oversight for TEES, focusing on service center rate development, financial monitoring, and security administration of financial systems.

The role involves budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and collaboration with department stakeholders to ensure compliance and accuracy across FAMIS, USAS, AggieBuy, Maestro, Emburse, and Laserfiche.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with service center financial oversight and rate studies.
• Ability to administer financial systems security and user access.
• Strong knowledge of financial systems (FAMIS, USAS, AggieBuy, Maestro, Emburse).
• Excellent budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting skills.
• Ability to collaborate with departments and stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Oversee TEES service centers' rate development and financial monitoring.
• Review and maintain service center rate studies and cost analyses.
• Ensure rates recover allowable costs and identify variances.
• Monitor compliance with cost principles and institutional policies.
• Provide guidance on rate development, reporting, and procedures.
• Coordinate data gathering with departments and validate assumptions.
• Develop procedures for service center operations and internal controls.
• Participate in agency-wide process improvement initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Rate development

Policy compliance

Tools

FAMIS

USAS

AggieBuy

Maestro

Emburse

Laserfiche

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title: Financial Analyst II

Agency: Texas A&M Engineering

Department: Tees Fiscal Office

Proposed Minimum Salary: Commensurate

Job Location: Bryan, Texas

Job Type: Staff

Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?

Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society.

As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges.

We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

Job Description

Purpose: The Financial Analyst II, under direction, provides specialized financial oversight and administrative support for Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), with primary responsibilities in service center financial oversight and financial systems security administration. Oversees service center rate development, financial monitoring, and compliance with federal, state, and institutional requirements. Administers financial system security and user access, ensuring compliance with applicable security policies and regulatory requirements. Also provides budgetary and financial analysis support through financial modeling, forecasting, budget preparation, reporting, and consultation with departmental stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Service Center Oversight and Compliance

• Provides financial oversight and specialized support for TEES service centers, including rate development, financial monitoring, and compliance with federal, state, and Texas A&M System requirements.
• Coordinates the preparation, review, and maintenance of service center rate studies, including analysis of cost pools, usage metrics, operating expenses, revenues, and fund balances.
• Reviews service center financial activity and performance to ensure rates appropriately recover allowable costs; identifies financial variances and potential compliance concerns; and recommends corrective actions as needed.
• Monitors service center financial operations to ensure compliance with applicable cost principles, institutional policies, and established rate methodologies.
• Serves as a resource and provides guidance to departments and service center managers regarding rate development, allowable costs, financial reporting, and service center policies and procedures.
• Coordinates with departmental stakeholders to gather and validate financial and operational data, evaluate rate assumptions, and improve the accuracy and transparency of financial analyses.
• Develops, maintains, and documents procedures and guidelines related to service center operations, rate development, financial monitoring, and institutional oversight.
• Identifies opportunities to improve service center financial processes, reporting, and internal controls.

Financial Systems Security Administration

• Serves as a designated financial systems Security Coordinator, administering and maintaining user access for applicable financial and administrative systems, including FAMIS, AggieBuy, Maestro, and Emburse.
• Coordinates financial system access requests, user account maintenance, password administration, and related security functions in accordance with institutional and system requirements.
• Administers USAS security access for TEES, ensuring compliance with Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts security requirements.
• Coordinates annual and semiannual user access reviews across applicable financial systems to ensure appropriate access and compliance with Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts requirements.
• Maintains and updates official Electronic Offices and signature cards to support financial system security, appropriate authorization, and accountability.
• Coordinates fiscal year-end FAMIS security and closeout processes.
• Serves as Laserfiche unit administrator and records coordinator for applicable administrative units.
• Participates in agency-wide process improvement initiatives a