Financial Analyst, LBJ School

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Finance Analyst to provide financial, budgetary, and operational support to faculty, staff, and leadership. The role focuses on financial analysis, budgeting, and center administration to sustain the school’s educational and research mission.

You will develop budgets, forecasts, and financial reports, collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 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 and expenditures; oversee funding for personnel and programs; primary financial contact for centers and university partners; manage grants, contracts, gifts, and other funding sources.
• Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Analysis: assist with operating budget development, monitoring, and reporting; advise on policies and planning; collaborate on modeling, variance analysis, and special projects.
• Business and Administrative Support: process financial transactions; improve internal controls; support special projects as assigned.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Workday

DEFINE

VIP

FRMS

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Job Posting Title:

Financial Analyst, LBJ School

Hiring Department:

Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date:

Oct 09, 2026

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details

General Notes

About The University of Texas at Austin

What starts here changes the world.

The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, ranks among the 40 best universities in the world with top national programs across 19 colleges and schools. By creating educational opportunities for all and leading cutting-edge research at scale, the University fosters positive social change, technological advancement, and economic progress showing the world that change really does start here.

An organizational priority is to successfully make UT the world's highest-impact public research university, unleashing knowledge, opportunity and innovation from the heart of Texas.

Learn more about UT's mission and values, and leadership.

The University provides a competitive benefits package that includes insurance and retirement benefits in addition to other programs and services.

About The LBJ School of Public Affairs

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the nation's premier public policy schools. As Texas' top-ranked policy school for over five decades, the LBJ School provides unmatched opportunities for students to engage with policymakers, industry leaders and innovators in Austin and beyond. The school is committed to improving the quality of public service in the United States and abroad at all levels of governance and civic engagement. Our goals are to prepare students and professionals for leadership positions in public service, produce interdisciplinary research to advance our understanding of complex societal problems and create solutions, promote effective public policy and management practice and foster civic engagement on issues of public concern.

Committed to advancing the quality of public service, the LBJ School continues to drive education, research and civic engagement at all levels of governance.

Purpose

The LBJ School of Public Affairs seeks a Finance Analyst to serve as a key member of the LBJ Finance team, providing financial, budgetary, and operational support to faculty, staff, center leadership, and school administration. This position is responsible for financial analysis, budget management, center financial administration, reporting, and business operations that support the School's academic, research, and public service mission.

Responsibilities

Center Support and Financial Administration

• Partner with LBJ center leadership and affiliated programs to support financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Monitor budgets, revenues, expenditures, and funding distributions to ensure fiscal compliance and accountability.
• Oversee funding for personnel, scholarships, fellowships, tuition, and related program expenses.
• Act as the primary financial contact for centers and university partners.
• Maintain financial records and support the management of grants, contracts, gifts, and other funding sources.

Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Analysis

• Assist with development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the school's annual operating budget.
• Provide guidance on budget policies, procedures, and financial planning including preparing financial reports, forecasts, projections, and analyses to support leadership and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with the Finance, Grants and Research Manager on financial planning and modeling, reporting, variance analysis, account reconciliations, budget adjustments and special projects.

Business and Administrative Support

• Process financial transactions, including purchasing, reimbursements, funds transfers, and accounting entries and other administrative activities.
• Improve business processes and internal controls; support Business Affairs operations and special projects as assigned by the Business and Administrative Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 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.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting research centers, academic departments, or similar organizations in higher education, nonprofit, governmental, or research settings.
• Experience with Workday, DEFINE, VIP, FRMS, Tableau, Power BI, or similar financial and reporting systems.
• Knowledge of University of Texas at Austin financial policies, procedures, and systems.
• Advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field and more than required years of experience.

Salary Range

$60,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

* Standard office environment.

* Repetitive use of a keyboard and computer.

* Occasional evening or weekend work may be required to meet deadlines.

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Employment Eligibility

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.