Financial Analyst, LBJ School

University of Texas; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin's LBJ School seeks a Finance Analyst to provide financial, budgetary, and operational support to faculty, staff, and leadership. The role focuses on budgeting, reporting, and center financial administration to advance teaching, research, and public service missions.

You will analyze financial data, manage grants and centers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes and internal controls within a large academic setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Five years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, accounting, financial operations, or 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

• Partner with LBJ center leadership to support financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Monitor budgets, revenues, expenditures, and funding distributions for fiscal compliance and accountability.
• Oversee funding for personnel, scholarships, fellowships, tuition, and related program expenses.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, 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 NotesAbout The University of Texas at AustinWhat 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, and .The University provides a that includes insurance and retirement benefits in addition to other programs and services.About The LBJ School of Public AffairsThe 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 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.## **Required Materials*** Resume/CV* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor* Letter of interest**Important** **for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.**Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.-**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.-**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.-**Background Checks:**A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.-**Equal Opportunity Employer:**The University of Texas at Austin, as an, complies with all applicable federal and state