Financial Analyst - Pediatrics Neurology

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UTHealth Houston seeks a detail-oriented finance professional to manage day-to-day financial administration for a busy research center. You will develop invoices, monitor automatic payments for clinical trials, oversee center budgets, and prepare periodic financial reports for Center Directors.

The role involves collaborating with research teams, finance staff, and external sponsors to maximize assets and ensure timely payments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting required.
• At least 3 years of financial or accounting experience required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and prepare financial documents and cost studies.
• Examine historical and projected financial data for senior management decisions.
• Assist in preparing annual financial statements to UT System.
• Prepare specialized cost studies of operational units.
• Complete financial statements comparing actual vs. budgeted expenditures and revenues.
• Prepare reports summarizing financial activity and investment performance.
• Develop long-term financing plans for senior management.
• Coordinate payments related to construction of new buildings and renovations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

Job description

The team at the CTPND is composed of several faculty and staff members, with research, clinical, and academic components. We work closely with our outside research sponsors, departmental academic finance team, and UTHealth sponsored projects administration.

Candidate will be responsible for day-to-day financial administration of a busy research center within the University. This will include developing and tracking invoices to ensure timely payment, working closely with the research team to monitor/track automatic payments for clinical trials, prepare and manage internal invoicing operations, oversee center budgets, monitor salary distribution for clinical trials, and prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the Center Directors at scheduled meetings.

What we do here changes the world.

UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave.

It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full‑time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37‑38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees!

As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Provides professional level skills in performing financial analysis for the institution. Completes financial analysis and develops financial forecasts to ensure the institution’s assets are completely maximized.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Analyzes and prepares financial documents and specialized cost studies.
• Examines historical and projected financial data to provide senior management with valuable data upon which to make relevant financial decisions.
• Assists in the preparation and submission of the annual financial statements to UT System.
• Prepares specialized cost studies of operational units within the institution.
• Completes financial statements, which compare actual and budgeted expenditures and revenues.
• Calculates and analyzes investment performance.
• Prepares reports summarizing financial activity.
• Prepares long term financing plans and reports for senior management.
• Assists in obtaining approvals for the spending of the Physical Plant’s funded monies.
• Assists in coordinating payments to all parties involved with the construction of new buildings and renovations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• None

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting required. Minimum Experience: 3 years of related experience in a financial or accounting area required. Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. Security Sensitive: This position is a security‑sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code
• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
• 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
• 791.4. Veteran Information:

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 65F1, 65F3, 65F4, 65FX, 36A, 36B, 020, 3451, 3400, 3401, 8844.

For a complete list please visit www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.