Financial Analytics & Forecasting Specialist

The website; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern University in Boston is seeking a Financial Analyst to develop and maintain financial models supporting budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning across campus operations.

You will build Tableau dashboards, pull data from Workday, Snowflake, and other systems, and translate complex numbers into clear insights for leadership. Strong Excel, SQL, and communication skills are essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field with 2–4 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel with financial modeling.
• Ability to write and execute SQL queries to extract and analyze data.
• Ability to build and maintain Tableau or Power BI dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Pull, clean, and consolidate financial, enrollment, headcount, and operating data from multiple university systems into unified, reliable data sets.
• Design and maintain Tableau dashboards that translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable views for leadership.
• Build and maintain financial models supporting budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning; conduct scenario analysis.
• Collaborate with departments to support financial planning and evaluate AI-assisted tools to improve processes.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel proficiency

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Data visualization

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Workday

Snowflake

Oracle

Python

R

Job description

Northeastern University in Boston is seeking a Financial Analyst to develop and maintain financial models supporting budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning across campus operations.

You will build Tableau dashboards, pull data from Workday, Snowflake, and other systems, and translate complex numbers into clear insights for leadership. Strong Excel, SQL, and communication skills are essential in a fast-paced environment.