FP&A Analyst

Clemson University; Clemson (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemson University is seeking an FP&A Analyst to support enterprise planning, budgeting, and financial analysis. The role focuses on consolidating data, advising leadership, and ensuring accurate resource allocation in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities include operationalizing budgets and forecasts, producing financial reports and visuals, and developing models to inform strategic decisions. Standard hours and a competitive salary are provided.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans; analyze budget inputs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders; communicate budgets and policies; prepare reports and visuals.
• Develop models, test results, identify trends and root causes.
• Pursue process improvements and support finance transformation.

Job description

FP&A Analyst

JOB SUMMARY:

Supports various enterprise-wide activities to drive management actions, strategic initiatives, and the University's planning processes. Oversees components of the University's budgetary processes, consolidating and analyzing information, and allocating University resources with a high degree of accuracy and analytical rigor. Engages and interacts with various levels of leadership and stakeholders, becoming a trusted advisor. Supports ad hoc projects and other duties as assigned. Collaborate, knowledge share, and mentor colleagues and peers. Supports aspects of state budget development, ad hoc projects, etc.

JOB DUTIES:

JOB CODE: AD25

EMPLOYEE TYPE: Regular FTE Staff

FP&A Operations

Proactively supports activities to operationalize, monitor, and appropriately steward budgets, forecasts, and short and long-range financial plans. Translates budget and financial planning outputs into financial statement results. Identifies the interrelationships between business drivers and accounts for their effects on financial statements. Solicits, compiles, and analyzes inputs in support of the University budget. Collects, prepares, analyzes, reviews, and approves budget adjustments, fund transfers, and resource reallocations. Maintains budgets in enterprise financial systems.

Business Partnerships & Communication

Collaborates with key stakeholders to develop, review, modify, and implement FP&A operations activities. Develops, maintains, and communicates budget and financial policies, procedures, templates, and forms used by stakeholders. Prepares analytical reports and data visualizations to communicate meaningful insights. Prepares financial reports and analyses for stakeholders at a variety of intervals. Prepares and delivers presentations to stakeholders. Effectively explains complex financial issues and their underlying logic to stakeholders in simple, easy-to-understand terms.

Modeling & Analysis

Conceptualizes and develops model design frameworks supporting and enabling strategic decision-making. Develops, maintains, and documents models and templates. Tests and validates models and interprets model results. Identifies and assesses trends, determining root causes and drivers. Conducts variance analyses and reporting, working to determine the underlying causes, and makes recommendations for corrective actions in line with University standards. Provides ad-hoc support to leadership through effective modeling, analysis, and projections, developing alternatives when necessary.

Continuous Improvement & Other Duties

Effectively leverages the use of applicable and appropriate technologies to plan and execute work. Continuously explores opportunities for process improvement, increased efficiency, and maximized effectiveness. Supports business transformation activities impacting finance, analytics, and budget. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

JOB KNOWLEDGE

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES

WORK SCHEDULE:

Standard Hours: 37.5

COMPENSATION INFORMATION:

Expected Salary Range 60000 - 75000

Salary is dependent upon several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's previous experience, knowledge, skills and performance in accordance with Clemson's compensation guidelines.

JOB LOCATION:

Clemson, SC

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

September 23, 2026

MILITARY AND VETERAN:

Military Equivalency

Clemson University is proud to allow educational equivalency for military technical certifications and trainings that directly relate to the job duties.

Veteran Preference

South Carolina provides employment preference to eligible veterans for qualifying full-time permanent positions. To be considered, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications, have been discharged under honorable conditions, and indicate their veteran status in the application by uploading a DD-214 for confidential review. A request for Veteran Preference can be made via the application process.

CLOSING STATEMENT:

Clemson University is an EEO/AA employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law including disability and protected veteran status.