Hybrid Senior Finance Analyst - Portfolio Oversight

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to provide senior-level financial oversight and strategic decision support for the complex CMO portfolio. The role collaborates with 14+ Chiefs and Directors, develops executive-level reporting, and ensures fiscal stewardship across 36 cost centers.

Under minimal supervision, you will implement internal controls, lead budgeting, forecasting, and year-end close activities, and design dashboards to inform leadership on staffing and budget decisions.

Qualifications

• Nine (9) years of related experience, education/training OR a Bachelor's degree plus five (5) years of related experience/training in finance analytics, budgeting and reporting.
• Experience and proven success in finance policies, practices and systems, budgeting and reporting techniques, accounting and bookkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level financial oversight for the CMO portfolio, including revenue, gifts, labor and non-labor expenses, projections and variance analysis.
• Consolidate and analyze financial data across multiple units and funding sources; review GL activity and post journal entries as needed.
• Develop short- and long-term budgets, forecasts and multi-year financial projections; lead year-end close activities.
• Design executive-level reports, dashboards, and presentations to support strategic decision-making; provide insights to leadership on resource allocation.
• Manage purchasing activities, vendor relationships, and contract lifecycles for the CMO portfolio; advise on complex procurement issues.
• Lead development of financial policies, internal controls and serve as a liaison with Campus and Health System Accounting.

Skills

Advanced financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Executive reporting

Policy compliance

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Tools

Finance systems

Reporting tools

Dashboard development

Job description

UC San Diego is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to provide senior-level financial oversight and strategic decision support for the complex CMO portfolio. The role collaborates with 14+ Chiefs and Directors, develops executive-level reporting, and ensures fiscal stewardship across 36 cost centers.

Under minimal supervision, you will implement internal controls, lead budgeting, forecasting, and year-end close activities, and design dashboards to inform leadership on staffing and budget decisions.