Hybrid Senior Financial Analyst — Budget & Strategy

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Financial Analyst at University of Virginia's UVAFinance supports financial and accounting operations, analysis, and strategic priorities of the division. You will translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights while ensuring consistency and accuracy across processes.

The role involves reconciliations, budgeting support, and ad hoc analyses for leadership decision-making. It is a hybrid position with on-site presence at least 3 days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field.
• 5+ years relevant financial analysis, budgeting, or planning experience.
• Advanced Excel and experience with enterprise financial systems such as Adaptive Planning or Anaplan.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial transaction and account activity analyses and coordinate corrections to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Support development and refinement of UVAFinance annual budget aligned with divisional priorities.
• Lead monthly budget-to-actual analyses, identify variances, trends and risks, and provide summaries to leadership.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Adaptive Planning

Anaplan

Job description

The Senior Financial Analyst at University of Virginia's UVAFinance supports financial and accounting operations, analysis, and strategic priorities of the division. You will translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights while ensuring consistency and accuracy across processes.

The role involves reconciliations, budgeting support, and ad hoc analyses for leadership decision-making. It is a hybrid position with on-site presence at least 3 days per week.