Senior Financial Analyst

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; 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 serves a key role within UVAFinance, supporting the financial and accounting operations, analysis, and strategic priorities of the division. This position is responsible for conducting financial and accounting analysis, ensuring accuracy through reconciliations and corrective activities, supporting core budgeting activities, and contributing to high-impact ad hoc analyses that support leadership decision-making. The role operates at the intersection of financial and accounting operations, analytical problem-solving, and strategic support by translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights while ensuring consistency, accuracy, and transparency across financial processes. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a regular physical presence at least 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial transaction and account activity analyses, correcting or coordinating corrections or improvements as needed to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Support the development and ongoing refinement of the UVAFinance annual budget ensuring alignment with divisional priorities and financial targets while participating in defining and implementing process improvements
• Partner with functional leaders to monitor financial performance and support informed decision-making by leading monthly budget-to-actual analysis, identifying variances, trends, and risks, and providing clear summaries and recommendations to leadership
• Support the financial management, tracking, and reporting for investment funds projects in partnership with the program director, ensuring accurate and timely updates related to spend monitoring, tracking commitments, and impacts to institutional financial planning
• Support the development of executive-level financial materials, including analyses, summaries, and presentations that translate complex financial data into clear, concise insights tailored to leadership audiences
• Assist in tracking and monitoring divisional initiatives to support alignment between financial data and operational progress
• Lead and/or contribute to ad hoc analysis and special projects aligned with UVAFinance priorities
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field
• Five years of relevant financial analysis, budgeting, or planning experience
• Demonstrated experience with budget development, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with enterprise financial systems and planning tools such as Adaptive Planning or Anaplan

Preferred Competencies

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent follow-through and accountability for completing tasks and tracking outcomes
• Ability to synthesize information and communicate clearly to different audiences
• Ability to bring structure and organization to evolving processes and activities
• Experience in higher education sector of non-profit organizations preferred

Anticipated Hiring Range: $95,000 - $115,000 per year commensurate with education, experience, certifications, and internal equity.

This position will remain open until filled. This is an exempt level, benefited position. The University will perform background checks on all hires (if required) prior to employment. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. For this role, the University will not sponsor or consider candidates requiring sponsorship for employment visas now or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree required.
• Experience: 5+ years relevant professional experience.
• Licensure: None, unless otherwise specified in job posting.

Physical Demands

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.