Senior Financial Analyst

utaustin; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation and holidays

Retirement programs

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin's Enterprise Technology division seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to provide advanced financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and operational support for ET. You will support the Chief Business Officer and ET leadership by evaluating performance, developing projections, monitoring funds, and coordinating rate reviews and service-center activities.

The role emphasizes financial modeling, process improvements, and partnering with departments to

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support ET's annual budget process. Prepare and analyze operating budgets, forecasts, annual and multiyear financial planning scenarios. Evaluate budget trends, funding strategies, and financial performance; develop cost analyses and recommendations for services and initiatives.
• Monitor and analyze balances, revenues, expenditures, encumbrances, commitments, and budget-to-actual results across funding sources. Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, projections, and executive summaries. Identify variances, risks, and trends; recommend corrective actions and support reconciliations and closeout activities.
• Evaluate financial processes, reporting methods, and internal controls. Develop financial models, queries, reports, dashboards, procedures, and analytical tools. Use technology, automation, and AI appropriately while independently validating data, formulas, assumptions, and results. Document and recommend process improvements.
• Administer ET service centers and charge-back activities. Process billing; review rate proposals and calculations; collaborate with service owners; coordinate central administrative review and approval; analyze revenue, expenses, utilization, and trends; identify financial issues; and recommend timely rate or operational changes to avoid deficits.
• Interpret and apply applicable financial policies; monitor encumbrances and commitments; analyze position budgets, compensation commitments, and costing allocations; review Workday costing and related business processes; coordinate corrections, transfers, or funding adjustments; and maintain support for staffing and financial decisions.
• Serve as a financial resource and collaborative partner to ET departments and service owners. Provide guidance and training on budgeting, forecasting, account management, service center requirements, financial policies, and transaction proce

Job description

Job Posting Title: Senior Financial Analyst ----

Hiring Department: ET - Vice President and Office of CIO ----

Position Open To: All Applicants ----

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ----

FLSA Status: To Be Determined at Offer ----

Earliest Start Date: Ongoing ----

Position Duration: Expected to Continue ----

Location: AUSTIN, TX ----

Job Details

General Notes

Flexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the ability to work remotely within the United States. Remote work for individuals who reside outside Texas but within the United States and its territories will be considered and requires Central Office approval.

This position provides life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).

Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.

Your skills will make a difference.

You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If you're the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like working for our campus.

The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan) or the Optional Retirement Program (a defined contribution plan)
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Training and conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Athletic ticket discounts
• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.

Purpose

The Senior Financial Analyst provides advanced financial analysis, budget planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational support for Enterprise Technology (ET).

This role supports the Chief Business Officer and ET leadership by evaluating financial performance, developing projections, monitoring institutional and self-supporting funds, and identifying opportunities to strengthen financial operations.

The position also oversees service center and charge-back activities, including rate development, billing, financial monitoring, and coordination of rate reviews.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support ET's annual budget process. Prepare and analyze operating budgets, forecasts, annual and multiyear financial planning scenarios. Evaluate budget trends, funding strategies, and financial performance; develop cost analyses and recommendations for services and initiatives.
• Monitor and analyze balances, revenues, expenditures, encumbrances, commitments, and budget-to-actual results across funding sources. Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, projections, and executive summaries. Identify variances, risks, and trends; recommend corrective actions and support reconciliations and closeout activities.
• Evaluate financial processes, reporting methods, and internal controls. Develop financial models, queries, reports, dashboards, procedures, and analytical tools. Use technology, automation, and AI appropriately while independently validating data, formulas, assumptions, and results. Document and recommend process improvements.
• Administer ET service centers and charge-back activities. Process billing; review rate proposals and calculations; collaborate with service owners; coordinate central administrative review and approval; analyze revenue, expenses, utilization, and trends; identify financial issues; and recommend timely rate or operational changes to avoid deficits.
• Interpret and apply applicable financial policies; monitor encumbrances and commitments; analyze position budgets, compensation commitments, and costing allocations; review Workday costing and related business processes; coordinate corrections, transfers, or funding adjustments; and maintain support for staffing and financial decisions.
• Serve as a financial resource and collaborative partner to ET departments and service owners. Provide guidance and training on budgeting, forecasting, account management, service center requirements, financial policies, and transaction proce