Senior Financial Analyst — AI-Driven Budgeting & Forecasting

Johns Hopkins University; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to perform complex analysis and planning to support management in budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision-making.

The role involves AI-based data extraction, reporting, and ensuring compliance with university policies across multiple departments. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related field and at least five years of related experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible related financial experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Interpret data, and review data prepared by others, to evaluate and determine past financial performance and/or make financial projections and assist management in making overall business decisions.
• Analyze, coordinate and consolidate departmental financial information for the development of the department/divisional annual operating and/or capital budgets and five-year plan.
• Analyze, extract, and define relevant complex financial data using AI-based and other analytical tools; plan and conduct complex studies to determine cost and financial results of business activities and improve the operational and financial effectiveness of the unit, department, or division.
• Develop and maintain monthly financial reporting and analysis to automate data aggregation, identify trends and variances, and validate results.
• Correct financial transaction errors or misclassifications to ensure financial records are accurate, complete and compliant with university policies and accounting requirements.
• Make budget adjustments and implement cost improvement measures. Use appropriate cost rates, such as indirect and benefit rates for proposed budgets. Prepare and present budget proposals to senior management.
• Create financial systems, structures, and controls for a variety of processes that provide tracking, validation, and reporting. Implement quality control and process improvements for overall business process.
• Review proposed operating and financial plans, including proposed program increases, estimated costs and expenses to finance proposed programs.
• Evaluate and analyze capital expenditures proposals, profit plans, operating records and financial statements.
• Oversee moderately complex to complex budget accounts. Provide oversight for the expenditure of funds, ensuring that funds are expended appropriately and advise stakeholders on required actions to resolve funding shortfalls.

Skills

Analytical Skills

AI Output Validation

Budgeting

Data Extraction and Reporting

Financial Analysis and Reporting

Financial Controls

Financial Planning

Financial Software and AI tools

Regulatory Compliance

Statistical Analysis for Finance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field

Tools

Spreadsheets

Relational databases

Statistical packages

Graphics packages

Microsoft Office

Job description

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to perform complex analysis and planning to support management in budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision-making.

The role involves AI-based data extraction, reporting, and ensuring compliance with university policies across multiple departments. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related field and at least five years of related experience.