Senior Financial Analyst — Flexible, Mentored, Health Coverage

Mayo Clinic; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid learning

Health coverage

Mentorship

Flexible Escondido, CA setup

Job summary

Mayo Clinic in Escondido, CA seeks a Senior Financial Analyst for a 5-year, temporary assignment with a senior stake in strategic direction. The role covers capital approvals, audit-ready documentation, payroll and vendor payments, and journal-entry oversight, with a focus on tax compliance and forecasting.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in finance, mentoring experience, and comfort with a dynamic, high-standards environment.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years building expertise within the finance space.
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support senior teammates.
• Hands-on familiarity with Tax Compliance, sharpened by Forecasting side projects.
• Ability to read a room and adapt in a temporary, high-focus environment.

Responsibilities

• Keep capital-expenditure approvals flowing with clear documentation.
• Walk auditors through documentation so it answers itself.
• Process payroll, expense reports, and vendor payments accurately.
• Own the senior sign-off on journal entries above the threshold.
• Audit travel and entertainment spend and enforce policy.
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting.
• Build the close documentation a new senior hire could follow.

Skills

Finance experience

Mentor/coach

SQL

Journal entries

Tools

SQL

Tax Compliance

Forecasting

Job description

Mayo Clinic in Escondido, CA seeks a Senior Financial Analyst for a 5-year, temporary assignment with a senior stake in strategic direction. The role covers capital approvals, audit-ready documentation, payroll and vendor payments, and journal-entry oversight, with a focus on tax compliance and forecasting.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in finance, mentoring experience, and comfort with a dynamic, high-standards environment.