Senior Financial Analyst: Grants & Contracts Strategy

Texas A&M University System Offices; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 78,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The Texas A&M University System Offices in College Station, Texas, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst I to perform highly complex financial analysis and provide strategic oversight for funding portfolios. Responsibilities include developing internal grant processes, reviewing operations, and overseeing contract administration and monitoring.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and six years of related experience, with strong budgeting knowledge and familiarity with TAMUS financial systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field or equivalent.
• Six years related work experience.
• Familiarity with government budgeting and fund accounting.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary administrator for the System's initiative portfolios, including process development, execution, tracking, and financial compliance.
• Preparation of agenda items.
• Oversees the contract/grant lifecycle, including budget monitoring, account management, expense review, contract administration, payment processing, and reconciliation.
• Reviews, administers and monitors System contracts and agreements, including compliance, invoicing, funding requirements, and alignment with System, state, and federal regulations, mitigating risk for high-visibility, high-impact awards.
• Provides ongoing financial oversight for agreements related to Easterwood Airport and other System-level contracts.
• Analyzes and interprets financial data using quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Monitors and evaluates program financial positions, including assets and liabilities.
• Leads management of indirect cost recovery accounts and related budgets, including quarterly distributions and reconciliation of discrepancies.
• Prepares and presents historical, comparative, graphical, and narrative financial reports, and provides management reporting and decision support to leadership on fund utilization, financial trends, and long-term obligations.
• Conducts detailed budget reviews across assigned accounts.
• Coordinates with member institutions, accounting, research services, external sponsors and partners throughout the funding lifecycle, and provides financial guidance to stakeholders.
• Resolves contract-related financial issues and ensures timely processing of payments and obligations.
• Leads or supports special projects, participates in meetings and training, and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Multitasking

Contracts familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in applicable field

Tools

FAMIS

Canopy

FAMISweb

EDW Business Objects

AggieBuy

Emburse

Job description

The Texas A&M University System Offices in College Station, Texas, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst I to perform highly complex financial analysis and provide strategic oversight for funding portfolios. Responsibilities include developing internal grant processes, reviewing operations, and overseeing contract administration and monitoring.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and six years of related experience, with strong budgeting knowledge and familiarity with TAMUS financial systems.