Senior Financial Analyst I: Grants & Contracts Lead

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

Job summary

Texas A&M University System Offices in College Station, TX seeks a Senior Financial Analyst I to provide highly complex financial analysis and strategic oversight for funding portfolios. You will develop and administer grant processes, review financial systems, and oversee contract administration and monitoring.

Responsibilities include budget development, financial reporting, and coordination with member institutions and external sponsors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six years of related work experience.
• Experience with governmental budgeting and fund accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve 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

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

FAMIS/Canopy/FAMISweb/EDW Business Objects/AggieBuy/Emburse

Job description

Texas A&M University System Offices in College Station, TX seeks a Senior Financial Analyst I to provide highly complex financial analysis and strategic oversight for funding portfolios. You will develop and administer grant processes, review financial systems, and oversee contract administration and monitoring.

Responsibilities include budget development, financial reporting, and coordination with member institutions and external sponsors.