Senior Financial Analyst — Remote-Friendly Budget & Forecasting

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability

Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays

Retirement plans TRS/ORP

Tuition assistance

Training and conference opportunities

University library access

Staff shuttle access

Job summary

The Senior Financial Analyst at The University of Texas at Austin provides advanced financial analysis, budget planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational support for Enterprise Technology. You will evaluate performance, develop projections, monitor funds, and identify opportunities to strengthen financial operations.

The role also oversees service center and charge-back activities. You will collaborate with ET leadership, develop rate proposals, and ensure data accuracy while using modern

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field and at least six years of progressively responsible experience in budgeting, accounting, financial planning, forecasting, cost analysis, or financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel proficiency, including complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and financial modeling.
• Ability to translate business needs into data-driven questions and present findings to diverse audiences.
• Experience with budgeting, projections, variance reports, and management reporting; strong financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support ET’s annual budget process; prepare operating budgets, forecasts and multiyear scenarios.
• Monitor revenues, expenditures, encumbrances, and budgeting results across funding sources; produce reports and dashboards.
• Develop financial models, automated tools, and procedures; document and validate data and results.
• Administer ET service centers and charge-back activities; review rates and propose changes to avoid deficits.
• Monitor encumbrances, commitments and funding allocations; support staffing and financial decisions.
• Partner with ET departments, provide budgeting guidance and support special projects.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial modeling

Excel advanced

Data interpretation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/ accounting/ business administration

Tools

Workday

DEFINE

FRMS

UT Direct

PointPlus

Contracts+

Job description

The Senior Financial Analyst at The University of Texas at Austin provides advanced financial analysis, budget planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational support for Enterprise Technology. You will evaluate performance, develop projections, monitor funds, and identify opportunities to strengthen financial operations.

The role also oversees service center and charge-back activities. You will collaborate with ET leadership, develop rate proposals, and ensure data accuracy while using modern