Senior Financial Analyst, Service Delivery Unit

Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago seeks a seasoned financial professional to support the Service Delivery Unit with accounts payable and receivable, month-end reporting, and ad hoc analyses. You will manage external billing, help drive annual budgeting, and prepare financial projections in a fast-paced university setting.

Responsibilities include leading spend-trend analysis, mentoring analysts, and enabling data access through Oracle and Orbit.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Performs reporting/analysis for the Service Delivery Unit (SDU), including independent report generation, analysis, projections, and verification of accuracy of financial information.
• Initiates, tracks, and reports on external billing agreements and prepares associated monthly/quarterly invoicing.
• Performs ad hoc reporting/financial analysis as needed by Senior Director of Finance and/or Executive Administrator including daily volume and billing data as well as monthly productivity reporting.
• Assumes lead responsibility for maintaining files related to trends such as spend analysis.
• Assists Director/Manager in reporting deliverables and department functions, with expectation to perform this work with increasing independence as experience is gained.
• Participates in the creation of the annual operating budget, including analysis of actual financial information to inform budget.
• Performs accounts payable and accounts receivable tasks to ensure timely and accurate payment of invoices and billing.
• Responsible for check deposits/claiming funds and ensures compliance in depositing funds to the correct COA/POETAF segment.
• Serves as a resource to departmental stakeholders for questions regarding procurement workflow.
• Responsible for annual benchmark survey completion.
• Provides assistance to departments and SDUs in chart of account utilization.
• Provides assistance to departments and SDUs in accessing data, becoming a subject matter expert on Oracle and Orbit.
• Leverages Excel and other available tools to streamline and automate reports.
• Serves as a resource and mentor to analysts, providing training on financial processes, systems, and best practices.
• Represents the Service Delivery Unit team, using an operational-excellence mindset, when working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Works independently to maintain and support the planning and execution of financial strategy.
• Acts as a resource for team members, solves complex problems. Explains complex and sensitive information.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University of Chicago seeks a seasoned financial professional to support the Service Delivery Unit with accounts payable and receivable, month-end reporting, and ad hoc analyses. You will manage external billing, help drive annual budgeting, and prepare financial projections in a fast-paced university setting.

Responsibilities include leading spend-trend analysis, mentoring analysts, and enabling data access through Oracle and Orbit.