Senior FP&A Analyst - Strategic Budgeting & Forecasting

Northwestern University; Evanston (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition benefits for employee and -te­

Retirement savings options

Job summary

Northwestern University is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for the Kellogg School of Management FP&A team in Evanston. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and analysis for diverse revenue and expense areas and build models to inform strategic decisions.

You will partner with unit leaders, translate complex data into actionable insights, and support continuous improvement in financial processes, including automation and AI-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, data science, information systems, or a related field; OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of work experience in financial planning and analysis, accounting, business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Manages financial planning and analysis for a broad portfolio of revenue and expense areas across Kellogg, including the fiscal year budget, monthly forecast, and long-range planning assumptions.
• Owns the monthly fiscal year forecast and variance analysis for the portfolio, presenting results and recommendations to the Director of Finance and senior leaders.
• Builds financial and strategic models to evaluate new programs, initiatives, and funding opportunities.
• Evaluates current practices and processes to propose and implement changes designed to create more efficient data capture, analysis, and presentation.
• Collaborates with peers across Kellogg's matrixed organization to support fact-based decision-making.
• Provides training and support to units and analysts.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Presentation to leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics or related field

Tools

Cognos

NUFinancials/PeopleSoft

Power BI

SQL

Power Automate/Power Apps

Job description

Northwestern University is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for the Kellogg School of Management FP&A team in Evanston. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and analysis for diverse revenue and expense areas and build models to inform strategic decisions.

You will partner with unit leaders, translate complex data into actionable insights, and support continuous improvement in financial processes, including automation and AI-enabled workflows.