Sr. Financial Analyst - 117787

The Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Sr. Financial Analyst to oversee budgeting and financial projections for various departments. This pivotal role involves collaborating with finance teams, maintaining financial databases, and generating insightful management reports. The ideal candidate will possess advanced analytical skills and proficiency in financial modeling, ensuring accurate financial planning and reporting. Join a dynamic team dedicated to enhancing student services through effective financial management, where your expertise will contribute to the university's mission of excellence in education and support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related field required.
• Five years of progressively responsible related financial/accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the five-year budget plan and quarterly projection process.
• Conduct financial analysis for departments as required.
• Create and distribute monthly management level reports.

Skills

Advanced analytical skills

Financial planning

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel skills

SAP

Oracle

SmartView

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Five years of financial/accounting experience

Tools

Oracle EPM

SmartView

Excel

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Requisition ID: 117787

Sr. Financial Analyst

Reporting to the Sr. Finance Manager, the Sr. Financial Analyst is responsible for overseeing the five-year budget plan, quarterly projection process and year end closing process for a set of assigned University Student Services (USS) departments, maintaining financial and personnel tracking databases, creating and distributing management reports, and completing analysis projects.

University Student Services encompasses a breadth of student services including admissions, financial aid, student affairs, integrative learning and life design, student health and wellbeing, athletics, and administrative student services. Some services span the entire university, and some services are specific to the Homewood campus. As a Financial Data Analyst in USS, you will be assigned to support a subset of departments that carry out these services.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Partner with a Financial Business Analyst to create a Finance Relationship Team responsible for managing an assigned financial portfolio.
• Lead the development of the five-year financial plan for the assigned grouping of USS Departments.
• Utilize prior year data, historic trends and University 5-year financial assumptions, to assist departments in the development of a five-year budget plan.
• Identify available sources of funding for new initiatives.
• Ensure the accurate and efficient upload of projection and budget information into the Oracle EPM system using the SmartView interface or the web application.
• Communicate final approved budgets to department leaders and Vice Provosts.
  
  
  

Lead quarterly projection development.

• Oversee the Quarterly Projection process for assigned departments.
• Generate projections using trend analysis and other analytical tools.
• Document projections in existing financial tools and create supplemental worksheets as needed.
• Export projections to department schedules for their review.
• Communicate with departments on projections, making changes as needed and gaining consensus on final numbers.
• Generate summary narratives explaining all material variances.
  
  
  

Conduct analysis.

• Conduct financial analysis for USS leadership and departments as required.
  
  
  

Maintain Budget and Projection Tools.

• Ensure that the financial tools that support the underlying data are maintained to ensure accurate budgeting and projections.
  
  
  

Reporting/Projecting Liaison with departments.

• Coordinate with department on all projection and management reporting issues.
  
  
  

Maintain Personnel database.

• In coordination with the Sr Finance Manager, ensure the Personnel database BOT is maintained, tracking filled, vacant and inactive positions and reconcile compensation budgets and projections to the supporting database.
  
  
  

Lead monthly VP reporting process.

• Create and distribute monthly management level reports for Departments and VPs.
• Create quarterly Vice Provost level reporting and participate in Vice Provost quarterly review meetings.
• Enter budget/projection information into Oracle.
  
  
  

Closing

• In coordination with Sr Finance Manager, analyze year-end activity and results to understand variances from budget and projections.
• Make closing journal entries, where necessary, to accurately reflect annual results.
• Create year end reporting for assigned USS departments and related Vice Provosts that clearly tell their fiscal year financial story.
  
  
  

Other duties as assigned.

• Perform other duties as required that are assigned by Sr Finance Manager or USS Leadership.
  
  
  

Special Knowledge, Skills, And/or Abilities

• Advanced analytical skills.
• Experience with detailed financial planning, projections, and forecasting.
• Experience with financial modeling.
• Proficiency with business software packages; advanced Excel skills and familiarity with SAP, Oracle and SmartView preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines is required.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or other related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible related financial/accounting experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  
  
  

Classified Title: Sr. Financial Analyst

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sr. Financial Analyst

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD

Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: 8a-5p Mon-Fri

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybid/Homewood Campus

Department name: Student Services Finance

Personnel area: University Student Services

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law

https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

Accommodation Information

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at [e-mail]. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.

Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

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• Industries

  Higher Education

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