Sr. Financial Analyst, Research Finance and Operations

UT Tyler; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 66,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) seeks a Sr. Financial Analyst in Research Finance and Operations to provide professional financial analysis, manage allocations and commitments, and support planning and performance tracking across the department.

The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and collaboration with leadership on financial decisions. Responsibilities include monthly cost center reconciliations, reporting, and developing forecast models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Five (5) years of related work experience.
• Ability to maintain security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

Responsibilities

• Monthly reconciliation of cost centers, including salary cost centers and allocations.
• Prepare financial analyses and reports; extract information from PeopleSoft as needed.
• Collaborate with leadership to provide financial data for decision-making and forecast models.
• Streamline processes and identify improvements for efficient financial tracking and reporting.
• Support year-end and month-end closing processes and special financial analyses.

Skills

Written and Verbal Communication

Problem Solving

Finance & Accounting Principles

Organizational

Attention to Detail

Multi-task

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

PeopleSoft

Job description

Sr. Financial Analyst, Research Finance and Operations

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence - advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science, engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity, business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio has also been recognized as a Top Employer in Texas by Forbes Magazine. Learn more online , on UT San Antonio Today or on X , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube or LinkedIn .

Salary Range: up to $72,930/Annualized, commensurate with education, experience, and qualifications.

Job Type: Full Time

Posting Close Date: Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM CDT on 9/18/2026. At the discretion of the hiring department, this posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Required Application Materials

• Resume is required.
• Cover letter is required.
• Contact information for three professional references.

Job Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst provides professional development, analysis, and review of financial data and systems. This role assists with preparing financial reports and oversees Research's allocations and commitments, including all payments, schedules, and projections. This position assists the department leadership with financial analysis and research, including internal financial management reporting and analyses to monitor financial performance and establish forecast models supporting an integrated planning process and performance tracking.

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly reconciliation of cost centers on a timely basis as assigned, including, but not exclusively, all divisional salary cost centers, department cost centers, and allocations issued in university-wide cost centers. Maintains budget funding and records for all employees and positions in the department.
• Reviews ongoing financial transactions to ensure appropriate funding and coding by coordinating review and corrections if needed and promptly communicating any budget issues to departments.
• Prepares financial analysis as requested. Compiles data and completes research to support the analysis as needed. Extracts information from the PeopleSoft system as needed.
• Streamlines and automates work processes, analyzes business operations, and identifies improvements to ensure efficient and accurate financial tracking and reporting.
• Collaborates with leadership to ensure financial data is available to support departmental management decisions optimally.
• Prepares financial reporting as assigned, including participation in the year-end and month-end closing processes.
• Works closely with leadership on special assignments and performs specialized financial analyses as needed.
• Interprets information to identify change opportunities and makes recommendations to management about business process improvement to increase work efficiencies and effectiveness that will contribute to achieving the business goals and objectives.
• Complies with applicable laws, regulations, policies & procedures employing sound financial and business practices and appropriate internal controls.
• Collaborates with departmental managers to review and update internal SOPs in response to regulatory, policy and compliance changes.
• Supports department team members in special projects and other initiatives.
• Reviews standard reports and develops specialized reports used for the analysis of accounting transactions and to support accounting records.
• Performs special studies, research, and analysis of financial issues, providing recommendations for courses of action as requested
• Stays informed about matters relevant to higher education and legislative changes that may impact the department.
• Handles sensitive financial, personnel, and organizational information with a high degree of discretion and maintains compliance with university policies and confidentiality requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Five (5) years of related work experience.
• This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Written and Verbal Communication
• Problem Solving
• Principles and Theories of Finance and Accounting
• Organizational
• Attention to Detail
• Multi-task

Working Conditions

• Office environment. Ability to travel to and from meetings, training sessions, or other business-related events. Workdays, areas, and work hours may vary depending on the department's needs.

Physical Demands

• Sedentary work; sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary; if walking and standing are required, only occasionally.

This position will work primarily on campus. Travel and parking expenses are the employee’s responsibility.

This position is contingent upon a successful background check. Verification of a valid driver's license and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) may be completed as applicable. Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.

As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, it is the policy of The University of Texas at San Antonio to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information, and veteran status. The University is committed to the affirmative Action Program in compliance with all government requirements to ensure nondiscrimination.