Sr. Financial Analyst (School of Government & Policy)

Johns Hopkins University; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to perform complex analysis and planning to support management in budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision-making.

The role involves AI-based data extraction, reporting, and ensuring compliance with university policies across multiple departments. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related field and at least five years of related experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible related financial experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Interpret data, and review data prepared by others, to evaluate and determine past financial performance and/or make financial projections and assist management in making overall business decisions.
• Analyze, coordinate and consolidate departmental financial information for the development of the department/divisional annual operating and/or capital budgets and five-year plan.
• Analyze, extract, and define relevant complex financial data using AI-based and other analytical tools; plan and conduct complex studies to determine cost and financial results of business activities and improve the operational and financial effectiveness of the unit, department, or division.
• Develop and maintain monthly financial reporting and analysis to automate data aggregation, identify trends and variances, and validate results.
• Correct financial transaction errors or misclassifications to ensure financial records are accurate, complete and compliant with university policies and accounting requirements.
• Make budget adjustments and implement cost improvement measures. Use appropriate cost rates, such as indirect and benefit rates for proposed budgets. Prepare and present budget proposals to senior management.
• Create financial systems, structures, and controls for a variety of processes that provide tracking, validation, and reporting. Implement quality control and process improvements for overall business process.
• Review proposed operating and financial plans, including proposed program increases, estimated costs and expenses to finance proposed programs.
• Evaluate and analyze capital expenditures proposals, profit plans, operating records and financial statements.
• Oversee moderately complex to complex budget accounts. Provide oversight for the expenditure of funds, ensuring that funds are expended appropriately and advise stakeholders on required actions to resolve funding shortfalls.

Skills

Analytical Skills

AI Output Validation

Budgeting

Data Extraction and Reporting

Financial Analysis and Reporting

Financial Controls

Financial Planning

Financial Software and AI tools

Regulatory Compliance

Statistical Analysis for Finance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field

Tools

Spreadsheets

Relational databases

Statistical packages

Graphics packages

Microsoft Office

Job description

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first researchuniversity and home to nine world-class academic divisions workingtogether as one university.

We are seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst who willperform complex analysis and planning to assist management inestablishing and controlling budgets, setting financial goals,making projections and meeting fiscal objectives. Performsfinancial and planning activities in support of various functions,e.g., budgeting, financial planning, revenue and expendituremonitoring against budget, reconciliations and changes, andconsolidation. Uses AI-based tools and other analytical tools toextract and analyze financial data from various accounting andinformation systems and generate reports. Performs complexstatistical cost and financial analysis of reports and data andprepares reports for management to improve financial performanceand compliance. Provides data-based recommendations on criticalfinancial business decisions.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Interpret data, and review data prepared by others, to evaluateand determine past financial performance and/or make financialprojections and assist management in making overall businessdecisions.
• Analyze, coordinate and consolidate departmental financialinformation for the development of the department/divisional annualoperating and/or capital budgets and five-year plan.
• Analyze, extract, and define relevant complex financial datausing AI-based and other analytical tools; plan and conduct complexstudies to determine cost and financial results of businessactivities and improve the operational and financial effectivenessof the unit, department, or division. Review financial needs andexplore alternative financing methods.
• Develop and maintain monthly financial reporting and analysisto automate data aggregation, identify trends and variances, andvalidate results.
• Correct financial transaction errors or misclassifications toensure financial records are accurate, complete and compliant withuniversity policies and accounting requirements.
• Make budget adjustments and implement cost improvementmeasures. Use appropriate cost rates, such as indirect and benefitrates for proposed budgets. Prepare and present budget proposals tosenior management.
• Create financial systems, structures, and controls for avariety of processes that provide tracking, validation, andreporting. Implement quality control and process improvements foroverall business process.
• Review proposed operating and financial plans, includingproposed program increases, estimated costs and expenses to financeproposed programs. Recommend course of action to improve financialperformance.
• Evaluate and analyze capital expenditures proposals, profitplans, operating records and financial statements.
• Oversee moderately complex to complex budget accounts. Provideoversight for the expenditure of funds, ensuring that funds areexpended appropriately and advise stakeholders on required actionto resolve funding shortfalls.
• Keep abreast of laws and regulations that impact compliance andact as a resource for administrative and financial staff.
• Utilize comprehensive knowledge of applicable laws andregulations and the university's financial accounting system toensure internal and external compliance.
• Use various software applications, such as spreadsheets,relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packagesto assemble, manipulate and/or format data and/or reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or relatedfield.
• Five years of progressively responsible related financialexperience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience andadditional related experience may substitute for required educationbeyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extentpermitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience directing, validating, or quality-checking outputsfrom AI-assisted or analytics tools in a financial context.
• Experience configuring or refining automated reporting,analysis, or forecasting tools.

Technical Qualifications & SpecializedCertifications

• Strong analytical and modeling capabilities, includingextensive knowledge of Microsoft Office products

The core technical skills listed are most essential;additional technical skills may be required based on specificdivision or department needs.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Analytical Skills - Intermediate
• AI Output Validation & Review - Intermediate
• Budgeting - Intermediate
• Data Extraction and Reporting - Intermediate
• Financial Analysis and Reporting - Intermediate
• Financial Controls - Intermediate
• Financial Planning - Intermediate
• Financial Software and AI tools - Intermediate
• Regulatory Compliance - Intermediate
• Statistical Analysis for Finance - Intermediate

Classified Title: Sr. Financial Analyst
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $64,470 - $112,850 Annually ($100,000targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 8:30-5pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/District of Columbia
Department name: Staff
Personnel area: School of Government & Policy

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to apre-employment background check.

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