Strategic Finance Analyst - Remote & Impactful

utaustin; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation and holidays

Retirement programs

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin's Enterprise Technology division seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to provide advanced financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and operational support for ET. You will support the Chief Business Officer and ET leadership by evaluating performance, developing projections, monitoring funds, and coordinating rate reviews and service-center activities.

The role emphasizes financial modeling, process improvements, and partnering with departments to

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support ET's annual budget process. Prepare and analyze operating budgets, forecasts, annual and multiyear financial planning scenarios. Evaluate budget trends, funding strategies, and financial performance; develop cost analyses and recommendations for services and initiatives.
• Monitor and analyze balances, revenues, expenditures, encumbrances, commitments, and budget-to-actual results across funding sources. Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, projections, and executive summaries. Identify variances, risks, and trends; recommend corrective actions and support reconciliations and closeout activities.
• Evaluate financial processes, reporting methods, and internal controls. Develop financial models, queries, reports, dashboards, procedures, and analytical tools. Use technology, automation, and AI appropriately while independently validating data, formulas, assumptions, and results. Document and recommend process improvements.
• Administer ET service centers and charge-back activities. Process billing; review rate proposals and calculations; collaborate with service owners; coordinate central administrative review and approval; analyze revenue, expenses, utilization, and trends; identify financial issues; and recommend timely rate or operational changes to avoid deficits.
• Interpret and apply applicable financial policies; monitor encumbrances and commitments; analyze position budgets, compensation commitments, and costing allocations; review Workday costing and related business processes; coordinate corrections, transfers, or funding adjustments; and maintain support for staffing and financial decisions.
• Serve as a financial resource and collaborative partner to ET departments and service owners. Provide guidance and training on budgeting, forecasting, account management, service center requirements, financial policies, and transaction proce

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin's Enterprise Technology division seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to provide advanced financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and operational support for ET. You will support the Chief Business Officer and ET leadership by evaluating performance, developing projections, monitoring funds, and coordinating rate reviews and service-center activities.

The role emphasizes financial modeling, process improvements, and partnering with departments to