Financial Analyst I

Job Title: Financial Analyst I

About the Role

Works under general supervision to provide responsible skilled assistance in performing financial analysis for department. Responsible for completing less complex financial analysis and developing forecast models.

Key Responsibilities

• Completes monthly financial management reports and reviews all reports for errors and inconsistencies; analyzes variations in forecasts and actual performance; determines reasons for variance; develops recommendations for improvement; completes written summaries of financial data.
• Assists with preparing monthly financial reports, schedules for annual financial reports, and reports to various government agencies, ensuring conformance of such reports with applicable procedures and regulations of University of Texas System and Federal and State agencies concerned.
• Identifies areas of poor performance, presents findings, and makes recommendations to upper management.
• Prepares financial models and conducts financial analyses.
• May assist in maintaining controls for policies and procedures for financial system; develops and maintains delegation of authority of various procedures, such as check requests, refunds, invoice approval, bad debt write-offs, etc.
• Assists with special projects as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Finance
• Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Forecasting Procedures

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, or other related field.
• Experience: No experience required.
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
• Work requires ability to complete work with high level of precision.
• Work requires exercise of considerable judgment in interpretation of policy and application of procedures.
• Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Office Setting

Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.