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Financial Analyst

University of North Florida, Jacksonville

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  • Assist in the coordination, development, implementation, administration and reporting of the university's operating and capital outlay budgets.
  • Provide budgetary leadership, direction, and oversight to departmental leaders of units across the university.
  • Create and input budget amendments and project budget amendments throughout the fiscal year; providing reconciliation to ensure balance between the Operating and Project Budget Structures
  • Process approved budget amendment requests that come in from campus departments.
  • Assist Campus constituents with budgetary questions and offer guidance on how to utilize budgetary tools and reports.
  • Assist in the coordination of the development, implementation, and administration of the University's operating budgets.
  • Assist with the monitoring, auditing, and maintenance of operating budgets for university funds.
Job Function
Budget
  • Assist in the coordination, development, implementation, administration and reporting of the university's operating and capital outlay budgets.
  • Provide budgetary leadership, direction, and oversight to departmental leaders of units across the university.
  • Create and input budget amendments and project budget amendments throughout the fiscal year; providing reconciliation to ensure balance between the Operating and Project Budget Structures
  • Process approved budget amendment requests that come in from campus departments.
  • Assist Campus constituents with budgetary questions and offer guidance on how to utilize budgetary tools and reports.
  • Assist in the coordination of the development, implementation, and administration of the University's operating budgets.
  • Assist with the monitoring, auditing, and maintenance of operating budgets for university funds.
Auxiliary Budget Oversight
  • Prepare and format initial budget and mid-year auxiliary budget packets for Auxiliary Budget Oversight (ABO) routing and review.
  • Review for accuracy and reach out to department and divisional contacts if more information is needed.
  • Complete necessary budget amendments to fulfill ABO requests.
  • Serve as part of the review team for Auxiliary Budget Oversight original annual budgets and mid-year budget amendment requests.
Campus
  • Serve as the first point of contact for planning and budget related inquiries from the campus community.
  • Interacts with all divisional, college, and unit budget managers and other administrative and support personnel of the institution on budgetary and planning issues proactively to ensure adherence to University and State rules and regulations.
  • Research and resolve complex queries from campus.
  • Assist campus end users with budgetary and financial systems questions.
  • Serve as a contact for campus constituents with budgetary questions and offer guidance on how to utilize budgetary tools and reports.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for budget check overrides.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for the University as it relates to budget and budgeted position management.
  • Meet with departmental staff as needed to review budgets and budgetary procedures.
Process Improvement
  • Resolve problems in the areas of budgets, planning, financial analysis, reporting, and information systems and recommends changes to address needs and provide better and more efficient service.
  • Analyze and review budget amendment requests that come in from campus departments.
  • If the amendment is allowable and accurate, approve the budget amendment.
  • Ensure backup documentation for all budget amendments is attached to budget amendment requests.
Reporting
  • Provide data for studies and comprehensive analysis related to financial and position trends and various other reports for University Planning and Budget.
  • Transform raw data to prepared datasets for analysis and reporting.
  • Write queries and reports in response to internal and external data requests with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Develop and maintain regularly scheduled (monthly, quarterly, bi-annually) analytical, financial, budgetary, and position reports.
  • Create and update reports to keep the university administrators informed and help ensure the university is meeting goals relevant to the university's strategic plan, Florida Board of Governors metrics and performance funding models.
  • Assist the Assistant Director in the preparation of other special expenditures and financial analyses that may be required by the university divisions, State Legislature, BOG and other external agencies.
  • Build and maintain budgetary, financial and position related ERP reports and queries for campus-wide usage.
  • Identify methods for reporting and process automation that create efficiencies while maintaining data integrity.
  • Aid the Assistant Director with building and maintaining financia data tables, reporting views and exception reports within the Data Warehouse (EDW) for accurate and timely financial reporting.
  • Develop, maintain, and test internal and external interactive data visualizations to tell a compelling visual story for decision making.
  • Improve existing reports/dashboards and maintain accuracy against changes in business processes.
  • Assist departments across campus with financial reporting, data visualizations, and business process improvement.
  • Assist in the preparation of monthly reports and analyzes performance against objectives for university-wide funding sources.
  • Construct effective data displays, including graphs, to communicate key points for succinct and meaningful consumption.
  • Analyze, reconcile, and oversee monthly, quarterly and budgetary reports related to EandG and auxiliary funding sources.
Strategic
  • Aid in the creation and implementation of strategies and procedures to fulfill departmental metrics and goals.
  • Works collaboratively with the University Planning and Budget team to ensure accurate planning and budgetary management that are necessary to meet the goals and objectives of the institution.
Technology
  • Assist in the planning, designing, and coordination of various technology tools related to budgetary and fiscal processes.
  • Cultivate long-term strategic goals for business intelligence (BI) development and financial reporting in conjunction with university-wide administrators, end users, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.
  • Assist in the implementation of new technologies/systems that aid in success of the budget and planning processes.
  • Collaborate with ITS staff to ensure that budgetary information systems meet the university community's needs.
  • Respond to university community needs by providing new or improving existing information processes and budgetary tools.
  • Perform regular audits of data to ensure budgetary data is accurate and that reports and processes are in place to validate the data.
  • Assist the Assistant Director to identify any areas of perceived weakness in the areas of reporting, budget, finance, position control and data processes.
  • Provide technical and liaison support to the campus community for systematic budgetary controls, reports and dashboards.
  • Conduct system testing related to upgrades and implementations of Workday systems and other ancillary systems.
Training
  • Assist in the creation of new training manuals, materials, and video walkthroughs for guiding employees on budgetary tasks and queries, ranging from simple to complex solutions and explanations.
  • Assist in the preparation and delivery of university-wide workshops and training programs.
  • Prepare and present meeting materials as needed, ranging from staff meetings to presentations, for the entire campus community or University Leadership.
  • Provide training and resources to the campus community on how to query and view budgetary information.
Relations
  • The job functions require frequent interaction with Departmental Directors/Chairs, the Controller's Office, Human Resources,ITS, Divisional Budget Officers, and Departmental Budget Managers.
  • This position must have a proactive approach to managing relationships across all levels of the institution in order to achieve strategic planning and university budgetary goals.
  • This position is required to work collaboratively with university staff to ensure program's success.
  • Assist
Seniority level
  • Seniority level
    Entry level
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Full-time
Job function
  • Job function
    Finance and Sales
  • Industries
    Higher Education

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