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Financial Analysts

Salt Lake City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jun 2026

💰 $73,000/yr($56,000/yr – $73,000/yr)

About the role

Details

Open Date 06/01/2026 Requisition Number PRN45211B Job Title Financial Analysts Working Title Financial Analysts Career Progression Track P00 Track Level P2 - Developing, P1 - Entry Level Pro FLSA Code Administrative Patient Sensitive Job Code? No Standard Hours per Week 40 Full Time or Part Time? Full Time Shift Day Work Schedule Summary

Monday-Friday, 8am – 5pm, one day remote work, flexible schedule

VP Area Academic Affairs Department 00051 - College of Engineering-Dean Location Campus City Salt Lake City, UT Type of Recruitment External Posting Pay Rate Range $56,000-$73,000 Close Date 07/31/2026 Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) Job Summary

Financial Analysts

The Financial Analyst provides comprehensive financial oversight and support for academic units and departmental operations in the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. This role is responsible for budget development, monitoring, reconciliation, and reporting across a variety of funding sources and activities. The analyst ensures compliance with institutional policies and supports strategic financial planning through forecasting, modeling, and market analysis.

Responsibilities

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Oversight

Develop, monitor, and reconcile multi-unit budgets for academic departments, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Conducted monthly/annual budget reviews, variance analysis, and year-end reconciliations to support strategic planning.
Built financial models and forecasts for tuition revenue and funding sources to guide long-term planning.
Supported departmental budgets by managing salary adjustments, tuition benefits, and fund transfers.
Prepare and review key financial reports, including Development/Research Finance and Strategic Planning reports.

Financial Transactions & Approvals

Enter and review ePAF transactions across multiple faculty and staff classifications.
Monitor and approve eJournal entries, cost transfers, deposits, and payroll adjustments.
Ensured compliance by reviewing vendor payments, UShop requests, and travel reimbursements.
Manage P-card transactions, resolve paycheck discrepancies, and review purchasing requests efficiently.

Team and Departmental Collaboration

Serve as a financial liaison to Faculty and Department/Units leadership team.
Work as part of a finance team to streamline financial operations, assist in creating and implementing best practices and policy within Price College of Engineering operations.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Financial Analyst, I: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.

Financial Analyst, II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in finance and accounting.

Type Benefited Staff Special Instructions Summary Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonab