Financial Analyst II

Job Title

Financial Analyst II

Agency

Prairie View A&M University

Department

Financial Administration

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Prairie View, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The Financial Analyst II, under direction, develops financial models, develops and maintains statistical models, and prepares projections, analyzes variances, and reports findings. Prepare reports and financial presentations. This position will be responsible for review and approval of budgetary documents and budgetary analysis, grants, and contracts managed by the Budget Office.

The salary is determined in accordance with the University’s compensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates’ education and experience, within the assigned salary range for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and maintain Financial Analysis of university funds through internal reporting to CFO, including, but not limited to revenue analysis, maintaining the Academic and Non-Academic financial and budget Worksheets used during the Annual Budget Process, maintaining uses of Unallocated Salary worksheets and processing DBRs to recoup unused Unallocated salaries.

• Create and submit Account Profiles each fiscal year to establish new accounts for the following Financial Aid Grants: Federal SEOG, Federal Work Study, Federal Pell, Federal Teach, Federal State Work Study, Texas Grant Program, Fifth Year Accounting, and Top Ten Percent Scholarship, Direct Loans, TAMU System, Regents Grant and Rellis Grants. Do Financial Analysis of submitted Department Budget Requests to establish the budget in the new accounts. Do Financial Analysis and Prepare Annual Operating Budget Submissions for each account for the projected award. Prepare monthly reconciliations and coordinate with Financial Aid Office, Payroll Office, and Student Employment to clear any reconciling items to ensure accounts are not over-expended. Assist the Director of Budgets to develop and maintain reconciliation procedures to monitor the accounts activity and procedures for reporting of funds to remain in compliance with DOE requirements.

• Perform daily processing of Restricted and Non-Restricted funds data, including, but not limited to (a) Workday Actions (b) encumbrance of funds for Interdepartmental Orders (IDOs), Scholarship Awards, and Workday Actions. Run data Analysis for weekly workday default account.  .Communicate with the appropriate department the necessary action needed to bring the account balance to zero.  Review/ analysis the Workday Documents. Certification for monthly payroll processing. Prepare and perform training to the University Campus for Workday Costing Allocations, other Workday Actions, and Departmental Budget Request  (DBR).

• Assist with the preparation and Financial Analysis of the Annual Operating Budget, Legislative Appropriation Request (LAR),

• General Revenue Reconciliation (GR Recon), and Certified Annual Financial Report (CAFR); to include compiling data and entering USAS and ABEST entries.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Three years of related experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Verbal and written communication skills.

• Analytical and organizational skills.

• Ability to work with large data sets.

Special Requirements:

• Applicants with equivalent experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree may be considered. One year of the related experience is the equivalent of one college year. Applicants being considered for the equivalency must have four years of related experience to meet the equivalency in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree plus the minimum required years of experience. Applicants being considered for the equivalency must have a total of seven years of experience.

Job Posting Close Date:  

• 01/01/2026 

 

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