Senior Financial Analyst, Texas McCombs

Job Posting Title:

Senior Financial Analyst, Texas McCombs

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Hiring Department:

Red McCombs School of Business

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Texas McCombs is a top business school at the center of one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought-leadership of a world-class faculty. The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging. What starts here really does change the world.

 

To learn more about the McCombs School of Business, please visit https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/

Purpose

Provide administrative and financial support to the McCombs School of Business through the development and maintenance of financial reports/dashboards and assisting with ad hoc requests while providing high quality customer service to our faculty and staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain electronic applications, databases, queries, visualizations and raw data reports to provide accurate financial data for Financial Affairs. Design, document, and implement internal financial reporting systems for units within the McCombs School of Business.

• Develop new Tableau worksheets and assist in maintaining Tableau dashboards and worksheets for MSB hosted on IQ Tableau server.

• Assist in preparation of annual salary increase workbooks for departments and prepare a summary report on use of merit and salary adjustment funds for the executive leadership team.

• Compile various reports that involve the information maintained by Business Affairs. One of the main reports/surveys are AACSB reports as they relate to staff/faculty salary, demographics, and qualifications. Ability to gather and organize large amounts of data, as well as work with other internal departments, to answer survey questions and meet deadlines.

• Assist in information gathering, updating and distributing budget workbooks to departments. Assist in entering budget information into the University’s budget system.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field plus three years of responsible level experience planning, forecasting and financial analysis. Expertise in gathering, analyzing, and presenting financial data. Established analytical skills with attention to detail, resourcefulness, and ability to work independently and on multiple projects and within a team, and under pressure of strict deadlines. Commitment to providing excellent customer service. Competent in Microsoft Office Applications. Experience working with complex Excel spreadsheets and large amounts of data. Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to take initiative.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in higher education and an academic environment. The ideal candidate should be innovative, skilled at anticipating changing priorities, a self-starter, highly collaborative, able to work well under changing environments, respond well to feedback, and works well as part of a team. Experience with *DEFINE, Workday, IBM Cognos, Tableau or other business intelligence suites.

Salary Range

$75,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Works in standard office conditions with repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• May require additional hours during peak periods and special events.

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.

• This is an Austin, TX-based position and is eligible for hybrid work.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted t