Job Posting Title:

Financial Analyst

Hiring Department:

Business and Financial Services

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

Job Details:

General Notes

The majority of staff work 100% remote with occasional need for in-person meetings, trainings, and events. Current University policy supports this but may change in the future to require a minimum number of days on campus with the remaining remote. Remote work for individuals who reside outside Texas but within the United States and its territories will be considered and requires approval.

Business and Financial Services provides financial resource management in support of its Financial and Administrative Services clients for The University of Texas at Austin. We deliver timely and expert shared services through commitment to our Core Values: Diversity, Innovation, Integrity, Service, Stewardship, and Teamwork. To learn more about our department, visit https://bfs.utexas.edu.

We are committed to conducting our work in a way that reflects our value of diversity. To that end, we want all of our employees to feel confident that their varied backgrounds and experiences are embraced.

Your skills will make a difference

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of FAS staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards .

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

Provide financial and statistical information to customer departments including but not limited to financial reports, budget maintenance, variance analysis, rate reviews, and personnel management reports to facilitate business decision-making.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain electronic applications, databases, queries and financial reports to provide accurate financial data as needed. Prepare and analyze various financial and personnel reports and provide recommended conclusions based on analysis of information and assist management in resolving complex financial issues.
Assist in preparing annual budget for assigned customer departments to establish and account for all operating funds and all full-time employees. Throughout the year, provide oversight for customer department budgets. Monitor operating account balances, expenditures, and encumbrances. Advise customer department management when balances are in deficit. Process funds transfers with appropriate signature authorization as needed. Ensure that operating accounts certifications are completed each month. Research and resolve budgetary and expense issues as required for assigned units.
Coordination and compilation of information from various department resources to complete the THECB annual report and the APPA FPI survey on behalf of Planning, Energy and Facilities departments.
Active participant in annual merit process which includes providing personnel rosters for customer departments, preparing data entry and reconciliation spreadsheets, and researching anomalies. Provide Human Resources Support Services staff with list of employee salary adjustments for processing. Verify accuracy of data entry to Human Resource Management System.
Provide professional, consistent, timely, and reliable communication via e-mail or other mediums. Act as backup for co-workers when needed.
Review and verify funding and position availability using Workday, DocuSign, and approved budgets for all personnel actions for customer departments as part of pay action process.
Create and update SOI's and/or training as needed for primary and backup tasks.
Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration. Five years of progressively responsible experience in finance or accounting with experience in planning, forecasting and financial analysis.

Ability to plan, initiate, and complete assignments with a minimum of direction. Proficient in gathering, analyzing, merging, and presenting financial data using personal computer and related software including Microsoft products (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and others). Advanced skills in Excel, including use of complex formulas, pivot tables, charts and graphs. Ability to work with attention to detail and under pressure of multiple deadlines. Excellent communication oral and written, planning, problem solving, project management and customer service skills.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree in Business or related field. More than five years of required experience. Ability to design and create comprehensive and detailed financial reports. Experience manipulating complex spreadsheet data to analyze data trends and create management reports. Working knowledge of Power Query, Tableau, or other business intelligence. Experience with accounting at the University of Texas at Austin, UT DEFINE, and other university applications. Knowledge of HCM ERP such as Workday. Working knowledge of UT accounting and procurement policies and procedures. Strong quantitative skills. Experience with Box including providing permissions and maintaining content for sites.

Salary Range

$60,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Standard office conditions.
Manual dexterity
Daily use of a keyboard and desktop computer

Required Materials

Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.