Financial Analyst; Engineering Professionals

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

The Whiting School of Engineering is seeking a Financial Analyst to support the Engineering for Professionals and the Executive and Professional Education teams within the Engineering Business Office by analyzing financial data, monitoring budgets and expenditures, and preparing reports and projectionsthat help guide business decisions.

The Financial Analyst performs analysis and data reviews toassist management in establishing and controlling budgets, settingfinancial goals, making projections, and meeting fiscal objectives.

Performs financial activities in support of various functions,e.g., budgeting, financial planning, revenue and expendituremonitoring against budget, reconciliations and changes, andconsolidation. Extracts financial data from various accounting and information systems and generates reports. Performs basic to moderately complex statistical cost and financial analysis ofreports and data and prepares reports for management to improve financial performance and compliance.

• Interpret data to evaluate and determine past financial performance and/or make financial projections for management whomust make overall business decisions.
• Provide interpretation of accounts, methods, and records for management.
• Conduct studies of cost and financial results of business activities; recommend adjustments and other cost improvement measures.
• Review costs and perform cost benefit analysis for project sand/or programs.
• Produce financial reports for forecasting, trending, and results analysis.
• Provide reports, findings, and recommendations to management.
• Assist with preparation of special studies, reports, and analyses.
• Recommend budget adjustments and other cost improvement measures.
• Recommend quality control and process improvements regarding the overall business process.
• Review and assist with analysis of capital expendituresproposals, profit plans, operating records and financial statements.
• Make recommendations for resolving funding shortfalls.
• Oversee simple to moderately complex budget accounts
• Keep abreast and apply a working knowledge of laws and regulations that impact compliance.
• Use various software applications such as spreadsheets,relational databases, statistical packages to assemble, manipulate,and format data.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Prepare monthly reconciliations.
• Prepare revenue invoices and transfers.
• Prepare payroll transactions for appointments and contracts.
• Prepare accounts payable transactions (check and POrequests).

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.

• Three years of progressively responsible related financial experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Analytical Skills
  - Developing
• Budgeting
  - Developing
• Data Extraction and Reporting
  - Developing
• Financial Analysis and Reporting
  - Developing
• Financial Forecasting
  - Developing
• Financial Software
  - Developing
• Process Improvement
  - Developing
• Regulatory Compliance
  - Developing
• Statistical Analysis for Finance
  - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential;additional technical skills may be required based on specificdivision or department needs.

Classified

Title:

Financial Analyst
Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PC
Starting Salary Range: $55,145 - $96,760 Annually (Commensuratew/exp.)
Employee group:
Full Time

Schedule:

M-F, 37.5 hrs wkly
FLSA Status:
Exempt

Location:

Hybrid/Mount Washington Campus
Department name: EP Personnel
Personnel area:
Whiting School of Engineering

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to apre-employment background check.

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