Financial Analyst , Sociology

Departmental Overview

The Department of Sociology and The Department of Demography are within the Social Sciences Division in the College of Letters and Science. Sociology and Demography are separate academic units with their own programs and dedicated staff. Together these departments constitute over 30 faculty FTE (including Adjuncts, Professors of the Graduate School, active emeriti); 13 visiting instructors, 18 visiting scholars, and approximately 160 ASE appointments.

The Department of Sociology has over 600 undergraduate majors and 140 doctoral degree students. The organizations include over 24 department support staff members;
Financial resources include approximately $14M in annual funding including extramural funding.

The Financial Analyst serves as the financial and budget officer for the Sociology Department, Demography Department, and the Berkeley International Study Program (BISP). Oversees all departmental and research funding within each of the three units. The department manages a healthy and dynamic International Concurrent Enrollment Program and oversees the complex funding structure that affects the department's curriculum. Monitors fund usage and ensures compliance to all UC and campus policies and procedures as well as those of state, federal, and private funding agencies and collaborates with the Director of Administration to develop long-term and strategic plans for management and direction of the Department.

This position deals solely with financial management, analysis, and oversight of the departments budget, including TAS, permanent funds, Concurrent Enrollment, BISP, Growth & Development, discretionary funds, endowments, start up, retention, and a few hosted contracts and grants. Responsible for forecasts and analysis of the annual budget.

The First Review Date for this job is June 12, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

• Provide analytical support for highly complex budget, financial, and resource projects for the Sociology Department, Demography Department, and the Berkeley International Study Program (BISP).
• Direct, initiate, design and provide analytical studies, summary reports and background materials for campus or department stakeholders for financial and/or resource plans, including annual resource allocation approaches, trended future requirements, operating forecasts, sources and uses, etc.
• Generate, modify, and conceive new financial or other resource reports, strategic planning and modeling, analysis and forecasting of staff/faculty salary budgets, campus awards, gifts, or endowments.
• Make recommendations for maximizing financial or other resource outcomes.
• Work closely with the Manager to anticipate and plan for short-term and long-range financial needs.
• Determine most effective strategies to respond to budget reductions or allocations of new funds.
• Provide operational fiscal oversight of the departments’ annual expenditures of approximately $14M.
• Monitor spending to prevent cost overrun.
• Monitor financial activities in all departmental funds, including campus awards, endowments and other gifts.
• Manage and track Executive Vice Provost and Chancellor, College of Letters and Science and department commitments.
• Request allocations, monitor spending, and update the central database accordingly.
• Review campus grant budget proposals; review campus terms and conditions of awards to ensure sound administration of funds; monitor fund balances; advise faculty on policies, procedures, deadlines, and other requirements; provide financial reporting to faculty and Chairs; handle all close-out activities.
• Respond to requests for data from Manager, Department Chairs, BISP Director, the College of Letters and Science, and other relevant campus units.
• Provide reporting of data that will be entered into Cal Planning by the College.
• Provide regular financial reporting to Department Chairs, Manager, BISP Director, and faculty, including detailed analysis of financial data as requested.
• Perform highly complex financial or resource research and studies…