Financial Analyst College of Engineering

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The College of Engineering (CoE) at UC Berkeley is recognized for its educational and research excellence, consistently ranking among the top three engineering colleges in the United States. With more than 250 regular faculty members, 2,450 graduate students, and 4,380 undergraduate students located in seven academic departments, Engineering is the second largest college on the Berkeley campus. A multi‑unit Deans' Office provides administrative, student services, development, and capital projects services.

The CoE occupies over 10 buildings on the Berkeley campus and has extensive facilities at the Berkeley Global Campus in Richmond.

Develops, interprets, and implements financial concepts for financial planning, resource planning (dollars), and control of the organizational budget. Analyzes and prepares recommendations for financial plans, including annual resource allocations, future requirements, and operating forecasts. Manages the collection, organization, and dissemination of student, faculty, curriculum, and expenditure data. As a service‑oriented unit, this position provides broad support for CoE cost‑center staff and serves as the liaison between the CoE budget and finance team and CSS‑ERSO.

The work is performed with minimal supervision and only general guidelines, requiring the exercise of independent judgment, application of appropriate UC and campus policies, and advanced problem‑solving skills to effectively manage office workflow. The incumbent is expected to participate creatively in the development of unit policies and procedures. This position involves the processing and servicing of a variety of operational, personnel, and financial transactions and services.

Includes cashiering, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, recharge billing, travel & entertainment, gift accounting, collections, data collection and data entry, analysis, review and control, customer servicing, and reporting. Working with the budget and finance team, this position is responsible for reviewing and supporting financial matters in the immediate Dean's Office, including but not limited to assisting with the recommendation, development, implementation, administration, coordination, and/or evaluation of various financial and budgetary resource policies and procedures and budgeting for the multi‑cost centers.

The First Review Date for this job is:
June 15, 2026 - Open Until Filled.

• Applies professional concepts to perform moderate to complex financial or resource analysis to understand past performance and determine present and future performance and/or resource allocations.
• Utilizing various campus systems and tools, including BFS, Bearbuy, UC Path, Cal Answers, and Cal Planning, develop,…