Financial Analyst (5183C), Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive #87758

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One of the nation’s leading university museums, the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is a forum for cultural experiences that transform individuals and advance the local, national, and global discourse on art and film. As the premier visual arts venue at America’s top public research university, BAMPFA is uniquely dedicated to art and film in equal measure, presenting more than 300 hundred film screenings, dozens of public programs, and more than fifteen exhibitions annually.

BAMPFA takes a contemporary and critical perspective on its wide-ranging collections.

The Financial Analyst is a key partner in achieving BAMPFA's mission and vision by maximizing our income mix for the financial health and sustainability of the museum across multiple departments within the organization. This position's role is to be a strong detail-oriented individual contributor who understands museum operations and clearly communicates key findings to stakeholders across the organization. The Financial Analyst brings their interest in both practical details and big picture concepts to communicate financial performance compared to budget, short-term and long-term business performance in their areas of responsibility, and other financial analysis as needed.

This position reports to the Senior Manager of Budget & Finance.

The First Review Date for this job is August 11, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

25%

• Manages pre-award and post-award contract and grant accounting, including pre-award budget development, compliance, financial management, fund allocation, budget-to-actuals analysis, interim and final and close out activities for federal, state, local and private sponsors.
• Tracks and ensures proper disbursement and allocation of restricted grant and donation funds.
• Works closely with the Grants Manager on pre-award, interim, final, and cost-share reporting, provides ad hoc financial reports, and partners with grant-funded project PIs on budget development, allocation, and approval of appropriate expenses.

25%

• Develops, implements and manages Exhibition budget-to-actual analyses, including financial modeling, reforecasting, trend analysis and variance analysis.
• Collaborates with managers to develop and improve reporting templates, tools, and customized reports that support multi-year exhibition budget and project budget tracking, fund management, and financial decision-making.
• Tracks budget owner review and approval processes and provides fund balances and financial analyses as needed.

15%

• Assist with the review and follow-up of monthly income and fund analysis reports; coordinate stakeholder discussions on current and projected income and funds; collaborate with income-generating units, including Development and Visitor Experience, to support reforecasting efforts.
• Perform cost-benefit analyses, as needed, to maximize revenue opportunities.

15%

• Assists the Senior Manager of Budget and Finance with ad-hoc reporting, quarterly comp reconciliation, fiscal close related tasks such as: fund deficit clearing, fund alignment, and other projects as assigned.
• May act as backup to the Finance Operations Specialist as needed.

10%

• Provides guidance to less experienced team members on financial processing functions with a focus on accounts receivable, purchasing, recharge billing, travel / entertainment.
• Guides purchasers and budget owners on correct use of chart of accounts on a daily basis.
• Works directly with Finance Operations Specialist (Account Payable) on available fund balances and appropriate use of funds and approval for use of funds.

5%

• Assist with the oversight of the income mix for BAMPFA including earned income, endowments, current use funds, campus support, and…