Senior Financial Analyst

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Job Summary: Facilitate diverse financial analysis for a school/unit and assist department management with their financial planning efforts, budget analysis and monthly reporting.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

• Supports the Office of Physical Resources and Planning (OPRP) Finance Team by providing reporting and analysis as needed, including quarterly closings, flux analysis, monthly budget to actuals and forecasting of O & M and capital projects, journals, and lease payments.
• Will assist in creating and monitoring the $150M capital and $165M O&M budget by participating in the operating budget development process and loading into University & OPRP financial systems, capital projects approvals and reporting, financial and ad hoc analysis and reporting.

The Senior Financial Analyst works with the Assistant Director to ensure departmental compliance with financial policies, procedures, and controls requirements; enters journals and cost transfers, analyzes department budget and building operations budgets, reviews and codes expenditures, and assists building managers in maintaining budgets and appropriately coding transactions. This position will also support financial management for new initiatives, including a major renovation of the college houses, FAS Sustainability program, and transitioning the department use of university systems such as Brio and B2P.

This is a one-year term role from date of hire.

Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office setting;
Hybrid schedule: three (3) days on campus (2 days WFH) after 90-day Orientation & Review and fully up and running.

Physical Requirements: Sitting and using near vision for reading and computer work for extended periods of time.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant work experience

The following qualifications are strongly preferred. If you meet some, but not all, you are still encouraged to apply.

• MBA or Master's degree in relevant field preferred
• Strong background and experience with construction project management, property budget oversight, higher education, and non-profit management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Advanced knowledge of budget management, financial analysis and financial modeling; working knowledge of accounting principles
• Experience with financial systems and data query tools
• Experience with general ledger and general accounting practices.
• Strong, demonstrable Excel skills and hands-on experience with analysis and modeling (e.g., fully versed using pivot tables, VLOOKUP functionality, formulas, etc.)
• Collaborative working style with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience with financial systems and data query tools (i.e., Smartview/ Brio). Experience with Oracle financial systems preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with people at all levels of the organization.

• Standard Hours/
  
  Schedule:
  
  35 hours per week
• Compensation Range/Rate: The salary will be determined based on the position, internal equity and the candidate’s relevant experience. We anticipate the salary rangeto be 110-120K.
• Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position
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