Senior Financial Analyst, School Operations and Reporting

Senior Financial Analyst, School Operations and Reporting at Stanford University summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst at Stanford University School of Medicine is responsible for managing complex financial reporting and analysis, ensuring compliance with policies, and improving financial processes through technology. This role involves preparing accounting journals, conducting reconciliations, and collaborating with various university departments to support strategic decision-making. The position requires advanced skills in financial systems, data analysis, and communication to contribute to the school’s mission in precision health.

Our Purpose

Stanford Medicine is leading the biomedical revolution in precision health. We are transforming health care away from after-the-fact diagnosis to prediction and prevention and away from one-size-fits-all medicine to personalized care that empowers people to lead healthy lives. We are leveraging the art and science of medicine to predict and prevent disease before it strikes and cure it decisively if it does.

To achieve our Precision Health vision, we are integrating, building, and leveraging our strengths in fundamental research, the new field of biomedical data science, and nine transformative biomedical platforms. As a learning health system, we will apply these advances in our hospitals and health care delivery systems within Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Health.

Our Values

Fulfilling our promise to humanity requires the engagement of a diverse, creative, and collaborative team of professionals who work together to advance our research, education, and patient care mission. We strive to create a culture of inclusion and belonging to ensure all employees have the meaningful employment experience that is necessary to do their best work.

Do you want to contribute your financial skills to support the mission of one of the best medical schools in the world? The Stanford University School of Medicine, will give you the opportunity to grow your skills, lead key financial processes and engage in continuous improvement.

Our Work

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our team. If you enjoy diving into the details and then stepping back to tell the story, this role is for you. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you’ll navigate complex financial activity, translate it into accurate results, and design tech‑enabled reporting that highlights key trends and opportunities. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Duties include*:

• Prepare complex accounting journals in accordance with University policy.
• Execute account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and resolve complex issues which may span multiple areas.
• Meet journal and reconciliation deadlines for month/quarter-end; tie results to the trial balance and prepare variance analyses versus budget and prior periods.
• Streamline journal/reconciliation workflows, standardize templates, and improve controls and documentation.
• Leverage technology (e.g., ERP journal tools, advanced Excel/Power Query, SQL/Alteryx, Tableau/OBI) to automate data pulls, validations, and reporting.
• Partner on the development and production of quarterly financial analysis for consolidated School of Medicine financial results, collaborating closely with the University to ensure data accuracy, reconcile results to financial systems, and support leadership in understanding key financial trends.
• Perform and design ad hoc analyses of large complex data sets to identify trends and provide insights on business performance.
• Drive routine oversight of School-wide financials to ensure compliance with university policies, monitor budget performance across departments, support accurate financial and donor reporting, identify and resolve discrepancies, and provide actionable insights to leadership to guide decision-making.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the School of Medicine and University (i.e. Global Business Services, Faculty Staff Housing), translating Section 117 and housing loan policy updates and compliance requirements, advocating for SOM’s needs, and developing process improvements that enhance service…