Senior Financial Planning & Analytics Analyst

Senior Financial Planning & Analytics Analyst

Department: SAAS Finance

Role:
Full Time

• Are you passionate about budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis in a mission-driven environment?
• Do you enjoy partnering with leaders to align financial planning with organizational goals?
• Have you analyzed budget-to-actual performance and provided recommendations to support sound financial decisions?
• Want to use your financial expertise to support student success and effective decision-making?

We Have the Job for You! The Senior Financial Planning & Analytics Analyst supports the division’s financial health through budget management, accounting, forecasting, and financial analysis. This role partners with departments across Student Affairs and Academic Support to align financial planning with organizational goals and provides insights that support effective decision-making.

• Conduct variance, trend, and other financial analyses to identify risks, opportunities, and recommendations that support decision-making.
• Develop forecasts, financial models, dashboards, and analytics tools to strengthen short- and long-term operational planning, particularly for auxiliary units, and support the division’s use of Anaplan for scenario planning and predictive analysis.
• Conduct demand and pricing analysis for revenue-generating units to strengthen revenue performance.
• Develop and manage long-term planning scenarios that are tied to asset management plans for capital improvement funding initiatives.

• Prepare financial reports, summaries, and presentations for division leadership, providing clear information on units, department, and fund positions.
• Incorporate business intelligence initiatives for enhanced data analytics on business performance measurements.
• Support the development and maintenance of Anaplan models and related finance system integrations.
• Develop and manage personnel dashboard for divisional departments to forecast cost and position management.

• Monitor departmental expenditures against budget allocations, review budget-to-actual performance, identify discrepancies, and work with departments to implement corrective actions.
• Assess operational trends and financial sustainability to model future performance.

• Collaborate with the Budget Manager and division leaders to prepare the annual budget for assigned areas, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with unit, divisional, and institutional goals.
• Prepare and analyze data for budget development, present budget information to leadership, and incorporate multi-year projections and scenario modeling to support budget planning.

• Process general ledger transactions, submit corrective entries, and ensure accurate accounting of the chart of accounts in People Soft.
• Ensure revenues and expenses are recognized accurately.
• Identify and submit changes for corrections as needed.
• Ensure payroll for new hires and personnel transitions are appropriately funded from the correct chart of accounts using the People Soft general ledger and HCM.

• Able to understand and comply with policies, procedures, and strict confidentiality standards, including HIPAA, FERPA, and other applicable regulations.
• Knowledge of general office practices and procedures, with the ability to apply mathematical concepts, analyze data, solve complex financial problems, and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain professional, service-oriented working relationships.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, adapt to changing priorities, learn new systems, and implement process improvements to enhance departmental operations.

• Knowledge of university budgets, systems and operations.

• Competitive salary + some of the BEST benefits you can find!
• 15 paid vacation days
• 15 paid sick days
• 13 paid holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities
• An engaging and collaborative environment

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