Financial Analyst
Med-Office of the Dean - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26000822)
The School of Medicine has 30 academic departments and a total annual budget of $850 million. 1,000+ students. and 2,500 full-time faculty. The Financial Analyst I supports the office's financial operations by performing advanced accounting, reconciliation, and financial analysis functions in an academic health sciences environment. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting; conducting complex accounting analysis; and serving as a key financial resource to senior leadership across the University of Pittsburgh.
Job Summary
Prepares and analyzes routine financial statements and handles assigned projects' expenses; prepares routine financial reports. Assists with audit preparation analyses, forecasting future trends, and budgetary functions.
Essential Functions
The Financial Analyst I will prepare routine financial analyses and reports; will distribute the monthly SOM Income Statements as well as accumulate schoolwide monthly financial actual to budget financial variance analyses; will assist in the investigate account variances as requested, or as routinely identified in normal course of work and provide adequate explanations for internal use as well as assisting with variance requests from the SVCHS or University CFO; will assist with ADHOC financial analyses as needed. Activity included but not limited to various routine School of Medicine (SOM) Responsibility Center (RC) level account analysis that includes routine financial activities between the SOM and UPP; will act as backup to the current Financial Analyst II with the preparation routine financial reports; will inquire and document variances in non-dean area departmental accounts (i.e., academic departments, centers, institutes); will determine recorded revenues and expenses are recorded as proper educational/research in nature and are not more appropriately recorded in the university reimbursable accounts; assist in processing routine monthly journal entries and will assist with the monthly "Standard Journal Entry" process.
Physical Effort
Office setting, generally sedentary but occasionally may need to lift packages (weighing 25 lbs. or less).
Assignment Category: Full-time regular
Job Classification: Staff.Financial Analyst I
Job Family: Finance & Procurement
Job Sub Family: Financial Planning & Analysis
Campus: Pittsburgh
Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Years of Experience Required: 1
Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.
Additional details about Required Licensure/Certification: Preference will be given to candidates who have at least 1 year's relevant financial or accounting experience in a higher education and/or non-profit fund accounting with a Bachelor's degree in a business-related field. Candidates who are proficient in Excel, have strong verbal and written communication skills, high attention to detail and accuracy and strong understanding of accounting principles are a plus!
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. *a hybrid work arrangement is available upon hire - 3 days in office at Oakland campus and 2 days remote **Must be within commuting distance of the University to be considered
Work Arrangement: Hybrid: Combination of On-Campus and Remote work as determined by the department.
Hiring Range: Between $22.72 to $30.30 per hour
Relocation_Offered: No
Visa Sponsorship Provided: No
Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check
Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable
Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter
Optional Documents: Not Applicable
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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