Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.

The Laney Graduate School is looking for a highly motivated Senior Financial Analyst with strong analytical skills and a growth mindset. A quick learner and team player that is self-driven with the willingness to go above and beyond to ensure outstanding service to graduate school students, partners and leaders while ensuring the basics of the day-to-day job responsibilities.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates major financial reporting and budgeting activities.
• Ensures compliance with regulations and reporting requirements.
• Coordinates the correction of account balances, resolves funding issues and maintains proper accounting controls and procedures.
• Makes recommendations to management related to long-range financial and cash flow analyses.
• Prepares and analyzes statistical and financial reports, financial statements and supporting schedules.
• May assist in preparing, developing and monitoring department/organizational budgets.
• May maintain grant agreements, policies and guidelines; coordinate grant reporting requirements; review grant funding source compliance; and negotiate grant funding with awarding agencies.
• May perform indirect cost analysis.
• May hire, train, and supervise a small staff.

• Manage activities for monthly and fiscal financial close, reporting, forecasting, and annual budgeting and strategic initiatives for revenue and costs including prepare and analyzes statistical and financial reports, financial statements and supporting schedules.

• Makes recommendations to management related to long-range financial and cash flow analyses.

• Ensures compliance with regulations and reporting requirements

• Research and analyze complex financial and statistical data, create advanced models, generate meaningful KPI reports, and publish documents and presentations for leadership and stakeholders

• Champion ad hoc projects for finance and business operations that require strategic thinking and effective communication with financial and non-financial audiences.

• Ensure accuracy of account balances, resolve funding issues, and maintain proper accounting controls and procedures per university, sponsor, and internal policies and guidelines

• Serve as the subject matter expert on internal financial systems, processes, and reports

• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and automation; make and implement recommendations to optimize financial outcomes and operations

• Collaborate across teams, while supporting necessary changes and pro-actively leading new initiatives and process changes

• Coordinates the correction of account balances, resolves funding issues and maintains proper accounting controls and procedures

• Assist in preparing, developing and monitoring department/organizational budgets

• May perform indirect cost analysis.

• Responsible for the unit’s ad hoc expense approvals and procurement needs.

• Assist with student funding financial information and reporting, this can include interfacing with the graduate program faculty, staff, and students to address funding situations, reconcile accounts

• Performs related responsibilities as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance or a related field and four years of financial analyst or accounting experience, OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in an analytical discipline or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and ability to quickly grasp new Financial Reporting & Planning systems.
• Proficiency with analyzing, interpreting, and succinctly synthesizing large amounts of financial, statistical, and operational data.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prepare a variety of financial reports in a timely and effective manner.
• Intellectual and technological curiosity with solid ability to grasp information, make recommendations, and a drive for problem-solving, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration, with minimal supervision.
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau preferred. Experience with pivot a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a positive attitude.

NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs.  Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

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