Financial Analyst 4

About FIU

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Job Summary

Assists in obtaining and validating data to develop and maintain reports required to support consolidated university-wide reporting to the university Board of Trustees, Florida Board of Governors, legislature, and other external entities. Create dashboards and reports and performs variance and financial analysis in support of management and operational needs.

• Assists in the preparation and analysis of financial reports to the university Board of Trustees, Florida Board of Governors, legislature, and other external entities.
• Prepares and maintains the university-wide financial performance variance review package in addition to assisting with the analysis and preparation of quarterly variance reporting to the CFO and university Board of Trustees.
• Uses data analysis and visualization tools to create and maintain dashboards and reports and performs financial analysis in support of management and departmental operational needs. Assists in training of university-wide finance community on use of financial tools (dashboards and reports).
• Prepares and distributes necessary reports associated with systematic budgetary controls and salary encumbrances in Commitment Control. Assists in training of university-wide finance community in processes and reports around budgetary controls and salary encumbrances.
• Assists in the preparation, consolidation and reporting of the university annual Operating Budget. Prepares and maintains all management and departmental reports in support of the university annual operating budget. Assists in the preparation of the annual operating budget to the Florida Board of Governors.
• Assists in the maintenance of chartfield structure, data, and reporting trees in PeopleSoft Financials.
• Assists the Office of Financial Resource Management on special projects as needed.
• Performs essential duties in any emergencies such as hurricanes, public health emergencies, and/or any other university emergency closing. The employee is expected to be available to report to work as needed during university emergency closing with appropriate notification of a department administrator.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field and eight (8) years of related experience or Master's degree and five (5) years of related experience.

Work Schedule

Begin time: 8:30 AM

End time: 5:00 PM

Other Information

Ability to work flexible hours as needed.

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools.

Job Category

Administrative

Advertised Salary

$85,000 - $90,000

Pre-Employment Requirements

Expanded Background Check

How To Apply

Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

• This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

How To Apply

Prospective Employee

If you have not created a registered account, you will be asked to create a username and password for use of the system. It is recommended that you provide an active/valid e-mail account as that will be the main source of communication regarding your status within the process. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standin