Senior Financial Analyst, UT Police Department

The Senior Financial Analyst serves as a strategic partner to divisional and institutional leadership by developing and executing annual operating budgets, leading complex financial planning, forecasting, and reporting activities. The position is responsible for producing accurate and insightful financial analysis and ensuring compliance with internal controls and financial policies. Designs, delivers, and maintains advanced financial reports and data visualization dashboards to support operational decision-making and long-term strategic planning.

The ideal candidate will have strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. They can prepare accurate budgets, review financial data, explain variances, and provide clear recommendations to leadership. They create reliable financial reports, follow institutional policies, and ensure data accuracy. They are comfortable using advanced financial systems and reporting tools to analyze information, improve processes, and develop easy-to-understand dashboards that support informed decision-making.

What We Offer?

• Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
• Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Financial Planning, Budgeting, & Forecasting: Leads the planning, preparation, and submission of the annual operating and capital budgets for UTP-H, ensuring alignment with MD Anderson and UTHealth targets and divisional strategic priorities. Adheres to internal controls, budget policies and guidelines, and financial reporting standards throughout the planning cycle. Coordinates capital equipment budgeting and post-approvals tracking to ensure alignment with financial and operational objectives. Interprets financial data and provides variance explanations and actionable recommendations to leadership. Analyzes financial performance to identify performance gaps and opportunities. Manages quarterly forecasting for budgets incorporating operational trends, program or strategic initiative changes, and updated financial or operational assumptions.

Financial Reconciliation, Analysis, and Reporting: Independently evaluates financial systems, data sources, and reporting processes to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements. Adheres to divisional guidelines and Institutional policies in the reconciliation of financial transactions and statistical samplings, reporting findings and following through on resolution in a timely manner. Designs, develops, and delivers monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc reports, charts, graphs, and presentation materials tailored to divisional and leadership needs. Develops trend analyses, tracks roll-up budget categories, and presents financial and non-financial performance metrics. Serves divisional leadership and institutional leaders in providing requested information to support operational and strategic priorities and initiatives.

Technical Systems Expertise & Process Optimization: Uses extensive knowledge of relational databases, information technology (OBIEE, Hyperion, SQL, Crystal Reports, advanced Microsoft Excel, Access and PowerPoint, financial systems), and other data sources to capture, review, analyze, report and present related data. Develops methods to assess and increase the utilization of reporting tools. Identifies and implements improvements to reporting processes, tools, and data utilization. Develops advanced reporting tools and data visualization dashboards to enhance analytical efficiency.

Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

Required: Bachelor's Degree Business Administration or related business specialty.

Preferred: Master's Degree Business Administration or related business specialty.

EXPERIENCE:

Required: Five years experience in data analysis, accounting or financial project management.

Preferred: Experience in budgeting, general accounting, reconciliation, reviewing transactions, reading financial statements, managing forecasting activities, and using systems such as OBIEE, PeopleSoft, NACT, and Microsoft Office applications.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and scree