Financial Analyst: Financial Information Office, HCB - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications for a full-time, exempt Financial Analyst in the Financial Information Office (FIO). Reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance & Administration, the Financial Analyst is responsible for comprehensive financial reporting, budget analysis, and labor distribution management for the College. This role oversees the monitoring of actuals versus budget, conducts variance and scenario analysis, and manages labor schedules to ensure accurate allocation of salary, benefit, and related labor costs across multiple departments and programs. The position plays a key role in auditing and improving processes related to labor distributions while supporting monthly reporting and financial compliance. Through strategic use of the campus budget model, the Financial Analyst supports forecasting, resource planning, and long-term financial decision-making with significant impact on college operations. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

Responsibilities

comprehensive financial reporting
budget analysis
labor distribution management
monitoring of actuals versus budget
conducts variance and scenario analysis
manages labor schedules to ensure accurate allocation of salary, benefit, and related labor costs across multiple departments and programs
auditing and improving processes related to labor distributions
supporting monthly reporting and financial compliance
supports forecasting, resource planning, and long-term financial decision-making