Financial Analyst, LBJ School

University of Texas at Austin

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The LBJ School of Public Affairs seeks a Finance Analyst to serve as a key member of the LBJ Finance team, providing financial, budgetary, and operational support to faculty, staff, center leadership, and school administration. This position is responsible for financial analysis, budget management, center financial administration, reporting, and business operations that support the School's academic, research, and public service mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Five years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, accounting, financial operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing budgets, forecasts, financial reports, and analytical data summaries.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling, analysis, and reporting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication abilities.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
• If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting research centers, academic departments, or similar organizations in higher education, nonprofit, governmental, or research settings.
• Experience with Workday, DEFINE, VIP, FRMS, Tableau, Power BI, or similar financial and reporting systems.
• Knowledge of University of Texas at Austin financial policies, procedures, and systems.
• Advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field and more than required years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with LBJ center leadership and affiliated programs to support financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Monitor budgets, revenues, expenditures, and funding distributions to ensure fiscal compliance and accountability.
• Oversee funding for personnel, scholarships, fellowships, tuition, and related program expenses.
• Act as the primary financial contact for centers and university partners.
• Maintain financial records and support the management of grants, contracts, gifts, and other funding sources.
• Assist with development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the school’s annual operating budget.
• Provide guidance on budget policies, procedures, and financial planning including preparing financial reports, forecasts, projections, and analyses to support leadership and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with the Finance, Grants and Research Manager on financial planning and modeling, reporting, variance analysis, account reconciliations, budget adjustments and special projects.
• Process financial transactions, including purchasing, reimbursements, funds transfers, and accounting entries and other administrative activities.
• Improve business processes and internal controls; support Business Affairs operations and special projects as assigned by the Business and Administrative Manager.

Benefits

• The University provides a competitive benefits package that includes insurance and retirement benefits in addition to other programs and services.
• Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level