Fiscal and Business Analyst

University of South Florida • Sarasota, FL

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About The Position

This role is essential to ensuring the financial accuracy, efficiency, and compliance of the college’s operations across all three campuses. Through rigorous analysis, precise reconciliation, and proactive budget management, it enables the Muma College of Business to optimize resources, support academic and research initiatives, and uphold the fiscal integrity required for long-term institutional success.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, or a closely related field, accompanied by up to two years of relevant fiscal experience.
• Candidates holding degrees in other disciplines may qualify with an additional two to four years of hands-on experience in financial operations, budget management, or related fiscal responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Executes comprehensive reconciliation of university funds, comparing official financial reports against source documentation to ensure accuracy and alignment with institutional policy.
• Develops correcting entries; reviews and refines reconciliations submitted by junior fiscal support personnel.
• Monitors payroll allocations, validates chartfields, and advises on best practices to align payroll budgeting with financial goals.
• Identifies and proactively communicates areas of potential over/under allocations to unit leadership and principal investigators (PIs).
• Leads the development of financial budgets, projections, and forecasting models across multiple funding streams.
• Prepares annual auxiliary cash flow forecasts and foundation chair budgets in adherence to university and foundation guidelines.
• Initiates and executes periodic budget adjustments based on utilization metrics and emerging priorities.
• Generates detailed financial statements, spreadsheets, and consolidated reports that inform strategic decision-making for executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Conducts budget-to-actuals and variance analysis to assess departmental performance, identifying trends and recommending adjustments.
• Creates supporting schedules and ad hoc financial models to evaluate new initiatives and optimize resource deployment.
• Acts as a financial liaison between the Dean’s Office, departmental leadership, and other university divisions, fostering collaboration and solutions-oriented support including campus leadership.
• Delivers post-award grant administration including transaction approvals, budget maintenance, and real-time projection updates for PIs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees