Senior Financial Analyst - Goizueta Finance Administration

Emory University•Atlanta, GA

12h

About The Position

The Goizueta Business School is seeking a detail-oriented financial professional to support financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic initiatives across the organization. This role is responsible for monthly and annual financial close, financial analysis and reporting, compliance, and maintaining strong accounting controls. The position partners closely with leadership, serves as a subject matter expert on financial systems and processes, and identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and financial outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance or a related field and four years of financial analyst or accounting experience, OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.
Must possess advanced functional knowledge of Microsoft Office products, especially Excel, including sophisticated Financial Reporting & Planning systems.
Proficiency with analyzing, interpreting, and succinctly synthesizing large amounts of financial, statistical and operational data.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to prepare a variety of financial reports in a timely and effective manner.
Growth mindset, self-driven and a team player with willingness to go above and beyond the basic job description to ensure best service to divisional partners and leaders.
Intellectual and technological curiosity with solid ability to grasp information, make recommendations, and a drive for problem-solving, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration, with minimal supervision.
Must be highly motivated with strong analytical skills and a growth mindset.
Must be a quick learner and team player who is self-driven with the willingness to go above and beyond to ensure outstanding service to business school staff, faculty and leaders.
Sound oral and written communication skills with positive attitude a must.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in an analytical discipline and experience with Power BI and/or Tableau a PLUS.

Responsibilities

Coordinates major financial reporting and budgeting activities.
Ensures compliance with regulations and reporting requirements.
Coordinates the correction of account balances, resolves funding issues and maintains proper accounting controls and procedures.
Makes recommendations to management related to long-range financial and cash flow analyses.
Prepares and analyzes statistical and financial reports, financial statements and supporting schedules.
May assist in preparing, developing and monitoring department/organizational budgets.
May maintain grant agreements, policies and guidelines; coordinate grant reporting requirements; review grant funding source compliance; and negotiate grant funding with awarding agencies.
May perform indirect cost analysis.
May hire, train, and supervise a small staff.
Performs related responsibilities as required.
Process activities for monthly and fiscal financial close, reporting, forecasting, and annual budgeting and strategic initiatives for departmental revenue and costs.
Research and analyze complex financial and statistical data, create advanced excel/tableau models, generate meaningful KPI reports, and publish documents and presentations for leadership and stakeholders.
Champion ad hoc projects for finance and operations that require strategic thinking and effective communication with financial and non-financial audience.
Ensure accuracy of account balances, resolve funding issues and maintain proper accounting controls and procedures as per University policies and guidelines.
Serve as a subject matter expert on internal financial systems, processes and reporting.
Identify opportunities for efficiencies and automation, make and implement recommendations to optimize financial outcome and graduate school’s operations.
Collaborate across teams, while supporting necessary changes and proactively leading new initiatives and process changes.
Responsible for the unit’s ad hoc expense approvals and procurement needs.