Senior Manager, Financial Analysis & Reporting
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Financial Analysis & Reporting will support stabilization of the University’s newly implemented Enterprise Resource Planning system by creating processes, standards, and reports. The role positions the Biological Sciences Division for long-term resilience by assessing needs and developing tools, training, and processes that minimize financial and reputational risk, drive efficiency, and safeguard assets. The Senior Manager is responsible for financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis of UCM/BSD funds-flow items. The position partners with BSD leadership, UCM Finance, department and unit administrators, and other stakeholders to identify analytic needs and improve reporting and data collection. It ensures data integrity across FP&A and shared databases, delivers recurring and ad-hoc reporting across functions and systems, troubleshoots analytic processes, and develops automated solutions. The role also promotes enhanced functions delivered by the new system and supports financial workflows, analysis, and decision-making through data, metrics, reports, and other analytical applications. The position is an individual contributor in the Financial Management job family, based in an office environment, with a scheduled 40-hour workweek. The University offers benefits to eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.
Requirements
- College or university degree in a related field.
- At least 7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to organize information, prepare training materials, and communicate in writing.
- Ability to interact proactively with counterparts in other units and work closely with senior Division Management.
- Ability to manage time and deliver high-integrity products within established deadlines.
- Knowledge of financial principles, practices, and applications.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to understand workflows and visualize them for other users.
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships at all organizational levels.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work non-traditional hours when necessary.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
- MBA or advanced degree in finance, public policy, not-for-profit administration, healthcare administration, or a related field.
- At least five years of general finance and accounting experience.
- CPA or other audit-related certificate.
- Experience in healthcare, a university, or a not-for-profit organization.
- Financial analysis and modeling experience.
- Familiarity with project management methodologies, such as Smartsheet.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Intellectual versatility and creativity.
Responsibilities
- Partner with BSD leadership, UCM Finance, department and unit administrators, and other stakeholders to identify analytic needs and design or improve reporting and data collection mechanisms.
- Ensure data integrity across FP&A databases and shared UCM/BSD databases.
- Deliver recurring and ad-hoc reporting across FP&A functions and multiple systems to support strategic decision-making.
- Troubleshoot and improve routine and complex analytic processes.
- Engage with and leverage AI tools to streamline, automate, and scale outputs.
- Replace manual data collection and reporting processes with automated or systemic solutions.
- Champion analytic ideas and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data accuracy, accessibility, workflows, and business impact.
- Build training materials, process maps, standard operating procedures, and related documentation.
- Propose and execute solutions to address a lack of timely financial data.
- Promote and socialize enhanced functions delivered by the new system.
- Build relationships across functional areas to optimize financial workflows, analysis, and decision-making.
- Provide financial input based on data collection, metrics, reports, and other analytical applications.
- Analyze, organize, and communicate business information to ensure deliverables meet or exceed expectations.
- Perform other related work as needed.
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
