"Financial Analyst 2"

The UCR School of Medicine is seeking a Financial Analyst 2 to provide essential financial and budgetary support, working 50% with the Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) unit and 50% with the Student Affairs unit. This role will be responsible for analyzing financial data, preparing reports, monitoring budgets, and ensuring compliance with university policies and procedures.

The Financial Analyst 2 will collaborate with both units to manage financial transactions, assist with budget planning, reconcile accounts, and provide financial insights to support decision-making. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively across multiple teams in a dynamic academic environment.

The full salary range for the Financial Analyst 2 is $60,990.48 - $106,801.20 annually. However, the pay scale for this position is up to $83,895.84 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training (Required).
• 2-4 years of related experience (Required).
• Occasional travel to SOM/UCR sites as needed (Required).
• Overtime (Required).
• Some knowledge of finance policies, practices and systems.
• Ability to function as a member of a team.
• Intermediate knowledge and understanding of internal control practices and their impact on protecting University resources.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to present information in a clear and concise manner both in writing and verbally.
• Demonstrated ability to use spreadsheet and database software for moderately complex financial analysis, fiscal management and financial reports.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills at all levels within the unit; service orientation; critical thinking; attention to detail; ability to multi-task in a high volume environment, organizational skills.
• Ability to gather reasonably retrievable information, organizes, and performs basic financial analysis assignments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares basic financial and resource reports and/or analysis for internal department constituents. Responsible for preparation, analysis and presentation of monthly budget reports for all units within UME, SA, and Pathway Programs. Offer recommendations for cost savings (25%).
• Applies professional concepts to perform basic financial or resource analysis to understand past performance and determine present and future performance and/or resource allocations. Assist Financial Operating Officer with annual budget process (15%).
• Implements department budget allocations and maintains department chart of accounts, and related business processes. Responsible for the budget allocations for the ME units; initiates BEAs/PCTs/NCTs as appropriate. Assist unit directors in analyzing business processes and identify areas for efficiency improvements and cost-savings. Assist with purchasing, travel arrangements, reimbursements and recharges (15%).
• Ensures that the appropriate internal controls are addressed, maintained and strengthened to protect University resources. Assist ME Financial Operating Officer with the review of all accounting policies, procedures, and practices, ensure fiscal integrity and controls are in place and corrective transactions are completed, as needed (10%).
• Gathers and analyzes financial and/or resource data; prepares and summarizes information and/or recommendations. Analyzes transactions, expenditures, identifies and resolves discrepancies (10%).
• Applies financial concepts to process, review and approve financial transaction (10%).
• Under general supervision, provides analytical support for simple to moderate budget, financial or resource analysis projects. Prepares ad-hoc reports and performs analysis as needed (10%).
• Other duties as required (5%).

To apply, visit https://jobsportal.ucr.edu/jobs/35595591.