"Financial Operations and Partnerships Analyst"

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Major Duties

Under general supervision of the Director of Operations and Fiscal Officer (DOFO), the Financial Operations & Partnerships Analyst executes and reviews financial transactions, reconciles budgets, monitors expenditures, and supports operational coordination across multiple partners and funding sources. The incumbent ensures compliance, maintains documentation, and contributes to process improvements while addressing transactional issues and supporting fiscal continuity.

• Executes complex day-to-day administrative and fiscal transactions in support of Hub operations, including procurement, purchasing, reimbursements, accounts receivable, event-related expenditures, contracts routing, and payment processing.
• Reviews and reconciles financial transactions against approved budgets to ensure accuracy, allowability, and alignment with funding parameters.
• Monitors expenditure trends, encumbrances, and transaction status to identify discrepancies or potential compliance concerns.
• Coordinates resolution of time-sensitive transaction issues or compliance concerns in collaboration with campus divisions and auxiliary partners.
• Maintains and refines administrative workflows, tracking tools, and documentation procedures related to fiscal and operational transactions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university in a job-related field.
• Equivalent to three (3) years of full-time, progressively responsible technical, analytical, or administrative experience.
• Additional experience in job-related field may be substituted for up to two years of the required education, on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five or more years of professional experience in multi-entity financial management, including state, federal, auxiliary, and philanthropic funding sources.
• Experience drafting and managing federal and state grant budgets, including cost narratives, budget justifications, and sponsor reporting; experience integrating Apple productivity applications (Numbers, Pages, Keynote, Journal) in collaboration with the Apple Professional Learning (APL) team to enhance reporting, training, and creative workflows.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of CSU, CSUN, auxiliary, and sponsor fiscal policies and procedures, with the ability to accurately process, review, and route complex financial transactions, ensuring compliance across procurement, reimbursements, contracts, and multi-source funding environments.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and collaboration skills, with the ability to maintain comprehensive documentation systems, support audit readiness, and coordinate effectively with campus financial units and external partners to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant transaction processing.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to review and reconcile financial transactions against approved budgets, monitor expenditure trends and encumbrances, and identify discrepancies, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with funding requirements.
• Ability to prepare clear and detailed financial reports and supporting documentation, conduct post-event reconciliations, and evaluate irregularities, applying sound judgment to escalate exceptions, risks, and policy concerns with well-supported analysis.

Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule

• The university offers an excellent benefits package, including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, retirement & savings, tuition waiver, and more.
• Classification: 1038 / Administrative Analyst/Specialist/ 2
• The anticipated HIRING RATE is $ 5274 - $ 6430 per month, dependent on qualifications and experience. The salary range for this classification is: $ 5274 - $ 7684 per month.
• HOURS: Full Time; 40 hours per week; Monday through Friday. May include evenings and weekends.
• This is a Temporary position; end date to be determined.
• The individual hired for this role will physically work on-campus in Northridge. This is not a telecommute position.