Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Provide analytical, forecasting, reporting, and project support to other analysts and senior leadership on various budget and finance related activities.
• Produce monthly reports, which include key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders regarding their budgets and answer university-wide overall budget questions.
• Proactively analyze complex variable revenue and expenditure data from multiple sources.
• Participate in the creation and assist with development of the annual operating budget.
• Provide guidance and support to all departmental personnel during annual budget preparation.
• Assist in developing and implementing innovative procedures to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of budget processes and systems, identify university-wide performance improvement opportunities, and continually update and suggest enhancements to policies, procedures, and processes.
• Interpret financial transactions and events for budget administrators and other users making business decisions.
• Monitor and research budget exceptions, communicate exceptions to university departments, and assist with resolving departmental budget exceptions.
• Build reporting for internal and external constituents.
• Utilize PeopleSoft (UT Share), Oracle EPM, MARS, and other tools to develop financial reports for forecasting, trending, and result-focused analytics.
• Perform cost and financial analysis using data reported and interpret data to assess past financial performance and to project financial outcomes for departments.
• Assist with the preparation of the Legislative Appropriation Request and other required reports at the state-level as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting with eight (8) years of experience or 12 years of equivalent combination of experience and education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree with a major in finance or accounting.
• Experience in university finance, accounting, or budgeting.
• Experience with fund accounting in university finance or accounting.
• Experience in PeopleSoft Finance and Oracle Enterprise Management (EPM).

EEO Statement:

Open Until Filled: No

Location: Arlington

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About The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as... both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas. Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at https://www.uta.edu/administration/president/strategic-plan/rise100. The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.

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