Financial Analyst
JOB SUMMARY
Southeastern University is seeking a Financial Analyst to support the university's financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and institutional reporting functions. This role supports the annual budget cycle, monthly variance analysis, and the development of dashboards and ad hoc analyses for leadership.
This is an entry-to-mid-level role with a defined promotion path to Senior Financial Analyst.
The ideal candidate is analytically curious, detail-oriented, and eager to grow within a building FP&A function. This role is based on the Lakeland campus and reports to the Vice President of Finance.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to: Vice President of Finance
Supervisory Responsibility: N/A
Indirect Supervisory Responsibility: N/A
ESSENTIAL DUTIES - May include, but is not limited to the following:
(Other duties may be assigned.)
Budget Support
Support the annual budget build and the budget-manager workbook process
Assist with the Jenzabar GL budget upload and budget-to-GL reconciliation
Variance & Reporting
Prepare monthly variance analysis and departmental budget-vs-actual reports
Assist with Finance Committee and Board reporting packages
Support month-end close reporting tie-outs with the Controller's office
Forecasting & Analysis
Maintain forecasting models and enrollment-to-revenue tracking
Perform ad hoc financial analyses to support decision-making
Data & Systems
Extract and transform data via SQL from Jenzabar and other source systems
Build and refresh Power BI dashboards and reporting tools
ADDITIONAL/NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES
{{Additional/Non-Essential Duties - in the context of ADA - the functions could be assigned to another individual, or adjusted, to allow a disabled person to hold the position}}
All remaining duties are considered "nonessential" within the context of the ADA, which means that the function could be reassigned to another employee in order to allow a disabled individual to hold the position. Alternatively, the manager could try to provide a reasonable accommodation so that the disabled individual could perform the function.
LOCATION
Lakeland Main Campus