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The Senior Financial Analyst is a member of the School of Humanities and Sciences Dean's Office, reporting to the Associate Director of Finance. The Finance team is responsible for managing the annual accounting cycle of a $594 million consolidated budget and the development, implementation and management of complex financial systems that support the school.
Position Summary: The Senior Financial Analysts responsibilities are focused on large-scale analysis of complex financial data; annual accounting and budget cycle activities; development and maintenance of technical infrastructure to support financial functions, policy and procedures; and special projects to support and recommend strategic financial decisions. The position completes complex financial analysis as part of a team. Projects and responsibilities include annual budget development, year-end close, mid-year & year end variance analysis, supporting analysis for presentations to the University Provost and upper H&S management, budget book submission, projection for faculty searches and consistent updates of consolidated forecasts.
The Senior Financial Analyst is part of a high performing team which works collaboratively, leveraging advanced technical skills to both analyze and narrate the full scope of financial statements. This work requires a deep understanding of the financial statements. Success is measured by team success. This position serves as a representative of the H&S Dean’s Office and as a subject matter expert for complex financial, policy, procedural, and technical issues. This position manages a wide variety of tasks in a fast-paced academic environment, requiring a high level of professionalism, productivity, accuracy, organization, multi-tasking, independence, sound judgment and decision-making. The position is a thoughtful participant and idea generator when thinking through business problems including the ability to untangle, communicate, and solve problems. A key skill is the ability to identify and communicate potential opportunities such as suggested policy, best practice considerations, process efficiency or improved tools. The position will play an active role in the creation of new innovative financial applications.
This is a 100% FTE, continuing, exempt position. This position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered for an option of telecommuting (hybrid of working on-site and
off-site), subject to operational need. On-site days are currently Tuesday and Wednesday, other days as needed.
If you believe that this opportunity is a match for your knowledge, skills and abilities, we encourage you to apply. Resume and Cover Letter are required for consideration.
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The expected pay range for this position is $154,000 to $185,000 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
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