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Senior Financial Analyst

Harvard University
Cambridge , MA, USA
Full-time

Organizational Context : Campus Services provides essential services to the Harvard community. The 14 Campus Services departments have approximately 1,800 active employees (70% of staff are represented by eight unions) and a combined annual budget of more than $700 million.

These departments provide stewardship, strategic support, and client / customer services in the areas of buildings and facilities, graduate housing, capital projects, sustainability, parking, engineering and utilities, dining, hospitality and events management, and international support.

The Campus Services Finance & Administration Department (CSFA) provides accounting, financial analysis, budgeting and planning, procurement, taxes and financial administrative support services to the Campus Services business units and the customers they serve.

The organization is comprised of 3 main functions : Controller, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Procurement.

Duties and Responsibilities : The Senior Financial Analyst independently manages all financial activities of a large unit (or portfolio of units).

This includes budget preparation, monthly and annual financial reporting, financial analysis, and business analysis. The financial manager will review monthly actuals and provide personnel and expenditure reports for unit leadership, acting as a consultative partner.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Multi-Year Financial Planning

  • Establish and communicate budget timeline / task list and ensure timely completion of all tasks.
  • Prepare budget worksheets for business manager input.
  • Prepare quarterly financial reviews and re-forecasts. Research and describe variances.
  • Work with business managers and other internal groups to gather information and budget for all revenue & expense categories.
  • Load all data into the budget system and review financial models to ensure accuracy.
  • Prepare budget narratives. Prepare supporting schedules and business performance metrics & graphs.

Maintain Multi-Year Financial Plan models and assist business managers / directors with annual updates to the multi-year financial plans.

Assist business managers / directors with preparation of 5-year capital plan submission. Assess capital plan to identify any funding and / or affordability issues.

Financial Reporting

  • Review business income statements with business managers and directors research & explain unbudgeted items.
  • Complete year end analysis and provide detailed explanations of business line variances versus budget.
  • Prepare year end narrative reports. Prepare supporting schedules and update all business performance metrics & graphs.
  • Prepares ad-hoc reports and analysis for business units and senior leadership.
  • Creates custom reports for unit managers and directors.

Job Specific Responsibilities continued in Additional Information...

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