Financial Analyst

Summary

Performs complex accounting duties for a large department. Compiles and analyzes financial reports; prepares expense projections, and operational forecasts. Uses SAP S4, PowerBI, Voyager, and advanced excel skills to monitor and report trends, identify and fix errors to accounts throughout the year. This position will also be responsible for gathering and organizing data for the yearly operating budget.

This position would start on or after January 4, 2027.

Job Duties

• Financial Analysis and Reporting: Analyzes and integrates information and designs and creates accurate and timely reports that add value to the management of the Department of Pediatrics – Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers operations. Advises and applies GAAP to specialized areas to properly report out on financial conditions. Designs financial reporting to meet the compliance needs of internal and external users. Extracts and consolidates data from multiple sources. Additionally, works with Department Administrator and Business Operations Manager on preparing Baylor’s Phase I annual cross departmental budget and Phase II budget that incorporates TCH funding sources building budget models that roll up to a College-wide budget. (45%)
• Accounting and Reconciliation: Accurately records enterprise or subsystem transactions and verifies other entries are recorded correctly to ensure accuracy of balance sheets, income statements, and other financial activities. Performs complex multi-system reconciliations; navigates through multiple complex systems and reporting tools to independently investigate and resolve routine and non-routine discrepancies. Applies and adjusts entries to the general ledger or subsystems and ensures adherence to GAAP, regulatory requirements and financial reporting considerations. Communicates effectively at all levels and applies sound judgment when handling sensitive information. (45%)
• Financial methods & systems: Contributes to the planning and improvement of practices, processes and systems. Collaborates with all levels of internal and external contacts to carry out department goals. Provides a high level of service that cultivates and maintains strong working relationships and effectively communicates information; takes ownership and accountability for timeliness, accuracy and relationship management. (5%)
• Strategic Resource and Compliance: Translates department finance goals into objectives. Identifies, and raises potential financial opportunities, issues, risks, ideas and solutions. Identifies the appropriate stakeholders to include in consultations, communications, approvals and implementing changes. Implements and/or maintains strong internal controls in areas of assigned responsibility to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resources use, accurate financial information, and adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements. (5%)
• TCH Restricted and Grant Funds: Consolidates and analyzes transactions on 100+ TCH Restricted and Grant Funds; records encumbrances on ongoing basis as Department Administrator (DA) forward PS requisition emails; works with DA, labs and Supply Chain to review validity of encumbrances on an ongoing basis; extracts reports from Voyager to prepare and analyze financial reports. Presents findings and fund status with the DA and the Principal Investigators over their restricted and grant funds and makes recommendations regarding financial plans.
• BCM Cost Centers: Consolidates and analyzes data for 60+BCM Cost Centers quarterly; extracts reports from S4 to search outstanding encumbrances; ensures there are funds available on appropriate fund centers; and prepares budget revisions and process for approvals as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field.
• Two years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Works effectively and maintains good working relationships with all levels of management and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Successfully manages and prioritizes large volumes of data and information.
• Self-directed and able to work independently and under pressure, meeting tight deadlines.
• Possess strong identification and problem-solving skills, oriented to customer service.
• Accepts challenges, identifies needs and works voluntarily on new projects.
• Attentive to detail, centered, complete and precise.
• Flexibility and works well with others.