Job Title: Financial Analyst

Division: Medicine

Work Arrangement: Onsite only

Location: Houston, TX

Salary Range: $70,618 - $85,000

FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Summary

The Department of Medicine and IQuESt: The Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, is seeking a financial analyst to join our team at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX. As the largest center for Health Services Research in the Southwest, our mission is to improve health and well-being through innovations in health care delivery. The selected candidate will be an enthusiastic, detail-oriented individual who is passionate about contributing to the field of health services research.

Job Duties

• Analyzes and monitors budgets for compliance throughout the year; requests budget revisions.
• Monitors expenses and financial accounts.
• Performs account reconciliation and makes journal entries.
• Performs financial analysis and forecasts budgets; prepares routine and specialized financial reports.
• Interacts with all levels of personnel within the departments/division and other financial departments within the institution to resolve issues related to accounting transactions or reconciliation items.
• Assists with clearing out deficits, review and confirmation of payments and expenses, residual transfers, and closeout.
• Provides data to analyze department's cost of research and present to the department leadership.
• Meets with the principal investigator as needed to review research finance status.
• Oversees spending trends on post-award grant accounts to ensure that budgets are being adhered to and expenses are allowable.
• Meets with faculty as needed to proactively plan for spending and proper financial management of grant accounts including ensuring proper credits and debits have been applied to each account.
• Prepares and reviews routine finance reports, or monthly or 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

• Master's degree.
• Research administration finance experience.
• Power BI, SAP S/4 HANA, Excel. Computer/spreadsheet savvy.
• Great organizational and communication skills needed.

Work Authorization Requirement:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

Requisition ID: 25372