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- Schedule: Full-time
- Job Code: 4451
- Employee Status: Regular
- Grade: G
- Requisition ID: 102513
- Work Arrangement : Remote Eligible
Financial Analyst 1 - Stanford, United States - InsideHigherEd
Description
Financial Analyst 1 (Remote) School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States Finance Mar 08, 2024 Post Date 102513 Requisition #Stanford University- School of Medicine- Department of Radiation Oncology is seeking a Financial Analyst 1 to perform moderately complex finance functions and/or activities related to sponsored research budgeting and forecasting requiring award management knowledge, skills, and broad application of policies, precedents, and systems within the context of internal department policies and external regulations. The analyst will perform various professional finance and accounting functions that include reconciliations, financial interpretation and analysis of sponsored research projects, federal and non-federal sponsored research projects, and support to individual faculty within their portfolio assignments. In addition, this role will work with the Associate Director of Finance on special projects involving ad hoc financial reports and analysis.Duties include:
- Perform financial analysis; conduct data mining; identify, clarify, and investigate account discrepancies and exceptions; proactively develop solutions and processes. Maintain, reconcile, review, combine, and validate financial data sets and accounts, utilizing financial reports, databases, and critical financial information. Contribute to the development of budgets, forecasting, and analyses to be used for key activities or decision-making. Run and analyze financial reports, often from multiple systems; assist in preparing management information reports.Resolve issues within the immediate work unit; Perform preliminary analysis, recognize exceptions, and recommend solutions that may require policy changes or the development of new processes.Participate as a member of the department finance team and contribute to financial management strategy through communication and collaboration with others.Serve as a first-line resource to principal investigators and staff on financial matters in the work unit.
Understand and participate in cross-training on core functions in the work area or unit; serve as a backup to other functions.
- Advanced proficiency in business applications, such as Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.User knowledge and demonstrated experience of financial systems; internet and computer literacy.Understanding and ability to apply basic accounting skills and concepts.Demonstrated communication skills, including ability to prepare materials for and clearly and effectively communicate information to internal audiences and client groups.Basic project management skills and ability to contribute as part of a project team.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
- Constantly sitting. Frequently perform desk-based computer tasks, use telephone, writing by hand, sort/file paperwork.Occasionally stand/walk, lift/carry objects weighing 11-20 pounds.Rarely reach/work above shoulder.
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide,