Senior Financial Analyst

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

The School of Public Health (SPH) is seeking a strategic and forward‑thinking Senior Financial Analyst to support Financial Affairs Management within OSPH. This role assists and reports to the Director of Finance with financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management across the school. This role is ideal for a collaborative financial leader who thrives in a dynamic academic environment and is passionate about driving operational excellence and long‑term financial sustainability. This is an individual contributor role. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive financial leadership and support across all OSPH departments.
• Lead the development, review, and analysis of financial projections, identifying risks and presenting actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Evaluate, prioritize, and oversee capital projects from proposal through implementation.
• Direct and manage performance evaluation processes for departments or teams, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Develop and recommend strategies to achieve financial objectives and strengthen financial performance.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on financial and compliance matters, assessing business processes and recommending improvements to enhance operational impact.
• Prepare and deliver complex financial reports to support data‑driven decision‑making.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, or other related field

• Experience 4 years of progressively responsible experience in finance and/or accounting with experience in planning, forecasting, and financial analysis.

JOB DUTIES

• Completes variety of complex monthly financial management reports and reviews all reports for errors and inconsistencies; analyzes variations in forecasts and actual performance; determines reasons for variance; develops recommendations for improvement; completes written summaries of financial data.
• Prepares and/or supervises preparation of monthly financial reports, schedules for annual financial reports, and reports to various government agencies, ensuring conformance of such reports with applicable procedures and regulations of University of Texas System and Federal and State agencies.
• Identifies areas of poor performance, presents findings, and makes recommendations to upper management.
• Prepares financial models and conducts financial analyses.
• May maintain controls for policies and procedures for financial system; develops and maintains delegation of authority of various procedures, such as check requests, refunds, invoice approval, bad debt write-offs, etc.
• Completes more complex special projects as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Work requires ability to maintain a high level of precision in work performed.
• Work requires exercise of considerable judgment in interpretation of policy and application of procedures.
• Work requires knowledge of complex financial analysis and forecasting procedures.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

Working Conditions

• Office Setting

Salary Information

Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.