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Requisition ID:  116896

Financial Analyst

The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS), Office of the Dean is seeking a Financial Analyst responsible for the maintenance of the integrity of non-sponsored financial information (budget and actual) for KSAS. The position also provides support to faculty and administrative staff regarding fiscal performance, compliance issues, and interpretation of financial policies, procedures and practices.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities


Financial Operations & Reporting (70%)

  • Assist in preparing non-sponsored budgets.
  • Develop annual School-wide budget control worksheet (ASBC) to account for faculty salaries, faculty research funds, and reserve totals.
  • Keep ASBC up to date to enable projection of budgetary need and surplus/deficit.
  • Prepare analytical and ad hoc reports as requested by the Deans.
  • Prepare annual summary of general funds over and under expenditures for each department; calculate carry forward balances and do necessary SAP transactions to adjust annual budget accordingly.
  • Maintain faculty start up, cost share and research budgets, reporting on current balances as requested.
  • Monitor financial reserves for KSAS; report status to Finance Deans at least monthly.
  • Perform revenue and expense transactions to maintain the integrity for all non-sponsored accounts.
  • Guide and assist in preparation of daily cash deposits
    • Validate deposits and audit cash journals.
    • Verify School’s cash and credit card receivables and communicate with bank, University Cash Receivables Office, and KSAS departments to resolve differences.
  • Develop financial reports for forecasting and results analysis that will assist in quarterly departmental reviews and monthly review of operations.
  • Evaluate requests for creation and termination of all non-sponsored budgets and communicate with Shared Services to set up or close accounts and to resolve issues.
    • Determine appropriate funding source and owning cost center for all new accounts and ensure supporting documentation is adequate and maintained.
    • Establish budgets in SAP and Oracle EPM.
  • Monitor and analyze KSAS Graduate Student Aid by reconciliation of budgets, revenues and expenditures, ISIS and Registrar’s reports.
    • Develop a monthly report and biannual projection.
  • Maintain current list of recipients and monitor open Named Faculty Chairs.


Unit Department Support (30%)

  • Monitor divisional office budgets and other departmental general funds budgets.
  • Verify and approve online payment requests, travel and business expense reimbursement requests, expense, revenue, and non-recurring transfers and shopping carts.
  • Monitor, identify, reconcile, communicate, and resolve prior year balances and over expenditures to administrative staff and faculty.
  • Analyze, and process all requests for faculty banking and develop monthly reports.
  • Provide expertise, training, and ensure compliance regarding procedures relating to SAP processing and financial processes and procedures.
  • Serve as intermediary with the Controller’s Office and Shared Services to resolve problems with accounting and budgetary transactions in SAP.
  • Assist with maintaining KASPER and the office Procedures Manual.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Must be proficient in Excel and in creating customized spreadsheets for financial reporting and budget detail.
  • Must have experience putting together Power Point presentations for school and university leadership.
  • Comfortable utilizing technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness (Excel, SharePoint, Tableau, OnBase, Adobe, database software).
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, all staff levels, and students and provide excellent customer service.
  • Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions with direction (as necessary) from others. Must be able to interpret technical and detailed guidelines, policies, and procedures, as well as explain or describe moderately complex information and presentation materials.
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative.
  • Demonstrated ability to use sound judgments in making decisions.
  • Must be highly efficient, able to set priorities and manage changing priorities in order to meet deadlines.
  • Knowledge of University and KSAS financial policies, practices and procedures.
  • Prefer knowledge of SAP/ECC, Analysis Reporting, CONCUR, Shopping Cart.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
  • Three years progressively responsible related financial/accounting experience.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

 

 

Classified Title: Financial Analyst   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PC  
Starting Salary Range: $53,800 - $94,400 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday/8:30 - 5:00 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Finance 
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law
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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week

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