Senior Financial Analyst

The Senior Financial Analyst serves a key role within UVAFinance, supporting the financial and accounting operations, analysis, and strategic priorities of the division. This position is responsible for conducting financial and accounting analysis, ensuring accuracy through reconciliations and corrective activities, supporting core budgeting activities, and contributing to high-impact ad hoc analyses that support leadership decision-making.

The role operates at the intersection of financial and accounting operations, analytical problem-solving, and strategic support by translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights while ensuring consistency, accuracy, and transparency across financial processes.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a regular physical presence at least 3 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct financial transaction and account activity analyses, correcting or coordinating corrections or improvements as needed to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Support the development and ongoing refinement of the UVAFinance annual budget ensuring alignment with divisional priorities and financial targets while participating in defining and implementing process improvements
• Partner with functional leaders to monitor financial performance and support informed decision-making by leading monthly budget-to-actual analysis, identifying variances, trends, and risks, and providing clear summaries and recommendations to leadership
• Support the financial management, tracking, and reporting for investment funds projects in partnership with the program director, ensuring accurate and timely updates related to spend monitoring, tracking commitments, and impacts to institutional financial planning
• Support the development of executive-level financial materials, including analyses, summaries, and presentations that translate complex financial data into clear, concise insights tailored to leadership audiences
• Assist in tracking and monitoring divisional initiatives to support alignment between financial data and operational progress
• Lead and/or contribute to ad hoc analysis and special projects aligned with UVAFinance priorities
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field
• Five years of relevant financial analysis, budgeting, or planning experience
• Demonstrated experience with budget development, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with enterprise financial systems and planning tools such as Adaptive Planning or Anaplan

Preferred Competencies:

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent follow-through and accountability for completing tasks and tracking outcomes
• Ability to synthesize information and communicate clearly to different audiences
• Ability to bring structure and organization to evolving processes and activities
• Experience in higher education sector of non-profit organizations preferred

Anticipated Hiring Range: $95,000 – $115,000 per year commensurate with education, experience, certifications, and internal equity.

This position will remain open until filled. This is an exempt level, benefited position. The University will perform background checks on all hires (if required) prior to employment. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. For this role, the University will not sponsor or consider candidates requiring sponsorship for employment visas now or in the future.

Please apply online, and search for R0086543. Complete an application online with the following documents: 

• Resume

• Cover letter 

Upload all materials into the resume submission field; multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

Internal applicants: Search and apply for jobs on the UVA Internal Careers website.

For finalists, references will be completed via UVA’s standardized process using SkillSurvey. A total of up to five references will be requested via SkillSurvey for top candidates during the final phase of the interview process. A total of three references is required.

For questions about the application process, please contact Daniel Strong, Senior Recruiter at das6zb@virginia.edu.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.

Experience: 5+ years relevant professional experience.

Licensure: None, unless otherwise specified in job posting.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.