Financial Services Analyst

The Anderson School is a complex Academic unit with an annual operating budget of approximately $180 million that includes state funding, self-supporting degree programs, contracts and grants, endowment and gift income as well as multiple sales and service enterprises, and other sources. The incumbent will use their advanced understanding of business practices and organizational policies and procedures to provide analyses for varied and complex budgetary and financial activities of the school. Will oversee a variety of income and revenue streams and expense and transfer activities. Provide complex projections for multi-year gift income and oversee the usage of gift funds. Analyze current and historical data to produce ad-hoc financial reports. Will assess best practices and procedures for the school as it pertains to financial and business activities. Consult with management on trends and make recommendations for budgetary and strategic planning purposes. Exercising independent initiative, incumbent is responsible for troubleshooting difficult financial and transactional issues and creating a framework to minimize future problems. Incumbent will evaluate and streamline processes to optimize efficiency, develop procedures and best practices, and ensure systems users are properly trained and held accountable. As the team lead ensure excellent customer service and independently develop mechanisms to communicate policies, procedures, and current updates to various constituencies, and be the subject matter expert on policies, procedures, and systems use. Will also act as the resolution point for issues. Ensure prompt and timely execution of transactions using the UCLA systems such as BruinBuy Plus, Concur, OFSR, MTF, and Transact. Review the financial activities of the school and ensure transactions are addressed timely and appropriately. Take a lead role in the annual fiscal closing of the school. Incumbent will develop and improve training materials and conduct ongoing training for new and continuing users of UCLA's financial systems. Act as Department Security Administrator and assist the CFO in conducting annual reviews of systems access and controls. Be an active participant in audits and create a strong framework for activity to withstand audit scrutiny. Manage student workers and their duties. Other duties as assigned.