Financial Analyst, The Office of Finance, Administration and Budget

Indiana University Bloomington is seeking a Financial Analyst to support fiscal management, budgeting, analytics, and strategic planning. This role involves providing financial expertise, ensuring compliance with policies, and delivering necessary financial information to support decision-making processes.

What you'll do:

• Prepares ad hoc and scheduled analyses of IU and IUF financial activity, comparing current activity to prior years and to budget
• Investigates and explains variances, identifies trends, and works to understand the activity underlying the numbers
• Synthesizes data into a clear narrative that is meaningful to unit leaders so they can respond and make decisions about the allocation of resources
• Regularly explains financial concepts to non-financial employees, conveying what a number means and not just what it is
• Supports the organization's financial transaction processing
• Reviews requested transactions for compliance with applicable policy
• Provides the information needed to request transaction processing through Shared Services
• Reviews financial statements and makes adjusting entries in the Kuali Financial System (KFS) to both actual and budget data
• Reconciles financial statements on a timely basis
• Stays knowledgeable about existing and emerging tools including automation and AI capabilities that improve analysis, reporting, and documentation as well as financial policies and processes
• Participates, as appropriate, in the review of new policies and processes and provides feedback
• Drafts documentation regarding policies and processes to share with employees in the units served. Provides follow-up communication and training as necessary

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• 1 year in finance, financial administration, accounting, or related field
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Articulate and responsive to colleagues
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Performs work independently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Knowledge of IU systems, including HRMS, the KFS general ledger, Buy IU, and Emburse
• Experience with business intelligence and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Experience applying AI or automation tools to financial workflows
• A strong foundation in accounting, including knowledge of accounting and budgeting standards and procedures

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans