CareerPlan

Financial Analyst III

Cambridge, MA, usFull-time2026-11-10 → 2026-11-11
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Support the Harvard Kennedy School's financial planning, budgeting, and analysis activities by managing data, building models, and producing reports for departments and centers.

Role type

Senior Financial Analyst (Budget & Planning)

Builds

Financial models, projections, and quantitative analyses for strategic planning

Domain

Higher Education Finance / Public Sector

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Financial modeling, budget management, data analysis, GAAP knowledge, financial systems proficiency, advanced Excel

Preferred skills

Harvard financial systems experience, finance/accounting degree

Technologies

HUBS, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint), financial data systems

Responsibilities

Pull, combine, reconcile, and upload financial data from multiple sources; migrate data and processes to new financial applications; analyze and project budgets for multiple centers; review quarterly and year-end results to identify variances; develop financial reports to support decision-making; monitor accounts and deficits; troubleshoot data variances between systems.

Seniority

Mid-Senior level (5+ years experience)