General Ledger Financial Analyst
Core
Ensures accuracy and integrity of the organization's general ledger, financial reporting, grant accounting, and equity holdings analysis for a university innovation center.
Role type
General Ledger Financial Analyst
Builds
Monthly financial packages, budget-to-actual reports, grant financial reports, and equity valuation analyses.
Domain
Higher Education / Financial Management
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
General ledger accounting, grant accounting, budget preparation, financial forecasting, bank reconciliations, journal entry preparation, financial reporting, compliance with sponsor requirements, internal billing, cost center reviews, tax filing preparation, standard operating procedure development.
Preferred skills
Financial planning, controllership, financial policy development, financial systems knowledge, higher education experience, grant administration experience.
Technologies
Microsoft Excel, budgeting and planning systems, grant management systems, HR and workflow management systems, accounting systems.
Responsibilities
Prepare annual budgets and monthly forecasts; perform award accounting and prepare journal entries; enter grant budgets and review funding proposals; track grant deliverables and prepare financial reports; process cost corrections and payroll adjustments; record internal transfers and billing; perform bank reconciliations; conduct monthly financial reviews of cost centers; process bad debt write-offs and credit card transactions; reconcile legal invoices; submit annual tax filings; develop standard operating procedures; support special projects in procurement and investment structures.
Seniority
Mid-level Individual Contributor