Description:

The Office of Budget & Planning at Georgia State University is seeking to hire a Financial Reporting and Analytics Manager. Reporting to the Vice President for Financial Planning and Operations, the Financial Reporting and Analytics Manager will spearhead the development of a robust financial reporting platform that will promote quality and consistent financial reporting and analytics across the university.

The Office of Budget & Planning assists the university community in maximizing the utilization of fiscal resources in a manner that is consistent with guidelines established by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, as well as federal, state, and local government agencies. Through these efforts, the department supports the university's goal of becoming a leading urban research institution.

WHAT MAKES GSU A GREAT PLACE?

• Flexible work environment.
• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship.
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

The Financial Reporting and Analytics Manager will lead the development of a robust financial reporting platform that will promote quality and consistent financial reporting and analytics across the university.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Develop, maintain, and support financial reports and business intelligence tools.
• Produce a financial reporting packet and financial dashboards for diverse stakeholders.
• Identify financial reporting gaps, redundancies, and data challenges and work towards delivering solutions.
• Provide continuous development and improvement of the financial reporting function.
• Work with college and academic support administrators to produce monthly variance analysis.
• Develop forecast and multi-year planning models.
• Provide training on tools and financial models as needed.
• Produce documentation and training materials to promote self-service capabilities.
• Manage internal and external data requests and ad hoc analysis.

Disclaimer: This job requisition provides a high-level job description. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive or exclusive list of job duties. As such, job duties and/or responsibilities within the context of this job requisition may change at the discretion of the employee's direct supervisor.

Disclaimer:

This job requisition provides a high-level job definition. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive or exclusive list of job duties.

As such, job duties and/or responsibilities within the context of this job requisition may change at the discretion the employee's direct supervisor.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with financial analysis in higher education.
• Experience with dashboard creation and publishing using PowerBI or similar.
• Programming using Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to create effective and automated reports.
• Experience with Peoplesoft Financials.
• Strong analytical, financial, and organizational skills.