Financial Analyst
Finance/Accounting/Billing
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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Financial Analyst.
In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for assisting in financial analysis, reporting and monitoring post award financial performance and effectiveness of the Perlmutter Cancer Center. The Financial Analyst (FA) will be tasked with understanding PCC revenues, expenses, and accounting structure across clinical trials, discretionary, grants, and operating accounts to produce accurate and timely financial information to aid in decision making. The FA is responsible for managing and analyzing the financial operations of the Center by monitoring standard activities in accordance with the Centers internal controls and financial standard operating procedures, The FA offers analytical support by collecting and interpreting relevant financial data, maintaining tools and databases, and generating standard financial actions and reports used to produce accurate and timely financial information to aid in decision making . Success in this role relies as much on technical knowledge as it does on communication skills, as the FA is expected to maintain a very close working relationship with Center Faculty. This position reports directly to the Finance Manager, Financial Planning, Analysis and Budget.
Job Responsibilities:
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Generates financial reports; interprets reports and alerts Faculty and Financial Manager to potential issues.
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Provides financial support to Faculty, Financial Manager and Assistant Director as required; prepares cost transfers and monthly Journal Vouchers (JVs) and tracks to ensure they are booked timely and accurately.
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Develops and maintains tools and databases to accurately capture and interpret financial data.
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Assists in development and implementation of internal controls and financial SOPs for the Cancer Center.
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Prepare reporting packages and financial templates with detailed analysis based on requirements from leadership.
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Reviews Accounts Payable documents, Personnel changes against the budget and actual spending and alerts the Faculty to potential issues.
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Identifies and investigates financial errors and makes inquiries with Central Finance and General Accounting to determine cause of problem; proposes appropriate solutions to resolve the issue timely and accurately.
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Ensure compliant use of all funding sources including philanthropy and recommend and implement changes to maintain balanced accounts and help resolve funding overages when necessary.
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Provide ad-hoc financial analysis for special projects.
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Develop and maintain productive working relationships with the necessary teams to address relevant issues and process improvement.
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Contribute energetically to an environment of effective financial reporting and analysis, time management and prioritization, compliance with regulations, and adoption of leading practices.
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Other duties as assigned
Additional Position Specific Responsibilities:
Transactions:
Submit transactions in PeopleSoft HCM related to salary allocation changes. Ensuring appropriate budget availability and accurate chartstrings.
Reviews and approves PeopleSoft Financials transactions related to requisitions, PCard verifications and travel and expense reports, with an understanding of business expense policies and verifying budget availability.
Submits requests for new chartstrings as needed.
Submits eJVs or Cost Transfers to transfer expenses as needed.
Monthly Analysis and Reports:
Prepares monthly P&L reports that are saved in the departmental shared drive and share with Faculty.
Prepares monthly analysis of non-sponsored chartstrings directly managed by faculty/Principal Investigators.
Audits, monitors and schedules reports of departmental financial activities, such as faculty expenditures and funding allocation changes.
Prepared ad-hoc worksheets and other reports
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Bachelor Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field, with 1-3 years relevant work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Superior communication skills, both written and verbal.
Possess strong customer service and problem solving skill sets.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Enterprise Systems. PeopleSoft or Oracle preferred.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.
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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $66,300.00 - $75,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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