Financial Analyst I, Emergency Medicine

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking a Financial Analyst I to support day-to-day financial management and reporting. Working under the supervision of the Financial Manager, the role contributes to monthly and annual deliverables, budget activities, and financial analysis, with increasing complexity as experience grows.

Role Focus

In this onsite position in Dallas, TX, you will assist senior analysts with preparation and review of financial reporting, support budgeting and forecast efforts, and help with financial modeling and analysis. The work includes identifying performance issues, explaining forecast versus actual results, and documenting financial data through written summaries.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior analysts to complete monthly financial management reports.
• Assist with preparing monthly financial reports and schedules for annual financial reports, ensuring conformance with applicable procedures and regulations of the University of Texas System and relevant federal and state agencies.
• Support annual budget preparation and budget projections.
• Prepare financial models and conduct financial analyses.
• Assist with special projects as requested.
• Complete monthly financial management reports and review reports for errors and inconsistencies.
• Analyze variations between forecasts and actual performance, determine reasons for variance, and develop recommendations for improvement, including written summaries of financial data.
• Assist in preparing monthly financial reports, schedules for annual financial reports, and reports to various government agencies, ensuring conformance with applicable procedures and regulations.
• Identify areas of poor performance, present findings, and make recommendations to upper management.
• May assist with maintaining controls for policies and procedures for the financial system, including developing and maintaining delegation of authority for procedures such as check requests, refunds, invoice approval, and bad debt write-offs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, or other related field
• No experience required
• Ability to complete work with high level of precision
• Exercise of considerable judgment in interpreting policy and applying procedures
• Knowledge of financial analysis and forecasting procedures

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare with no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

Working Conditions

• Office setting

Security Notice

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.