Join UC Berkeley in an exempt, monthly-paid, full-time finance role supporting divisional and campus budget planning. This onsite position (40 hours/week) is eligible for UC benefits, with details available through the University of California Compensation & Benefits website.
What you’ll do
The Financial Analyst partners with the Divisional Finance Lead (DFL) to complete moderate to complex financial analysis, maintain funding records and financial models, and support recurring close and forecasting activities. The work connects position planning and compensation analytics with budget, reporting, controls, and divisional business processes.
- Use professional concepts to perform moderate to complex financial analysis supporting position planning and compensation and position data analytics.
- Provide analytical support for complex budget, financial, or resource analysis projects.
- Support the divisional budget process and the campus budget process, including assisting the DFL with department budget allocations.
- Gather, analyze, and summarize information to support financial and resource plans, including allocation approaches, trended future requirements, operating forecasts, and sources and uses.
- Generate, modify, or design financial and resource reports, including analysis and forecasting for staff and faculty salary budgets, contracts, grants, gifts, endowments, and user fees.
- Partner with the DFL to ensure internal controls are addressed, maintained, and strengthened to protect University resources.
- Conduct complex financial or resource research and studies for internal department constituents, including periodic financial reports and recurring salary budget support.
- Support financial and/or resource analysis such as budget and financial analysis, forecasts and projections, staff or faculty salary or FTE analysis, enrollment analysis, and recharge or general rate analysis (including parking rates, copier rates, capital project rates, and student health charges), as well as student fees and related topics.
- Prepare, review, and/or approve financial transactions related to divisional billing and procurement, and support control unit travel and entertainment reviews.
- Support quarterly reporting and document procedures for financial activities.
- Perform UCPath transactional tasks under DFL supervision, and assist with recurring tasks such as monthly, quarterly, and fiscal close processes, revenue forecasting, key controls, and annual UCOP reporting as assigned.
- Respond to emergent campus stakeholder issues related to fee revenue policies and financial planning.
What you bring
- Ability to independently gather, organize, and analyze complex financial data to reach accurate, actionable conclusions.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey information verbally and in writing clearly and concisely.
- Proficiency using spreadsheets and software for complex financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reporting.
- Interpersonal skills across the organization, service orientation, critical thinking, and attention to detail.
- Organizational skills to multi-task in a high-volume environment.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and work through ambiguity.
- Team collaboration skills, including active participation in regular meetings and cross-colleague work.
- Intermediate to advanced capability with Microsoft Excel, along with Microsoft Word, Google Apps (Sheets/Docs), Smartsheet, and DocuSign.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Tools you’ll use
- Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Google Apps (Sheets/Docs), Smartsheet, DocuSign
- UCPath, BearBuy, CalPlanning, CalAnswers
Compensation
The budgeted annual range the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $85,300 - $154,300. The targeted hiring range is $90,000 to $130,000, commensurate with experience.
Application timeline
The First Review Date for this job is August 17, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.
Preferred qualifications
- Thorough knowledge of UC Berkeley finance policies, practices, and systems, including how the UC Berkeley budget process works and how to support divisional finance, and/or the ability to learn.
- Thorough knowledge of internal control practices and their impact on protecting UC Berkeley resources, and/or the ability to learn.
- Working knowledge of campus financial and HR systems (BearBuy, CalPlanning, CalAnswers, UCPath) and/or the ability to learn.
Location: Berkeley, CA (onsite)
Position type: Exempt, monthly-paid; full-time (40 hours/week) Career position eligible for UC benefits.
For the comprehensive benefits package details, visit the University of California’s Compensation & Benefits website.
