Financial Analyst Supervisor

Job Summary

This Financial Analyst Supervisor provides expert and comprehensive financial, analytical, and administrative oversight and planning for operating funds, gifts/endowments, grants, and contracts. The position also serves as a supervisor to finance and operations assistants and includes management of post-award activities and research core services for the MIND Institute and the IRC.

Primary responsibilities include financial analysis, planning and reporting; preparing and reviewing contracts (e.g., purchase agreements, revenue agreements, and service agreements) including budget development; administering and managing grant/contract funds; identifying potential agencies and programs for funding; managing research core recharges; supervision, and working with the School of Medicine Pre-Award unit on research contract and grant proposals submitted by MIND Institute faculty.

This position requires expertise in financial analysis and planning, managing complex grants, i.e., infrastructure/center awards from federal agencies, in addition to possessing in-depth knowledge of university accounting policies, contracts, and grant polices and procedures, strong organizational and analytical skills, attention to detail, good customer service, and experience with supervision.

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February 5, 2026, at 11:59 PM

Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload a license and/or certification if required for the position.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Health Administration, Public Administration, Business, or related field of study, and/or equivalent experience/training
• Extensive experience in budget preparation, analysis, reconciliation, and forecasting, with the ability to control complex budgets and anticipate potential problems
• Experience supervising employees and managing performance
• Extensive experience in exercising professional judgement, discretion, and tact, maintaining confidentiality, assessing situations, needs, and issues, and identifying and developing solutions/strategies within the scope of this position
• Outstanding customer service skills and ability to serve a diverse clientele (e.g., faculty, staff, external agencies)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to understand and appropriately respond to multiple and frequent inquiries, requests, and instructions in a courteous, cooperative and professional manner
• Tact, diplomacy and flexibility to effectively deal with leadership, faculty, staff, agencies, and others
• Ability to represent the department professionally
• Analytical and organizational skills to independently assume responsibility for the coordination and completion of complex projects requiring interactions with many individuals in a matrix organizational structure
• Ability to work with minimal direction and to take the initiative to follow up on projects
• Ability to solve problems quickly and expedite jobs to accommodate research needs, work with changing priorities, and a demanding workload
• Proficient in using spreadsheet and database applications for financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reports
• Ability to analyze financial data and reports to draw meaningful conclusions
• Possess strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated success with working independently as well as working in a team
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal financial guidelines as stated in the Uniform Guidance
• Knowledge of state and foundation grant/contract budgeting, financial reporting, and policies regarding the use of funds
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and University accounting policies and procedures
• Thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities in a publicly funded University
• Knowledge of applicable compliance requirements for research administration, i.e., human or animal subjects in research, financial conflict of interest, biosafety, etc.
• Proficient in using Aggie Enterprise and Microsoft 365, and/or ability to learn new applications related to finance, accounting, and research
• Knowledge of University policies and procedures on personnel and payroll, purchasing, travel, entertainment, transfers of expenses, invoicing, and collections
• Proficient in using spreadsheet and database applications for financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reports
• Ability to analyze financial data and reports to draw meaningful conclusions
• Possess strong attention to detail

• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) and/or Research Administration Certification
• Experience working with and/or knowledge of individuals with Neurodevelopmental conditions

• 60% - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS
• 25% - SUPERVISION
• 5% - STRATEGIC PLANNING
• 5% - POST-AWARD GRANTS MANAGEMENT
• 5% - OTHER DUTIES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

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