Senior Financial Analyst, Orthopedics

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
UTSW is seeking an excellent Senior Financial Analyst with exceptional communication, critical thinking, and organizational skills to support the dynamic and growing Department of Orthopedic Surgery. This important role will provide critical support to departmental leadership through analysis of monthly reporting metrics and strategic initiatives. You will also help execute the department’s action plan and strengthen its financial reporting and variance analysis capabilities, providing faculty and program leaders with accurate, timely reports that enhance transparency, accountability, and decision-making.

Orthopedic Surgery is a fast-paced, high-impact department with a broad clinical, surgical, and academic mission, offering strong opportunities for professional growth and development. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will also have the opportunity to build leadership skills through mentoring and training. Our ideal candidate has software skills that include knowledge of Hyperion, SmartView, Microsoft Excel, and Access; experience with Adaptive Planning is a plus. If you enjoy challenging, fast-paced work and collaborating with top medical and surgical leaders in an environment with opportunity for growth, this is the position for you.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-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
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, or other related field 
   

• Experience
  4 years of progressively responsible experience in finance and/or accounting with experience in planning, forecasting, and financial analysis. 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Completes variety of complex monthly financial management reports and reviews all reports for errors and inconsistencies; analyzes variations in forecasts and actual performance; determines reasons for variance; develops recommendations for improvement; completes written summaries of financial data.
• Prepares and/or supervises preparation of monthly financial reports, schedules for annual financial reports, and reports to various government agencies, ensuring conformance of such reports with applicable procedures and regulations of University of Texas System and Federal and State agencies.
• Identifies areas of poor performance, presents findings, and makes recommendations to upper management.
• Prepares financial models and conducts financial analyses.
• May maintain controls for policies and procedures for financial system; develops and maintains delegation of authority of various procedures, such as check requests, refunds, invoice approval, bad debt write-offs, etc.
• Completes more complex special projects as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

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

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.