ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:


The College of Nursing is one of 14 colleges that comprise the University of South Florida and one of four colleges within USF Health. USF is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is designated as both a Research 1 and a Community-Engaged institution by the Carnegie Foundation. U.S. News & World Report has ranked USF as one of the nation's top 50 public universities for five consecutive years, and in 2023, USF earned its highest ranking ever among all universities public or private. The College of Nursing is recognized as a nursing education and research leader, serving over 2,400 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students annually. For the third consecutive year, our Master of Science in Nursing program ranked No. 1 among all public Florida Institutions and is proudly positioned at No. 24 nationally.

The College of Nursing is an integral part of the USF Health community. We live by our mission to employ the core values of excellence, innovation, inclusion, and respect to educate future nurses, advance nursing science, and implement evidence-based clinical practice to improve health and wellness.


POSITION SUMMARY:

This professional position provides financial and budget analysis, projections, examines variances, reconciles accounts, assist with management of fiscal resources at the college and its units (e.g. Florida Center for Nursing). This position will be responsible for P-card, travel, and purchasing.

The Fiscal and Business Analyst will provide financial information through budget projections and financial forecasting (e.g., expected cash flow, anticipated revenue or income) to help in financial planning, identifying trends in departmental spending, etc. Positions in this job class develop financial reports, statements, and spreadsheets for use by management in determining current and future financial position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as part of a team of fiscal & business personnel with responsibility for the appropriate accounting of E&G, grants and faculty overhead, start ups, and research incentive, convenience, USF Foundation accounts associated with the College. This position provides coordination and management of accounting and budgeting for all account types within the College of Nursing.

Resolves specific fiscal and accounting problems and disseminates information regarding university financial policies applicable to college operations, policy and procedures. Responsible for interpreting, facilitating, and implementing the accepted University accounting policies applicable within the College of Nursing. Recommends, developing and/or implementing policies and procedures to effectively administer all types of financial accounts. This job also ensures that financial activities are in compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations.

Reviews FAST/DataMart financial reports and communicates with faculty and staff regarding various funding issues to determine appropriate payroll expenditure transfers, payroll distribution, and salary changes. Reconciling, providing projections, generating what if scenarios, tracking expenditures and ensuring sufficient funds are available to cover all costs associated with these accounts.

Perform analytical analysis of departmental financial statements, including review of budget to actuals/variance analysis. Prepares and develops financial projections/forecasts, what if scenarios, financial reports, statements, and spreadsheets to consolidate financial activities, which are utilized by management. Prepares and develops financial projections/forecasts . Works with management on financial planning, data gathering, and reporting for various accounts. Will perform or serve as direct backup for all P-card, Purchasing and Travel related duties.

Performs other duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:

This position requires a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration or other field directly related to the position's specific responsibilities and two years of fiscal related work experience; or a Bachelor's degree in no specific required field and three years of fiscal related work experience; or five years fiscal related work experience

PREFERRED:

Familiar with GEMS (PeopleSoft), FAST, Finance Mart, Banner, and other university applications. Knowledge of principles and practices of budgeting and finance including the analysis and generating reporting data. Please upload cover letter and resume combined in PDF form.