Finance and Data Analyst

The CAS Financial Data Analyst role is for someone who likes to dig into messy data and figure out what's actually going on. Enjoys being asked questions like "why does this look off?" or "can we understand this better?" Is comfortable doing both hands-on reporting work and deeper analysis. Wants to learn the business side (finance/operations) and not just build reports in isolation. You'll work closely with our finance and HR team and leadership to:

This is a great fit if you:

As the largest unit on campus, the College of Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of the Carolina experience. The College consists of 43 academic departments and curricula, 30+ programs, centers and institutes; home to more than 19,000 undergraduate students and approximately 2,400 graduate students, nearly 1,000 tenured, tenure-track and fixed-term faculty and more than 600 EHRA Non-Faculty and SHRA employees.

The College of Arts & Sciences, administered by the Dean, consists of seventy-one academic departments, curricula, programs, centers, and Institutes. The College is divided into multiple divisions, which are overseen by Senior Associate Deans. All academic departments and curricula are assigned to one of the following three divisions Fine Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, and Social Sciences & Global Programs. A fourth division, Undergraduate Education, houses curriculum and instructional innovation, honors and distinguished scholarships, and student academic support. These Senior Associate Deans, along with the Senior Associate Deans for Operations and Strategy, Research and Innovation, and Development; Associate Deans for Human Resources and Communications, all report to the Dean.

The College's Business Operations, led by the Senior Associate Dean for Operations and Strategy, comprise of nearly 70 staff and include the divisions of Finance and Budget Management, Human Resources, Information Technology and Data Analytics, Facilities, and Dean's Office administration.

To learn more about the College's mission, vision, and values, please visit the overview section of our website: https://college.unc.edu/overview/.

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

The Senior Financial Data Analyst is responsible for providing advanced business intelligence, analytical, and systems expertise in support of the college's finance and budget operations. This position will design, develop, implement, and maintain data visualization, business intelligence, and other analytics solutions to support data-informed decision-making, promote efficiencies, and help achieve the college's mission and objectives. The Senior Analyst will collaborate closely with the college's IT team to develop resources and implement a shared strategy for the use of financial data. This role functions with a high degree of independence, making key decisions while working in partnership with leadership across the college to meet financial objectives.

Key Duties Include:

- Data Analytics and Financial Modeling Support: Design and develop financial modeling, data visualization, and business intelligence solutions to support budgeting, reporting, and planning. Collaborate with the IT team to implement systems that improve data analysis capabilities and support financial decision-making.

- Financial and Budget Report Development: Prepare and analyze financial and budget reports to monitor compliance, regulatory requirements, and performance. Provide reporting solutions that support operational and business decisions across the college.

- Business Process Improvement and Implementation: Lead projects to test and implement new business processes related to finance, budgeting, and reporting, ensuring that these processes are optimized for efficiency and accuracy.

- Collaboration and Support: Serve as a liaison between finance and IT teams, ensuring that systems and processes are aligned with the college's strategic goals. Provide technical expertise and data management solutions to support financial, human resources, and operational needs.

- Leadership in Data Strategy: Support the development and implementation of a shared data strategy to enhance the college's data infrastructure. Work independently and with key stakeholders to drive improvements in financial and budget processes.

Masters' and 2-4 years' experience; or Bachelors and 3-5 years' experience; or will accept a combination of related education and experience in substitution.

The candidate will demonstrate experience and confidence in independently extracting, manipulating, analyzing, interpreting, and documenting large complex data sets. Must have in-depth experience using a business intelligence reporting environment (Tableau preferred, SAS VA, OBIEE, Business Objects, other), creating complex reports and interacting with financial, HR or other operational data sources.

Technical Knowledge: Extensive knowledge and skill with database and applications systems analysis and programming. Detailed understanding of technical issues to design systems and reporting. Detailed knowledge of design, programming and reporting tools used in complex data environments, and ability to support development of sophisticated data solutions.

Technical Support: Extensive ability to solve problems of very high complexity and serve as a key resource to others.

Planning & Organizing: Ability to plan and organize day-to-day work and adapt workload, if necessary, due to unanticipated changes.

Project Management: Ability to lead complex projects involving multiple staff across specialty areas.

Consulting: Translates market and industry trends to communicate and provide consultation on issues and requests from clients that require the implementation or creation of a custom solution.

Knowledge of higher education finance and business operations. General knowledge of academic structures and familiarity with non-financial data sources.

Using the Other Document please provide: Sample dashboard ( PDF or screenshot) - optional * Work sample demonstrating financial or data analysis - optional

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.