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Embark on a journey with Stanford University by joining their esteemed Office of the President and Provost team in Palo Alto, CA as a Senior Financial Analyst. This hybrid position requires a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and accuracy in a fast-paced environment. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you'll play a pivotal role in managing key areas within their finance operation, providing critical financial analysis, generating forecasts, and making recommendations. If you're a highly motivated financial analyst with a proactive mindset, stellar communication skills, and passion for customer service this role may be for you. 

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be a part of Stanford's financial excellence– submit your resume today!

Description: What you'll be doing

Another Source’s client, Stanford University, is recruiting a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Office of the President and Provost team. This is a hybrid opportunity working from the Palo Alto campus three days a week.

About the Office of the President and Provost (PPO):  

As the University's visionary leader in academia and finance, the President and Provost Office plays a pivotal role in sculpting a dynamic academic landscape and ensuring robust financial vitality. From steering academic programs to orchestrating seamless administrative coordination, the Provost is at the helm of a transformative journey. 

Under the President’s and Provost's guidance, our finance team takes center stage, expertly managing the PPO consolidated budget. They're not just number crunchers; they are architects of financial systems that power 25 administrative units within PPO, fostering a resilient and thriving academic community. Join us in this exciting venture where academic excellence and financial acumen converge for a future of unparalleled success. 

• Learn more about Stanford University here: https://www.stanford.edu/about/
• Learn more about Stanford University Office of the Provost here: https://provost.stanford.edu/about-the-office/

Anticipated Salary Range: $107,000 – $143,000 depending on experience. 

What you will be doing:  

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Senior Financial Analyst will play a pivotal role in shaping the institutions financial landscape. In this role, your expertise will be crucial in executing essential finance functions with a direct impact on our programs, necessitating a deep understanding of internal policies, systems, and external regulations. 

You will be responsible for managing key areas within our finance operation, providing critical financial analysis, generating forecasts, reviewing transactions, and making recommendations to PPO unit administrators and senior management. Your involvement in projects will include crafting budgets and forecasts, advocating best practices for proactive financial management, ensuring policy compliance, and serving as the go-to expert for complex financial, policy, procedural, and technical matters. 

This position manages a wide variety of tasks in a fast-paced environment, requiring a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, productivity, accuracy, organization, sound judgment and decision making. This position offers an opportunity to apply a proactive approach, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a passion for customer service. 

How you will be spending your time:  

• Performing highly analytical, complex finance and control functions; multi-dimensional and complex reconciliations and related analysis; preparing or reviewing and approving complex transactions and higher-level dollar value transactions.
• Researching, and synthesizing data; interpolating results from large amounts of data, identifying trends in data, drawing conclusions, developing solutions, presenting and implementing recommendations, and creating follow up analysis.
• Developing and maintaining complex budget and forecasting scenarios, long-range planning and analyses for financial reporting and presentations; designing and running ad hoc reports.
• Reviewing, designing, and implementing appropriate internal control programs, researching new regulations, and implementing approved changes. Managing compliance programs for area of responsibility, interpreting internal policy and external regulations, and creating and/or reviewing complex compliance reports.
• Engaging in continuous critical analysis of existing systems and processes; making recommendations to achieve greater efficiencies and improve internal controls. Defining requirements, developing, and implementing complex test cases, performing testing and analyzing results.

• Providing training on new financial systems. Representing organization to client group(s) and external partners; serving as a subject matter expert on matters that involve complex technical, financial, or subject matter expertise.
• Assessing client and business needs and formulating recommendations to determine the approach to managing and completing processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and six years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Advanced proficiency in business applications, such as Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
• Advanced knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning and financial systems; internet and computer literacy.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Advanced professional communication skills, including ability to prepare materials for and clearly and effectively communicate information to internal and external audiences, client groups, and management.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Demonstrated experience with fund accounting principles.
• Knowledge of Oracle Business Intelligence and the ability to design ad hoc queries or dashboards for broad use.
• Experience working in higher education. 

Benefits:

Stanford recognizes that living in the Bay Area comes with a high cost of living. Because of this, they are doing their absolute best to offer a total compensation package that creates an opportunity for you to thrive in a career at Stanford AND enjoy the beautiful Bay Area! How do they do that?

Being on campus means the opportunity to utilize world-class exercise facilities where you can grab a lunchtime workout to sustainability and environmental responsibility programs that make it easy to live your values:

• 20 recreational facilities
• 18 Mental health and wellness programs
• 7 On-site childcare facilities available to you

A caring culture! We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources:

• $6,000 in tuition and training assistance annually
• Up to 50% of Stanford's annual tuition cost applied to your child's undergraduate tuition across the nation https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/tgp
• 18 PTO/Vacation days per year
• Up to 5% of your base pay contributed automatically to your 403(b) a generous match
• 100% of your retirement account is fully vested immediately
• 17 Transportation programs and resources

Learn more about the benefits of working at Stanford:

https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards 

Why Stanford is for You:  Imagine a world without search engines or social platforms. Consider lives saved through first-ever organ transplants and research into curing illnesses. Stanford University has revolutionized the way we live and enriched the world. Supporting this mission is our diverse and dedicated 17,000 staff. We seek talent driven to impact the future of our legacy. Our culture and unique perks empower you with:

• Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit courses. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.
• A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.
• A healthier you. Climb our rock wall or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.
• Discovery and fun. Stroll through historic sculptures, trails, and museums.

• Enviable resources. Enjoy free commuter programs, ridesharing incentives, discounts and more!

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination:  

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

Another Source works with their clients, on a retained project basis. We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA , and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply and share your story with us. 

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