The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) invites applications for a Financial Analyst in the Office of Finance and Administration. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Administration, this position provides complex financial and operational analysis to support UTSI’s budgeting, planning, reporting, and strategic decision-making activities.
The Financial Analyst will collect and analyze financial, academic, research, personnel, enrollment, and operational data from multiple systems and transform that information into clear, actionable reports for campus leadership. The position will monitor actual results against budgets, identify trends and variances, develop financial forecasts and planning scenarios, and support the development and implementation of UTSI’s annual and long-range budgets.
This position will also serve as a primary point of contact for institutional data requests and will help improve and automate existing financial and managerial reports. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to explain complex financial and operational information to a variety of audiences.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.Â
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Â
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. Â
UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.Â
The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine. Â
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