Senior Reporting & Data Analyst

   

This position is located on the Cornell University Campus in Ithaca, New York. You will be expected to work on the Ithaca campus, although you may be permitted to perform a portion of your work remotely.

No Visa sponsorship or relocation is available for this position.

Who we are:

Located in Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University is a bold, innovative, inclusive, and dynamic teaching and research university where staff, faculty, and students alike are challenged to make an enduring contribution to the betterment of humanity. Cornell University is one of the largest and most diverse institutions in the Ivy League. We are a community of 22,000 students and more than 10,000 faculty and staff members representing more than 80 countries and hundreds of disciplines—global cultures, backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and ideas.

We strive to be a welcoming, caring, healthy, and equitable community where students, faculty, and staff with different backgrounds, perspectives, abilities, and experiences can learn, innovate, and work in an environment of respect, and feel empowered to engage in any community conversation. As a member of the Cornell University community, it is important to recognize our shared responsibility to each other to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all. Cornell Core values.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

The Division for Budget and Planning is comprised of dedicated individuals organized into several service units to oversee several campus-wide operations and services, including the University Budget Office, Institutional Research and Planning, Capital & Space Planning, and the development of academic planning and business intelligence systems.

The University Budget Office, works with units across the university to develop, report and implement the Ithaca campus operating budget.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Director of Annual Operating Budget & Consolidations, the Senior Reporting & Data Analyst plays a key role in the Budget Office, focusing on data aggregation, reporting, and ensuring the integrity of financial information. This position is essential for delivering accurate and timely financial data that supports the university's strategic planning and decision-making processes.

Responsibilities include:

• Extracting, consolidating, and managing large datasets from various sources to develop and maintain a wide range of financial and budget reports, such as Sources & Uses, May Book, unit-specific dashboards, and reports generated from the university’s budgeting software, Longview.
• Validating HR data that feeds into the budgeting software on an annual basis to create position budgets, with all data subsequently flowing into the university's financial ERP system, Kuali Financials.
• Support the annual operating budget cycle by performing comprehensive data reconciliations and validations within Longview, ensuring consistency and accuracy across all reports.
• Create and maintain reports and tools that enhance budgeting practices across the campus community.
• Drive continuous improvement by developing innovative tools and reports that improve data transparency and accessibility for end users.
• Collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, including college and departmental business administrators and technical staff, to maintain data integrity and consistency across all reporting platforms.

Position requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years of experience in finance or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with complex datasets.
• Detail-oriented and demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent organizational, forecasting, planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Customer-service oriented with strong communication skills, enabling the ability to effectively work with a broad range of staff across the University.
• Sophisticated reasoning skills and ability to interpret established policies and procedures.
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.

Preferred qualifications for the position include:

• Knowledge of Cornell systems including but not limited to Kuali Financial System, Workday, OAS, and Longview.
• Experience with Tableau and Tableau Prep.
• Experience with Longview Planning or OLAP systems.
• Experience with data visualization software.
• Prior experience working in higher education.

What we offer:

Great benefits that include educational benefits, access to a plethora of wellness programs, employee discounts, health care, paid vacation, health/personal time, 12 university paid holidays (including end of year winter break through New Year’s Day) and employer retirement contributions.

Cornell is situated in picturesque Ithaca, New York, the heart of the Finger Lakes. Ithaca is home to two academic institutions, state parks, waterfalls, gorges, and a wide range of art galleries, theaters, eateries, wineries, and breweries. Ithaca is an active and diverse community to work and thrive in and has something to suit all ages and interests!

   

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University Job Title:

Finance Specialist IV

Job Family:

Fin/Budget/Planning

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$91,686.00 - $112,061.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Susie Jackson

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• Prior relevant work or industry experience

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position

• Unique applicable skills

• Academic Discipline

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2024-09-26