Senior Financial Analyst I

🇺🇸 Newark, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $81K - $116K 💻 Finance 🗓️ June 1st, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst I. The role involves recording, reviewing, and monitoring financial transactions, conducting financial analysis and budgeting, preparing financial reports, assisting in financial system improvements, and participating in month-end and year-end close processes to ensure accurate account reconciliations and variance analysis.

Highlights

Participate in month-end and year-end finance close processes, including journal entry preparation and reconciliation.

Prepare account reconciliations and financial analysis for state accounts, sponsored, and non-sponsored programs.

Review expense requests such as Travel Expense Reports, Check Requests, and Purchasing Requisitions before CFO or Business Manager approval.

Prepare monthly and quarterly profit and loss statements with variance analysis for assigned projects or accounts.

Required knowledge in spreadsheet applications and database systems used in financial or accounting contexts.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field, plus four years of progressively responsible financial analytical experience; experience may substitute for degree on a year-for-year basis.

Position is full-time, exempt, with a standard 37.5-hour workweek.

Salary range from $81,155 to $116,172, with a mid-range of $97,671; final offer considers candidate qualifications and available funds.

Works within Rutgers School of Nursing, part of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), serving projects and accounts aligned with nursing education and research.