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Rutgers University

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.

  • Union affiliation: HPAE 5094; payroll managed through PeopleSoft.