Location: Houston, TX
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
## **Summary** The Department of Medicine and IQuESt: The Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, is seeking a financial analyst to join our team at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX. As the largest center for Health Services Research in the Southwest, our mission is to improve health and well-being through innovations in health care delivery. The selected candidate will be an enthusiastic, detail-oriented individual who is passionate about contributing to the field of health services research. ## **Job Duties** - Analyzes and monitors budgets for compliance throughout the year; requests budget revisions. - Monitors expenses and financial accounts. - Performs account reconciliation and makes journal entries. - Performs financial analysis and forecasts budgets; prepares routine and specialized financial reports. - Interacts with all levels of personnel within the departments/division and other financial departments within the institution to resolve issues related to accounting transactions or reconciliation items. - Assists with clearing out deficits, review and confirmation of payments and expenses, residual transfers, and closeout. - Provides data to analyze department's cost of research and present to the department leadership. - Meets with the principal investigator as needed to review research finance status. - Oversees spending trends on post-award grant accounts to ensure that budgets are being adhered to and expenses are allowable. - Meets with faculty as needed to proactively plan for spending and proper financial management of grant accounts including ensuring proper credits and debits have been applied to each account. - Prepares and reviews routine finance reports, or monthly or as needed. - Performs other job-related duties as assigned. ## **Minimum Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field. - Two years of relevant experience. ## **Preferred Qualifications**