Maintain detailed knowledge of applicable funding allocations,
awards, strategies, restrictions, allowable uses, periods of
availability, reporting requirements, and other financial
requirements.
Maintain a comprehensive inventory of significant state and
federal funded initiatives within the assigned portfolio.
Track funding by source, award or strategy, organization,
program, initiative, and other relevant classifications.
Monitor actual expenditures, commitments, and other activity
against available funding and approved financial plans.
Maintain current projections of full-year funding
utilization.
Identify potential underutilization, overutilization, funding
gaps, or other financial risks.
Investigate significant differences between planned and actual
utilization.
Coordinate with Finance Business Partners, program owners, and
organizational leadership to address projected funding gaps, unused
balances, and required actions.
Provide regular updates to Financial Performance &
Reporting and FP&A leadership regarding funding status,
utilization, risks, compliance considerations, and required
actions.
Funding Strategy and Utilization
- Develop and maintain a proactive University-wide approach to
the financial management and utilization of assigned state and
federal funding.
- Identify eligible expenditures that may appropriately be funded
through available state or federal sources.
- Evaluate opportunities to align eligible expenditures with
available funding in accordance with applicable requirements.
- Perform financial analysis supporting expenditure
reclassification or funding realignment where permitted and
appropriate.
- Analyze historical utilization patterns and identify
opportunities to improve future planning, execution, and financial
performance.
- Partner with FP&A leadership to incorporate state and
federal funding considerations into annual budgets, forecasts, and
long-range financial plans.
Reimbursement and Drawdown Management
- Monitor reimbursement, drawdown, expenditure, and reporting
deadlines and coordinate timely submission of required financial
information.
- Coordinate supporting financial documentation required for
reimbursements, drawdowns, and funding-related reporting.
- Review reimbursement and drawdown calculations for completeness
and accuracy.
- Track reimbursement and drawdown activity from initiation
through receipt or completion.
- Reconcile reimbursement and drawdown activity with University
financial records.
- Identify outstanding items and coordinate appropriate follow-up
with responsible stakeholders.
- Maintain documentation supporting calculations, submissions,
eligibility, and funding utilization.
- Provide regular reporting regarding submitted, outstanding, and
completed reimbursement and drawdown activity.
Compliance and Documentation
- Monitor assigned state and federal funded initiatives for
financial compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies,
award terms, funding restrictions, and agency requirements.
- Maintain documentation supporting the eligibility and
utilization of funded expenditures.
- Develop and maintain standardized procedures and controls for
financial monitoring, reporting, and documentation of assigned
funding initiatives.
- Maintain auditable records supporting state and federal funding
activity.
- Partner with Accounting, Sponsored Programs, Internal Audit,
Compliance, program owners, and other stakeholders on
funding-related reviews.
- Support internal and external audits, monitoring reviews, and
other compliance activities related to assigned funding
initiatives.
Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Develop recurring financial performance and funding utilization
reports for assigned initiatives.
- Analyze actual expenditures compared with approved budgets,
funding plans, and forecasts.
- Develop projections of expected year-end utilization by funding
source, award, strategy, program, or initiative as
appropriate.
- Develop clear financial commentary explaining performance,
utilization, risks, variances, and required actions.
- Maintain dashboards and scorecards showing funding balances,
expenditures, commitments, reimbursements, drawdowns, and projected
utilization.
- Provide Financial Performance & Reporting, FP&A, and
executive leadership with clear reporting regarding assigned
funding and broader financial performance matters.
Budgeting and Forecasting
- Partner with Financial Planning & Analysis to incorporate
state and federal funding into the University’s annual budget and
financial forecasts.
- Develop assumptions regarding expected funding, timing,
restrictions, and allowable expenditures.
- Maintain forecasts of funding utilization throughout the fiscal
year.
- Coordinate with Finance Business Partners and program owners to
identify planned expenditures and appropriate funding sources.
- Identify forecasted funding surpluses, shortfalls, timing
risks, or other financial issues and recommend corrective
actions.
- Support development of multi-year funding assumptions and other
financial performance analyses as assigned.
% FTE
1.0
Hiring Range
$80,870.19 - $103,109.49
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business
Administration, or a related field.
- Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, or another
Business-related field preferred.
Required Licensing/Certification
MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of governmental or public-sector financial management
principles and financial performance reporting.
- Strong understanding of state and federal funding, restricted
funding, reimbursement and drawdown processes, compliance, and
financial reporting.
- Ability to interpret complex funding requirements, regulations,
policies, award terms, and guidance.
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial
analysis, reconciliation, and fund management.
- Ability to identify eligible expenditures, evaluate appropriate
funding sources, and assess financial performance and
utilization.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, and
critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to independently analyze complex financial issues and
develop actionable recommendations.
- Ability to maintain detailed financial records and support
documentation.
- Strong understanding of internal controls, financial
compliance, and audit requirements.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial
analysis.
- Working knowledge of ERP, reporting, and business intelligence
systems.
Work Experience
Required:
- Minimum of five to seven years of progressively responsible
experience in finance, budgeting, governmental accounting,
public-sector finance, grants management, funding administration,
financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, or a related
discipline.
- Experience performing financial analysis, reconciliation,
budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex financial activities
across multiple organizations and stakeholders.
- Experience working with enterprise financial systems and
advanced spreadsheet analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate financial information and
recommendations to management and organizational leadership.
Preferred:
- Experience within Texas higher education, Texas state
government, or another public-sector organization.
- Knowledge of higher education funding structures and state and
federal financial reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated experience working with restricted, designated,
appropriated, grant-funded, or other externally funded financial
resources.
- Experience interpreting state or federal funding requirements,
award terms, policies, regulations, or financial compliance
requirements.
- Ability to maintain the security or integrity of critical
infrastructure, which may include communications systems, computer
networks and systems, cybersecurity systems, electrical grid,
hazardous waste treatment or water treatment system.
Working/Environmental Conditions
- Limited standing and/or walking.
- Handling light weight objects.
- Using or carrying equipment.
- Stoop, bend, or lift.
Desired start date
Position End Date (if temporary)
Posting Detail Information
UA EEO Statement
It is the policy of Texas Southern University to provide a work
environment that is free from discrimination for all persons
regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
individuals with disability, sexual orientation, or protected
veteran status in its programs, activities, admissions or
employment policies. This policy of equal opportunity is strictly
observed in all University employment-related activities such as
advertising, recruiting, interviewing, testing, employment
training, compensation, promotion, termination, and employment
benefits. This policy expressly prohibits harassment and
discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion,
gender, gender identity, genetic history, national origin,
individuals with disability, age, citizenship status, or protected
veteran status. This policy shall be adhered to in accordance with
the provisions of all applicable federal, state and local laws,
including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act.
Manual of Administrative Policies and Procedures
Close Date
11/13/2026
Open Until Filled (overrides close field)
No
Special Instructions to Applicants
Open to all applicants.
Posting Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting,
Business Administration, or a related field? Master’s degree in
finance, Accounting, or another Business-related field preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business
Administration, or a related field.
- Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, or another
Business-related field.
- None of the above.
- * Do you a minimum of five to seven years of progressively
responsible experience in finance, budgeting, governmental
accounting, public-sector finance, grants management, funding
administration, financial planning and analysis, financial
reporting, or a related discipline?
- * Do you have experience performing financial analysis,
reconciliation, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting?
- * Do you have experience working with enterprise financial
systems and advanced spreadsheet analysis?
- * Do you have one of the following: MBA, CPA, or CMA?
- * Do you have experience within Texas higher education, Texas
state government, or another public-sector organization?
- * Do you have knowledge of higher education funding structures
and state and federal financial reporting requirements?
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Official Transcripts
Optional Documents
- Other Document
- Reference Letter 1
- Reference Letter 2
- Reference Letter 3
