Financial Analyst I

Job Title

Financial Analyst I

Agency

Prairie View A&M University

Department

Financial Administration

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Prairie View, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

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Important Immigration information:

A Presidential proclamation issued on September 19, 2025, imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions filed after September 21, 2025. Please be advised that Texas A&M University will NOT pay this fee. Therefore, if you need immigration sponsorship for your employment, we recommend that you consult with your private immigration counsel at your own expense to ascertain whether your current immigration status would make a potential offer of employment from Texas A&M University subject to this fee.

In addition, on January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Abbot issued a moratorium on the filing of any new H-1B unless approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Accordingly, if you will now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status this moratorium may affect our ability to employ you should you be selected as the final candidate

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The salary is determined in accordance with the University’s compensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates’ education and experience, within the assigned salary range for this position.

The Office for Budgets is dedicated to assisting the University, in an impeccable manner, achieve its first-class status in teaching, research, and service by monitoring funds entrusted to the University, ensuring that those funds are used for the purpose intended by applicable laws, policies, rules and regulations. The Financial Analyst I, under general supervision, prepares projections, analyzes variances, and reports findings.

Responsibilities:

• On a daily basis perform processing of restricted and non-restricted funds data, including, but not limited to encumbrance of funds in the Financial Accounting Management Information System (FAMIS) for Interdepartmental Orders (IDOs), Student Scholarship Awards, and Schedule of Known (Fixed) Cost.  On a daily basis, review and take necessary action on Budgetary Account Controls to ensure accounts are not over-expended. Serve as the 1st respondant to customers calls and emails directed to the Office of Budgets to include, but not limited to creating Departmental Budget Requests (DBRs) 

• On monthly basis prepare and maintain budgetary analysis of university funds through internal quarterly reporting to CFO, Fiscal Flexibility, and Central Reserves, and Deficit Balances.  Request and assist departments with corrective action to clear any deficit balances. On a monthly basis, run financial data queries to analyze the status of IDO’s, Scholarships, and Fixed Cost encumbrances determining the adequacy of the balance and communicate out to the Service Departments and Departmental Units on the action to liquidation current balance and/or encumber additional funds.  Twice a month, prepare and perform training to the University Campus for Workday Costing Allocations, Employee Payroll History (EPHIS), and Department Budget Requests (DBR). 

• Prepare, manage, and encumber into FAMIS, the annual Schedule of Known (Fixed) Cost by gathering data from Service Departments and distributing to the campus units for review and approval. Yearly perform Records Retention Management, to include but not limited to determining the retention period for each record type, prepare and route for approval all required documents related to the disposition and/or destruction of records, and witnessing the destruction of all records approved by the University’s Record Retention Management Office to be destroyed.  Yearly assist with the preparation of the Annual Operating Budget.  Every two years, assist with the Legislative Appropriation Request (LAR) to include compiling data and ABEST entry.   

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Two years of related experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Verbal and written communication skills.

• Analytical and organizational skills.

• Ability to work with large data sets.

Special Requirements:

• Applicants with equivalent experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree may be considered. One year of the related experience is the equivalent of one college year. Applicants being considered for the equivalency must have four years of related experience to meet the equivalency in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree plus the minimum required years of experience. Applicants being considered for the equivalency must have a total of six (6) years of experience.

Job Posting Close Date:  

• 04/06/2026

Required Attachments: 

Please attach all required documents listed below in the attachment box labeled as either “Resume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter” on the application. Multiple attachments may be included in the “Resume/CV” or Resume/Cover Letter” attachment box.  Any additional attachments provided outside of the required documents listed below are considered optional. 

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae 

• Cover Letter 

Application Submission Guidelines:  

All applicants are required to apply via our Career Site on or before the closing date indicated on the job posting. Applicant inquiries received via email and websites such as Indeed, HigherEdJobs, etc. will not be considered unless the individual has applied to the available position via the PVAMU Career site. 

The required documents listed in the above "Required Attachments" section must be attached to the application prior to the job closing date indicated to ensure full consideration for the application submitted. Please contact the Office of Human Resource on or before the closing date indicated above at 936-261-1730 or jobs@pvamu.edu should you need assistance with the online application process. 

Background Check Requirements: 

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.