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 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. Responsibilities The Financial Analyst I, under general supervision, prepares projections, analyzes variances, and reports findings. 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: 08/07/2026 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. For more than 140 years, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has been igniting passion in its students. With an established reputation for producing engineers, nurses, and educators, PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees, master’s degrees, and doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools. The University has an enrollment of more than 8,500 students. Designated an institution of “the first class” in the Texas Constitution, PVAMU is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state and a member of The Texas A&M University System. The University is dedicated to fulfilling its land‑grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research, and service. PVAMU is conveniently located near the rapidly growing residential and commercial area known as the Northwest Houston Corridor. The developing Northwest Houston Corridor offers newly developed suburban communities, a variety of shopping and dining near the Houston Premium Outlets and is a short, 35‑minute commute into downtown Houston. For more information, visit Your career opportunities with a “University of the First Class” begins here! Prairie View A&M University is an Equal Opportunity/ Veterans/ Disability Employer. If you need assistance in applying for this job, please contact View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr