Financial Operations Analyst

Financial Operations Analyst

We are seeking a Financial Operations Analyst to join the Globus business operations team. The financial operations that sustain Globus's mission sit at the heart of this role from the full cycle of accounts receivable, invoicing, collections, and cash receipting, to deferred revenue management, variance reporting, and financial statement preparation for senior leadership. This role is well-suited to someone who sees the numbers behind a growing, mission-driven organization and immediately wants to understand them. You will thrive here if you are energized by variety and complexity; if you take pride in doing the detail work well, and you want to be part of a small, collaborative team where accurate, well-run financial operations genuinely matter. Curiosity, rigor, and a willingness to learn by doing are what will make you successful here. If that sounds like the environment where you do your best work, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities include managing the end-to-end accounts receivable process in collaboration with the central AR team and Sales Operations team, serving as the primary point of contact for customer-facing payment communications, monitoring AR and deferred revenue subledgers, performing monthly bank account reconciliations, assisting with tracking state sales tax obligations, supporting budget management and monthly forecasting, and supporting preparation of financial statements and ad hoc analyses for senior leadership.

Minimum qualifications include a college or university degree in a related field and 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Preferred qualifications include 24 years of experience in financial operations, accounting, or a related role, preferably in a higher education, nonprofit, research, or SaaS environment, experience with accounts receivable, general ledger maintenance, and month-end close processes, experience working within a large ERP system, experience supporting research finance for federal and non-federal grant funds, experience supporting budget preparation and variance analysis, experience in a small team or unit finance role contributing to multiple functions often with competing priorities and deadlines, strong analytical and problem solving skills, excellent organizational skills and constant attention to detail, ability to work discreetly with sensitive and confidential data, ability to manage competing priorities and meet recurring deadlines in a high-volume transactional environment, effective written and verbal communication skills, proactive problem-solving orientation, collaborative working style with ability to partner across functions and across institutions, and comfort operating in ambiguity and a growth-oriented, evolving environment.

This job is a remote position with occasional attendance at in-person meetings required. Application documents include a resume and professional references. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees. The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law.