FINANCIAL REPORTING OFFICER (UTRGV EMPLOYEES ONLY)
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Number of Vacancies
1
Location
Edinburg, Texas
Department
Finance & Fiscal Reporting
FTE
1.0
FLSA
Exempt
Scope of Job
Responsible for the accurate, timely, and compliant preparation of financial statements, fiscal reports, and analytical insights that support executive decision making and institutional strategy. Ensures adherence to GAAP, GASB, NACUBO, state and federal regulations, and systemwide policies while maintaining strong internal controls and partnering across departments to produce high quality financial information.
Description of Duties
- Prepares accurate and timely Annual Financial Reports (AFRs) and monthly financial statements, ensuring compliance with GAAP, GASB, NACUBO, Texas Government Code, Texas Comptroller reporting standards, and institutional/system policies.
- Produces monthly operating margin projections, financial performance analyses, and trend reporting.
- Oversees preparation and submission of required external fiscal reports, including but not limited to: THECB Sources & Uses, IPEDS, long range financial forecasts, Liaison Committee on Medical Education Annual Financial Questionnaire (LCME AFQ), SACSCOC, and other accreditation or regulatory submissions.
- Leads financial reporting cycles and fosters continuous improvement in reporting processes and systems.
- Coordinates with the Research Office to reconcile and report research expenditures, ensuring data accuracy for internal and external reporting.
- Ensures quarterly/annual management reports, dashboards, and KPIs reconcile to the general ledger.
- Prepares ad hoc financial reports, visualizations, and analytical summaries for executive leadership.
- Provides scenario modeling, financial recommendations, and insights to support strategic planning and resource allocation.
- Oversees and ensures on time submission of financial reports to system offices, state agencies, and accrediting bodies.
- Ensures consistent application of accounting and reporting standards, including GAAP, GASB, NACUBO, UT System policies, federal and state regulations, and institutional guidelines.
- Develops, interprets, and maintains financial reporting policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Strengthens and monitors internal controls over financial reporting, including reconciliations, review processes, audit trails, and documentation standards.
- Supports internal and external audits, preparing schedules, responding to auditor inquiries, and facilitating corrective actions.
- Analyzes financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities.
- Collaborates across departments to ensure complete, accurate, and timely data for financial reporting and analysis.
- Works with Planning & Analysis to align budgets with actuals and assists with resource planning.
- Ensures data integrity across financial systems, including ERP, data warehouses, and related tools.
- Partners with IT, Research Administration, and Planning & Analysis to ensure alignment of definitions, hierarchies, and financial data models.
- Provides actionable insights and financial commentary to applicable business units.
- Leads the annual financial reporting calendar, setting milestones, tracking dependencies, and driving timely completion.
- Identifies and remediates data quality issues, implementing root cause corrective actions and preventing recurrence.
- Proactively identifies financial reporting risks, implements mitigation strategies, and communicates emerging issues to leadership.
- Leads enhancements to financial reporting processes, including workflow efficiencies, automation, and improved data governance.
- Develops and maintains data models, queries, templates, and standardized reporting tools to increase accuracy and consistency.
- Produces insights and management summaries that support institutional strategy and decision making.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received
General supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given
Direct supervision of assigned staff.
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related business field from an accredited university.
Preferred Education
Master’s degree in business administration or related field from an accredited university.
Licenses/Certifications
None.
Required Experience
Five (5) years of progressive accounting/financial reporting experience, including GASB or GAAP financial statements preparation/oversight.
Preferred Experience
Knowledge of UT policies and procedures.
Equipment
Use of standard office equipment.
Working Conditions
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. Some travel and weekend work is required. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
Other
Exceptional planning and organizational skills. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Must be able to handle multiple critical tasks, meet aggressive deadlines, manage ambiguity and be prepared to work evenings and weekends as needed. Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. Highly collaborative team player with the ability to interpret, develop, and enforce policies and procedures. Knowledge of University, UT System, State and Federal standards, policies and procedures to ensure transactions are recorded properly for sound financial reporting. Strong knowledge of GAAP, and higher education industry standards.
Physical Capabilities
N/A
Employment Category
Full-Time
Minimum Salary
Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary
Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date
02/16/2026
Grant Funded Position
No
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EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.
Additional Information
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .