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Job Summary

The Hammer Theatre Center, operated in collaboration between San José State University (SJSU) and the City of San José, is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Financial Analyst. This key role provides financial oversight and support to ensure the fiscal health of the Hammer Theatre. Under the general direction of the Executive Managing Director, the Financial Analyst is responsible for recording, reporting, analyzing, and posting a wide variety of revenue and expense transactions. The successful candidate will play a central role in developing and maintaining financial procedures, controls, and reporting processes, while also acting as the primary liaison between SJSU Finance and Business Services and the College of Humanities and the Arts. In addition to financial responsibilities, the role includes administrative duties that support the front office and ensure a high standard of customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct data-driven analyses to inform financial forecasts and strategic budget planning
• Implement and monitor operating budgets, including processing budget transfers and journal entries and maintaining budget ledgers
• Contribute to the preparation of various budgetary reports, including business plans and external stakeholder reports
• Manage assigned class budgets, ensuring accurate monthly reporting, budget maintenance, and financial oversight
• Analyze budget and financial reports, identifying discrepancies and taking corrective actions
• Generate client invoices, create and submit journal entries for invoices, process client payments against invoices
• Track estimates versus actuals for event revenues and expenditures
• Assist Executive Managing Director in artist negotiations and engagement
• Initiate artist registration as an SJSU supplier
• Review and submit Hammer Presents contracts to SJSU Strategic Sourcing

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Extensive and in-depth knowledge of budgetary procedures (including activity-based costing), accepted accounting principles, and financial management practices
• Advanced financial analysis skills sufficient to develop budget scenarios that include a variety of inputs
• Ability to create or design new ways to display financial information or concepts in graphical formats for leadership
• Ability to train and communicate fiscal information to staff members
• Ability to identify weaknesses in business processes and take corrective action
• Ability to identify and enact process improvement and embrace change
• Advanced spreadsheet and database capabilities; intermediate word processing and presentation capabilities
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures independently, and use judgment and discretion to act when precedents do not exist
• Ability to respond to problems quickly, exercising sound judgment, making constructive recommendations, interpreting and applying fiscal policies and procedures, and performing work in various situations where numerous and diverse demands are involved
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive communications with employees and external agencies
• Ability to exercise initiative, flexibility, and substantial judgment and discretion
• Excellent organization and planning skills, oral and written communication skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, and customer service and public relations skills
• Ability to perform well in a detail-oriented environment
• Ability to handle multiple work priorities
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and serve as a liaison for the Hammer Theatre
• Ability to compose and appropriately format correspondence and reports
• Ability to take initiative, demonstrating resourcefulness and attention to detail
• Cultural competency skills to engage with individuals from diverse backgrounds

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree and/or equivalent training
• Two (2) years of administrative work experience involving study, analysis, and/or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of administrative policies, procedures, practices, or programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration or a related field, with a concentration in Accounting or Finance
• Three years of relevant work experience performing similar functions
• Experience with CSU financial, budget, accounting, and purchasing policies and procedures
• Experience with CSU accounting and financial reporting systems, including CFS, PeopleSoft, and Data Warehouse

Compensation

Classification: Administrative Analyst/Specialist – Exempt I
Anticipated Hiring Range: $6,615/month - $6,990/month
CSU Salary Range: $4,598/month - $8,318/month

San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the Employee Benefits Summary.

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• Resume
• Letter of Interest

All applicants must apply within the specified application period: May 16, 2025 through June 1, 2025. This position is open until filled; however, applications received after screening has begun will be considered at the discretion of the university.

Contact Information

University Personnel
jobs@sjsu.edu
408-924-2252

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