Finance Analyst

Be a Star at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts!

The Straz Center for the Performing Arts is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Finance Analyst to join our finance team. This role will provide support to the Finance Team by analyzing financial data, assisting with budgeting and forecasting, and ensuring compliance with non-profit accounting standards. This role involves preparing financial reports, cash flow reporting, analyzing trends, and supporting strategic decision-making to ensure the fiscal health of the organization. Additionally, the Financial Analyst is responsible for maintaining financial and administrative data and processes, providing special project support for finance functions, reporting, and data analysis to support management.

Located in downtown Tampa, the 335,000 square-foot Straz Center, one of the largest performing arts complexes in the country, offers a team-based work environment that shows our dedication to the community every day. We reward our full-time employees with a strong benefits package including options for health/dental, vision, etc., discounted downtown parking, food and show discounts, plus a generous 403(b) plan and up to 26 days of PTO/Holidays per year.

Essential Functions:

• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare and analyze financial reports, conduct variance and trend analysis, and support benchmarking to provide insights for decision-making.
• Budgeting & Expense Management: Assist in budget development, monitor department budgets and capital projects, track revenue and expenses, and ensure financial alignment with organizational goals.
• Accounting & Compliance Support: Support the month-end and year-end close processes, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, assist with audits, and ensure compliance with non-profit accounting principles.
• Administrative & Operational Support: Assist the VP of Administration with center operations, contract management, financial policies, risk controls, reporting, and event coordination.
• Payroll & Staffing Analysis: Manage payroll systems, ensure compliance with tax and audit requirements, reconcile payroll transactions, analyze budget variances, maintain employment records, and collaborate with HR to verify hiring accuracy and staffing alignment with budgets.
• Business Systems Management: Develop and enhance reporting, support data retrieval and reconciliation, collaborate with IT on system improvements, troubleshoot issues, and maintain business system records.
• Other: The job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Straz Center management reserves the right to amend or change duties, responsibilities, or activities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary at any time, with or without notice.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse population.
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Proactive individual, proficient in working independently or on a team to achieve organizational goals.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple, deadline-driven projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Creative and analytical thinker with financial modeling experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications to include Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with using financial and customer relationship management database software required.
• Experience with Blackbaud, Tessitura and/or ASAP preferred.

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting required.
• At least three to five years' professional experience in related function.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required remain in a stationary position and use the telephone. The employee is frequently required to traverse the facility or remain stationary; reach with hands and arms, communicate, and exchange information. The employee is occasionally required to operate office equipment and perform departmental essential functions.
• The nature of this job requires the employee work on-site as a regular work routine.

The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to being an inclusive workplace and strongly believes in the importance of having a diverse group of individuals represented. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Please visit our website at www.StrazCenter.org to learn more about the Straz Center.