Finance Professional 1 - 8221FG

The College of Liberal Arts is searching for an experienced Finance Professional 1 (8221FG) to be part of a collegiate finance support team to provide ongoing transactional finance support. The person in this position ensures smooth operations in the realm of financial services support for staff, faculty and students as needed for academic units in the College of Liberal Arts. Position responsibilities include processing and procurement, policy consultation and implementation, and financial management and accounting, including monitoring and reporting on non-sponsored and sponsored funds. This is a full time, continuing appointment housed within the College of Liberal Arts Deanâ™s Office and reports to an Administrative Consultant. This position will be primarily remote, but may occasionally be required to come on campus for meetings or training.


Job Duties

Financial Processing/Procurement Resource (65%)

• Serve as the primary interface supporting assigned academic units as part of the College of Liberal Arts finance support team.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in transactional finance policies to ensure university compliance for various stakeholders (staff, faculty).
• Initiate requests for various transactions and/or payment types in TDX (purchasing orders, supplier payments, honorariums, etc.).
• Independently identify, research and resolve accounts payable issues; develop and implement preventive internal controls, as needed.
• Manage purchasing activities, including U Market purchases and supplies/equipment orders using various payment methods.
• Prepare and review all related payroll documents for assigned faculty, staff and students

Financial Management and Accounting (30%)

• Assist Finance Manager in preparing sponsored and non-sponsored financial reporting.
• Analyze fiscal data for anomalies; investigate and recommend solutions.
• Analyze sponsored and non-sponsored fund availability for faculty summer compensation and prepare accurate summer compensation spreadsheet for Finance Manager review.
• Review, monitor, and reconcile financial activity for non-sponsored funds to ensure appropriate fund usage.
• Run monthly reports (for faculty accounts or other fund balances)
• Review monthly budget with administrator and accountant 
• Payroll duties for example 
  • Review payroll reports
  • Process and enter one-time overloads and additional pay requests to ensure accurate and timely employee compensation

General (5%)

• Other duties as needed to manage the accounting/grant functions in assigned departments.
   

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or a combination of related education and work experience to equal four years.
• Experience with relevant computer programs (Microsoft Excel, Word, Google Applications)

Preferred Experience

• Experience with the University of Minnesota financial management information systems accounting system, or accounting of fiscal experience in an institution of higher education.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience communicating clearly and effectively to faculty; unit leaders; staff; students; and private business both verbally and in writing.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to use good judgment in prioritizing multiple requests made at times by a person with competing interests.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team in a high-volume and interruption-rich environment.

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