Financial Coordinator

Financial Coordinator

Under direct supervision, the Financial Coordinator will be responsible for performing a variety of financial related activities which requires advance knowledge of analytical work and account reconciliation and approving procedures. Responds to and researches complex finance related inquiries. Creates and reviews financial reports to support financial analysis team.

Responsibilities include assisting with the review of pay applications, researching prior payment and contract information, tracking and following up on outstanding pay application issues, monitoring and reconciling reporting discrepancies between the financial database and the accounting ledgers, preparing account create and close-out requests, reconciling contract balances, preparing journal entries and payment vouchers, allocating, authorizing, monitoring, and controlling expenses, preparing projections and monthly reports, maintaining, overseeing, reconciling, and correcting errors in accounts, maintaining the database for project approval letters and other correspondences, preparing ad hoc reports, coordinating the preparation of financial forms, ensuring all meet applicable internal and external requirements, inputting financial data and information into excel spreadsheets and other applicable finance software programs, proposing solutions to problems and correcting according to proper policy and procedures, assisting with University's Employer-Assisted Housing Program and providing customer service to program participants including responding to inquiries and documentation collection, receiving and directing staff, customers, visitors and vendors in the walk-in area in a pleasant and professional manner, acting as a primary account administrator for account owners in an intensive customer service environment, routinely preparing budgets, creating accounts, and working with the financial accounting system to allocate, authorize, monitor, and control expenses, and performing other related work as needed.

Minimum qualifications include a college or university degree in a related field and knowledge and skills developed through less than two years of work experience in a related job discipline. Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree, a minimum of two years of financial administration experience, fiscal administration in a university environment, computer literacy in Microsoft Applications and data queries, advanced skills in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, v-lookups, macros, and formatting, strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, highly organized and detail-oriented to track multiple open issues in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner, resourceful, flexible, and able to anticipate and resolve problems effectively and a capacity for understanding the relationship of specific tasks to the broader operation of the administrative functions, excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong customer service orientation and the ability to work effectively with a wide variety of constituents, and the ability to work independently without close supervision.

Working conditions include keyboarding, bending; stooping to reach files, light lifting, some travel may be required around campus, and ability to work non-traditional hours to meet deadlines, address project coordination, and respond to emergencies required.

Application documents required include a resume, cover letter, and list of references. These documents must be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.