Financial Administration Specialist

About the role

IUSM Financial Services manages the financial and administrative operations of an organizational unit or an academic, research, and teaching department within the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine. This role involves performing detailed financial and administrative tasks, making recommendations on policies and guidelines, controlling expenditures, and preparing budget drafts.

Responsibilities

• Makes recommendations on policies and guidelines for division/department activities
• Controls all expenditures and statement of accounts to ensure regulatory compliance and fiscal integrity
• Manages general appropriation, endowment, federal and non-federal grants and contracts, and gift funds
• Develops, plans, and makes recommendations on special projects, which may include space allocations, staffing, equipment purchases, and long-range plans
• Prepares operating and project budget drafts
• Regularly explains financial concepts to non-financial employees
• Maintains division/departmental budgets and resolves or recommends resolutions for any significant deviations from approved budgets
• Provides guidance to lower-level employees

Requirements

• Required Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or a related field
• Required 2 years of relevant experience
• Experience managing workflows, processes, and/or data entry

Skills

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Sets a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Intermediate understanding of technology; experience using electronic platforms to perform various tasks
• Intermediate accounting skills; ability to spot obvious errors; ability to develop a budget
• Ability to use standard office equipment such as phone, fax, scanner, etc.
• Ability to interpret and apply concepts and policies to daily work functions
• Ability to clearly present material and make it accessible to a variety of audiences
• Ability to interpret financial documents from an accounting, policy, and practice perspective
• The ability to effectively communicate and operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment

Benefits

This role is eligible for a comprehensive range of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Pay

$70,000.00 - 75,000.00 annually based on candidate experience, skills, and qualifications

Schedule

Sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus